How does Timed Publishing work for new versions (updates) in Google Play?

Question

I know that Time Publishing works for store listings such as description and screenshots. But I am not sure how it works for releasing a new version. I want to upload apk, create a release and add the new description and screenshots and keep everything ready for production and go live in a launching event.

But my question is there is only one button "Start rollout to Production" in release. If I click it, will it be submitted for production right away? How do I control exact time to go live? Please help. Thank you.

Answer 1

I'm seeing the same behavior, except when I click "Start rollout to Production", I see a warning message saying, "Your app will now become available to all users of the Play Store. Do you want to continue?"..... Nooo, we want to use Timed Publishing! :-) So, I think Timed Publishing doesn't pertain to the first time you publish -- only to app updates.