How to automatically upload Android app from Jenkins to Google Play Alpha Test? [duplicate]

Question

I have Jenkins running, pulling GitHub and building my app after each commit. There's testers community, whom I'd like to have my latest app. I'd like my app to be uploaded to Google Play Alpha Test, but maybe, I should use another service?

What you #androiddevs are using?

Answer 1

Adding to @ChristopherOrr alternatives, there is another TestFlight similar service which is called TestFairy (www.testfairy.com). It is also free, and they have a mobile app (in the store) so your beta testers can download the latest version directly from their phones easily. It is also immediate as the HockeyApp.

And they provide you with a bash script which can upload your APK to TestFairy very easily.

It does something else which is recording a video with the user interactions, so when something is broken, you can have more details of what happened.

We have started using the free version at work since TestFlight went out of android business, and so far we are quite happy with it.