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I'd like to publish debug versions of my app to the Google Play Store for alpha/beta testing
The idea would be that I could distribute fake, dev, staging applications alongside our prod application
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Before you start If you have the Release apps to testing tracks permission, you're authorized to upload APKs for internal sharing by default. Version codes don't need to be new or unique, and you can reuse version codes for app bundles or APKs that you're sharing. You can upload and share debuggable APKs.
If you copy the app-debug. apk for output directory, the app will not be able to install. Reason: app-debug file will have all the debugging tools installed in that apk which are used for debugging in Android Studio, and you even notice that the app size is also high than the usual.
You can start a debugging session as follows: Set some breakpoints in the app code. In the toolbar, select a device to debug your app on from the target device drop-down menu. If you don't have any devices configured, then you need to either connect a device via USB or create an AVD to use the Android Emulator.
However, you need to make sure you're using an APK with debugging enabled. To start debugging an APK, click Profile or debug APK from the Android Studio Welcome screen. Or, if you already have a project open, click File > Profile or Debug APK from the menu bar.
The answer to your question is no.
As per the alternatives:
The only way to test your debug version is to generate an apk and send it to your friends in some way and have them install it on their phones or to physically connect their phones and install the app on them
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No, you can't.
Please read the developer agreement to get the details.
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