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When I look at the detailed statistics for my app, namely "Current installs by device" filter, I can see sections: top 10, staged rollout, beta and alpha.
I am not sure what does the term Staged rollout refer to?
It's even more strange because there are no builds I pushed yesterday and today (reasonable for today). Could this be a number of builds which were being sent to users' devices? If you remember, when you publish the app, a user does not get notified immediately, but after a few days. Google probably makes priority based on app's population.
PS. I've asked this on Android Enthusiasts, but they told me that this is a question concerned developers. If you think that SO is the wrong place for this question, please suggest where I should post it.
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You can release an app update to production and test tracks using a staged rollout. With a staged rollout, your update reaches only a percentage of your users, which you can increase over time. Staged rollouts can only be used for app updates, not when publishing an app for the first time.
A Staged Rollout is a method of updating your application, while reaching only a certain percentage of users. It enables you to release a single product version very slowly - over a period of days. It is a much safer approach than a sudden big-bang release.
If you're rolling out your app's first release on production, clicking Start rollout to production will also publish your app to all Google Play users in the countries you selected.
This process typically takes 1-3 days to complete. Following an initial rollout, you can review your app's status and understand your app's availability on Google Play.
You can release an app update to production using a staged rollout, where you release an app update to a percentage of your users and increase the percentage over time.
New and existing users are eligible for to receive updates from staged rollouts. Staged rollouts can only be used for app updates, not when publishing an app for the first time.
When you increase the percentage of a staged rollout, your original group of users who are eligible to receive the APK is always included. If you upload a new APK to an existing staged rollout, your original group stays the same. When you create a brand new staged rollout, your staged rollout starts with a new user group.
During a staged rollout, it's a good idea to closely monitor crash reports and user feedback. Users receiving the staged rollout can leave public reviews on Google Play.
Reference: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/3131213
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