But now, app testing will no longer be optional for developers with newly created Play Console accounts, says Google. That is, they’re likely developing higher-quality applications.
That, of course, may not be a factor fully attributable to Google’s tools, but to the developers who would utilize such app testing tools before hitting publish.
It additionally plans to increase its investment in the app review processes, warning of potential slowdowns in approvals for a small number of apps as these changes roll out.Īccording to Google, developers that use its testing tools have, on average, 3 times the amount of app installs and user engagement. Today, the company says it will now require new Android developers with personal accounts to test their app with a minimum of 20 people for at least 2 weeks prior to publication. The changes are a part of Google’s broader efforts at keeping low-quality and unsafe apps out of its app store and off consumers’ devices, which also recently included the launch of a new real-time app scanning feature to combat malicious apps. Google today is announcing strengthened protections for Android developers publishing apps to its Google Play store.
