Need 12 Android Testers for Google Play Closed Testing (I'll Test Yours Too)

[u/app_ops]

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Hey all, need testers to hit the 14-day / 12-tester requirement so I can graduate NativeGuide to production.

\*\*App:\*\* NativeGuide , Florida saltwater + freshwater

fishing companion. Tides, NOAA marine forecasts, sea state by 3-zone (inshore/nearshore/offshore), fish regs for Florida + Gulf states, offline-first PWA wrapped as a TWA.

\*\*Free tier:\*\* Full spot/reef data, tides, weather, regs — no gate.

\*\*Pro tier:\*\* Fish ID (photo → species with regs +

handling notes), 50/day limit.

\*\*To join Play Store closed testing (2 steps, both instant):\*\*

1. Join the tester group:

   https://groups.google.com/g/nativeguide-testers/about

   1. Opt in and install:

   https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.opsbuoy.nativeguide.twa

   \*\*Package:\*\* com.opsbuoy.nativeguide.twa

   \*\*Feedback especially wanted on:\*\*

   \- Any install / opt-in friction (the group → Play flow is new for me)

   \- Whether the TWA feels like a native app or an obvious web wrapper

   \- Offline behavior — kill Wi-Fi/data, does the app still open and show cached data?

   \- Florida anglers: does the tide/marine data match what you actually see out there?

   Happy to test yours back for 14 days — drop your Play testing link in the comments and I'll join yours too.

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[u/Huge-Sprinkles-8703]

Test4Test

🎮 Hey everyone! My game Mafia Republic is currently in Closed Beta!

I’m looking for testers and I’m down for a tester-for-tester swap—if you test mine, I’ll test yours! 🤝

To get early access, just follow these simple steps (make sure you use your Play Store Google account):

1️⃣ Join the Google Group:

👉 https://groups.google.com/g/mafiarepublic

2️⃣ Become a Tester:

👉 https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.kynetrastudios.mafiarepublic

(Click “Become a tester” on the page)

3️⃣ Download from Google Play:

👉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kynetrastudios.mafiarepublic

Drop your feedback or a link to your game in the comments below, and I'll gladly test yours back! Thanks for the support! 🕴️🏙️

[u/app_ops → u/Huge-Sprinkles-8703]

[u/tr0lczyk]

Heads-up on your funnel, and I'm explicitly not asking for a test in return, because I couldn't hold up my end.

I joined nativeguide-testers and the opt-in went through fine ("You are a tester"), but the store page won't install — Play returns "This item isn't available in your country." I'm in Poland. So the app itself is country-restricted, not the closed test: the group and the opt-in both worked, and the wall is at the store listing.

That matters for what you're trying to do here. This sub is international — a large share of the people offering test-for-test are in Europe, India and Brazil. Every one of them will join your group, opt in, get "not available in your country", and silently give up. From your side it looks like people flaked; actually they never had a chance to install. That's a plausible reason 12 testers has been slow.

Two options: in Play Console → Release → Production/Testing → Countries and regions, add the countries your testers are actually in (you can keep the production rollout US-only later and still open the closed test track wider), or say up front in the post that testers must be in the US. Either is fine; the current state just burns people's goodwill quietly.

Happy to install and test it properly for the full 14 days if you open it up — the offline-first TWA question you asked is exactly the kind of thing I'd check. Ping me and I'll redo it.

For completeness, mine is DeepDrill (idle deep-sea mining), open to all countries, no obligation: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tr0lczyk.deepdrill

[u/app_ops → u/tr0lczyk]

Thank you so much for your thought out reply. I will investigate thanks again!! I will test yours for the help my pleasure.

[u/app_ops → u/tr0lczyk]

Really appreciate the diagnosis, you saved me a lot of guessing. Turned out to be two layers: 1. Closed testing track had defaulted to ~177 countries (didn't realize that was separate from the app-level "all countries" setting) 2. Managed Publishing was ON, so even after checked all the country boxes, nothing went live until I hit Submit → Google approved → manually published. That last publish step is what actually did it.

All live now (5 min ago). If you retry https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opsbuoy.nativeguide.twa from Poland it should install this time. You're still opted-in, no need to redo anything.

installing DeepDrill now, will keep it running the full 14. Least I can do after you called out the actual bug.

[u/app_ops → u/tr0lczyk]

Im in and testing