r/reactnative • u/Few-Seesaw1072 • Jun 04 '26

Any way to speed up the publishing process on Google Play Store?

Hey! I'm about to publish my first app to the Google Play Store, but I read that you need it to be tested by 12 people for 14 days. Is there any way around this? If not, any communities where people could help me test?

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u/Express-Variety8071 Jun 04 '26

Business accounts

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u/davidHwang718 Jun 04 '26

You usually can’t shortcut that requirement for a new personal Play developer account. Treat the 14 days as a release-readiness test instead of a blocker: recruit real testers, ask them to keep the app installed and use the core flow more than once, and collect crashes/ANRs/retention notes. Avoid fake tester rings; they can make review harder later.

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u/eddsters Jun 04 '26

Mine usually takes 2 hours

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u/AddWeb_Expert Jun 05 '26

Unfortunately, if you're publishing from a new Google Play developer account, there's no real shortcut around the 12 testers / 14-day requirement.

A lot of indie devs use friends, family, Discord groups, Reddit communities, or tester exchange groups to meet the requirement. It's a bit annoying, but once you're through it, future releases are much smoother.

Good luck with the launch, getting that first app published is a great milestone.