I've shipped 3 Android apps. All three got stuck at the same point: Google Play's closed testing requirement. You need 12+ real testers, active for 14+ days, with genuine Firebase Analytics data.
Every time I posted in groups looking for testers, I got installs. Not sessions. Firebase saw through it immediately.
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