Hi Product Hunt, I'm Roshan, the maker of LaunchReady. When I published my first app from a new personal Play Console account, I learned about the closed testing requirement: 12 testers, opted in continuously, for 14 days, before you can even apply for production. (It was 20 until December 2024.) I've cleared it with two apps, Jaap108 (a mala/mantra counter) and PanchVeda (Panchang, Kundli & Matchmaking), which are both in production now. Each time, getting 12 people to install, stay opted in and actually use the app for two weeks was harder than building it. What finally worked was other Android devs. They understood the problem and tested properly, and I tested their apps in return. LaunchReady turns that into an app: list your closed test, test other devs' apps, and they test yours. A few things I want to be upfront about: - It's ad-supported, and Pro removes the ads. - Play Store reviews are never rewarded. This is about testing, not ratings. - It can't guarantee Google approves your production access. It helps with the part you control: real testers who stick around. There's a plain-English guide to the rule here: https://launchready.hummout.com/... I'd love feedback, especially from anyone stuck in their 14 days right now.

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Swap testers with Android devs to clear the 12-tester rule

Swap testers with Android devs to clear the 12-tester rule