Hey there, I’m currently trying to publish an app to the Play Store, but apparently need 12 people to beta test it first, and it sadly seems only 3 of my friends use Android. Can anyone else share tips on recruiting beta testers? Thanks!

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    7 days ago

    This is what I currently see in my app console:

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      7 days ago

      Interesting! I just published an app for a new company not long ago and didn’t have to do this. Is the Google account you’re using new, or is there some sort of verification step you can do?

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        The account I’m publishing under is super old (like literally just my first name old, lol), but this will be the first app I’ve ever published.
        There doesn’t seem to be any way to bypass this step. None that I’ve found, anyhow.

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          Odd. The only thing I can think it might be then is that the company had a business account instead of a personal one. That might be something you can do more easily than finding 12 testers.

          Or unfortunately it could just be Google randomly deciding to make things harder.