付费应用可以免费通过alpha / beta测试 [英] Can a paid app be tested in alpha/beta for free

问题描述

我看到很多关于这个问题的问题，他们似乎都说如果应用程序是付费应用程序，那么Alpha和Beta测试人员也必须付费才能测试它。

然而，我很天真地希望，我读到的答案中有99％是从2013年年中Alpha / Beta测试功能首次推出时开始的，也许Google已经听取了人们的意见，改变了这一点。

如果不是，我的替代品是什么？我认为它们如下所示

1. 我认为我可以从自己的口袋里退款，但这意味着Google会保留30％我会为每个测试者花费我应用程序开销的30％。


2. 我可以通过电子邮件向他们发送所有apk，但这样我就必须为每次更新都做，而不是让游戏商店为我做。另外，如果我有很多测试人员，可能会发送多封电子邮件（除非我做了一个庞大的密件抄送）


3. 我可以以某种方式在应用程序中设置两个版本商店，一个叫免费，一个叫付费。仅向测试人员提供免费版本，然后删除该应用程序，并将最终的apk文件推送到付费应用程序中。

我认为3.是最好的选择，但比我预期的更容易发生这种事情。

关于这个问题，我可以联系谁？ ，直接在谷歌？有人在游戏商店队？更新：当我现在这样做时，我创建促销代码并将它们提供给我的个人测试人员。每个人不会超过20秒，所以对于我这样的人来说，我很好。

ve有同样的问题，并联系了谷歌支持，结果是：如果你想让你的测试人员免费测试应用程序，你必须创建一个免费的付费应用程序的克隆。

您可以在下面找到完整的问题和答案。

问题：

是否可以免费为Alpha / Beta测试用户
提供付费应用程序，而无需创建免费的应用程序克隆？

答案：

感谢您与Google Play Developer支持部门联系，了解Beta
测试。请注意，一旦您设置了应用程序的价格
，您可以随时更改它。但是，一旦您发布了免费的
应用程序，就无法将其更改为以后的
时间。目前，这意味着如果您希望在应用程序转到
的产品时对其进行收费，则Alpha和Beta版本必须位于
至少0.99美元。 Alpha / Beta测试人员将收取这笔费用。我们做
，以防止下载免费应用的用户在未来更新期间收取
的费用，或在运行
应用时未通过许可检查。

如果您想销售先前以
免费发布的应用程序，则需要上传新的APK并添加价格。虽然您将
无法再次上传相同的包名称，您将能够
上传原包名称的轻微变化。作为
替代品，您也可以为您的免费应用程序实施应用内结算。

我们希望这有助于回答您的问题。

问候，... Google Play开发者支持

如果我们可以为您提供进一步的帮助，请告知我们。 blockquote>

更新：
您可以使用促销代码让测试人员免费访问您的付费应用程序：
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6321495
< href =https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_promotions.html> https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_promotions.html

I've looked on SO at a lot of questions regarding this, and they all seem to say that if the app is a paid app, then Alpha and Beta testers will also have to pay to test it.

However, I'm naively hoping that as 99% of the answers I read are from mid 2013 when the Alpha/Beta testing feature first came out, that maybe Google have listened to people and changed this since then.

If not, what are my alternatives? I see them as the following

1. I presume I can refund people out of my own pocket but that means Google will keep their 30% so it'll cost me 30% of my app cost for each tester.
2. I could email them all the apk, but that way I'll have to do it for every update, rather than letting the play store do it for me. Also, if I have a lot of testers it could be annoying sending out multiple emails (unless I do one huge BCC of course)
3. Could I somehow set up two versions of the app in the store, one called free and one called paid. Only give the free version out to the testers, and then delete that app, and push the final apk to the paid app.

I think 3. is the best option, but more hassle than I'd expect from this presumably very common occurrence.

On a side note, who could I contact over this question, directly at Google? Someone at the play store team? How do you even find an address for that!?

UPDATE: When I do this now, I create promo codes and give them to my individual beta testers. It doesn't take more than 20secs per person, so for my number of people I'm good with that

解决方案

I've had the same problem and contacted the google support, the result was: If you want to let your testers test the app for free, you have to create a free clone of the paid app.

You can find the full question and answer below.

Question:

Is it possible to offer a paid app for free to alpha/beta test users without creating a free clone of the app?

Answer:

Thanks for contacting Google Play Developer support about Beta Testing. Please note that once you've set the price of an application, you can change it at any time. However, once you’ve published an application for free, you cannot change it to be priced at a later time. Currently, this means Alpha and Beta versions will have to be at least $0.99 if you want to charge for the app when it goes to Production. Alpha/Beta testers will be charged for this amount. We do this to prevent users who download a free app from being charged during future updates or failing a licensing check when running the app.

If you'd like to sell an application that was previously published as free, you'll need to upload a new APK and add a price. While you will be unable to upload the same package name again, you will be able to upload a slight variation on the original package name. As an alternative, you may also implement in-app billing for your free app.

We hope this helps answer your question. If we can assist you further, please let us know.

Regards, ... Google Play Developer Support

Update: You can use promo codes to allow testers to access your paid app for free: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6321495 https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_promotions.html

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