Solo Developers Struggle to Find 12 Closed Testers Required by Google Play
Google Play's closed testing requirement forces solo and indie app developers to recruit at least a dozen real testers to use their app for two weeks before public release. Developers describe this as unexpectedly difficult since they lack an existing user base or community to draw testers from.
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