Closed testing on Google Play needs 12 testers running the app for 14 days before I can promote to production. Most musicians I know are on iOS. Today was about lowering the friction to join: a public Google Group, license-testing access for the in-app purchase, forum posts on Musora, and a prominent beta block on sessionclick.com.
The remaining Play Store tasks from yesterday — feature graphic, tablet screenshots, permission demo video, content rating — are done. The app is submitted for review. Reflection on how unexpectedly complex the Play Store process is in 2026.
A full day of UI polish and Play Store prep. Nine UI issues fixed via Claude-prepared Gemini prompts, new app icon designed in Affinity Designer, in-app billing tested end-to-end, and the store listing copy and screenshots completed. Tomorrow: feature graphic, tablet screenshots, and a permission demo video.
The freemium gate and Google Play Billing integration landed today, completing Phase 2. Then a pre-beta cleanup pass, privacy policy, Google Play Developer account registration (surprisingly complex), demo playlists, screenshots, a first app icon, and the first internal build installed on a real device via the Play Store.