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ethanb2151
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May 7, 2025
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Is it possible to give testers a build without a store page?

  • May 7, 2025
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Hey everyone! Very new to all this so excuse my inexperience, but is it possible to hand testers a build of your game without submitting a store page? For example, I uploaded a build of my game on the developer dashboard, and my game is now in my library and has a little orange template logo. Is it possible to have testers also receive this? It would help a lot, as I'm not at all prepared for a release / store page yet as I don't entirely meet the requirements, but my app relies on Meta authentication and my build distribution process is very slow without it (I'm just sending APKs out for the testers to install themselves, but this has also lead to me needing to bypass my own authentication as Meta cannot verify the authenticity of an unknown source). Thanks in advance!

    Best answer by RiverExplorer

    I don't completely understand. You can publish on the alpha or beta channel. That does not make it public.

    Then you can add testers. When you add them, they get an email from meta asking if they want into the alpha program for <yourname> <yourapp>. They click a link, then within a few minutes your app that you have uploaded to meta, shows up as an installable app for them. They also get updates.

    I have done this more than a few times. Does this help? More questions?

     

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    RiverExplorer
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    May 7, 2025

    I don't completely understand. You can publish on the alpha or beta channel. That does not make it public.

    Then you can add testers. When you add them, they get an email from meta asking if they want into the alpha program for <yourname> <yourapp>. They click a link, then within a few minutes your app that you have uploaded to meta, shows up as an installable app for them. They also get updates.

    I have done this more than a few times. Does this help? More questions?

     

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      ethanb2151Author
      New Participant
      May 7, 2025

      This is absolutely it thank you! Sorry if my wording wasn't clear but yeah this is exactly what I was looking for!

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