Since 2019 GoogleIO we have the new Playstore feature for internal app sharing. It would be really helpful to have it as option in the “Deploy to Google Playstore” step. Are you guys planning on that when you implement V3 API as it’s only support there.
Use case / for what or how I would use it
Background: We want to use Android app bundle from now on in all our build flows. We have several daily builds from Dev/RC branches which get tested by our QA department. For distribution we use HockeyApp/AppCenter. As of now those tools just understand .APK and no .AAB unfortunately.
With internal app testing from Playstore we could upload there (not have to increase the build number as in all the other tracks) and get back an URL which we would share with our QA. This URL provides the APK for that specific device from which it was requested.
Hello guys sorry for the notify. But this is quite a critical/crucial feature for a fully automated bitrise-based pipeline, any progress/a place where I can contribute to try and make this a reality?
As Google mentioned, From August 2021, new apps will be required to publish with the Android App Bundle on Google Play. So this feature is crucial to automate our internal testing, any possibility to prioritise this?
Thanks for you feedback! As much as we would like to implement all suggestions and requests, we have to constantly prioritize what is added to the product and when. Your vote and comment will be added to the request and will help with this determination…
Right now, we suggest that you consider using the universal apk generator step along with the deploy to bitrise.io for this function. The deploy to bitrise.io provides a public install url and the ability to automatically send this in an email to testers and stakeholders.
