Share app bundles and APKs internally

1. After you’re signed in to a Google Account that has been added as an authorized uploader, visit the internal app sharing upload page.
2. Select Upload.
3. Type a version name to help you and your testers identify your app, or use the assigned version name from your app bundle or APK.
4. Select Confirm upload.
5. Next to the uploaded app bundle or APK, click the copy icon to copy the app’s URL to your clipboard.
6. Share the download link with your testers.

Option 1: Create a new list of authorized uploaders

1. Open Play Console.
2. Select an app.
3. On the left menu, select Test and release > Setup > Internal app sharing.
4. On the Uploaders and testers tab, scroll to the "Manage uploaders" section and select Create email list.
5. Type a name to identify your list of uploaders.
   • You can use the same list for future tests on any of your apps.
6. Add email addresses separated by commas or select Upload CSV file. If you use a CSV file, put each email address on its own line without any commas.
   • If you upload a CSV file after typing in email addresses, it will overwrite any email addresses you've added.
   • Authorized uploaders don’t have to be users of your Play Console account.
7. Select Save changes.
8. Select the checkbox next to the name of the list(s) you want to use.

Note: If you create a list of email addresses, you can reuse the same list when adding authorized uploaders, downloaders, and testers for testing tracks on your Google Play developer account.

Option 2: Use an existing list of authorized uploaders

1. Open Play Console.
2. Select an app.
3. On the left menu, select Test and release> Internal testing > Internal app sharing.
4. On the Uploaders and testers tab, scroll to the "Manage uploaders" section and select the checkbox next to the name of the list(s) you want to use.

Important: After adding authorized testers, provide your testers with instructions on how to turn on internal app sharing.

Option 1: Make your app available to anyone with a link

1. Open Play Console.
2. Select an app.
3. On the left menu, select Test and release> Internal testing > Internal app sharing.
4. On the Uploaders and testers tab, scroll to the "Manage testers" section and check that the option "Anyone you shared the link with can download" is selected (it should be selected by default).

Option 2: Create a new list of authorized testers

1. Sign in to Play Console.
2. Select an app.
3. On the left menu, select Test and release> Setup > Internal app sharing > Email list.
4. Select the "Authorized testers" tab.
5. Under "Link availability," select Email lists.
6. Click Create list.
7. Type a name to identify your list of testers. You can use the same list for future tests on any of your apps.
8. Add email addresses separated by commas or click Upload new CSV file. If you use a CSV file, put each email address on its own line without any commas.
   • Note: If you upload a CSV file after typing in email addresses, it will overwrite any email addresses you've added
9. Click Save.
10. Select the checkbox next to the name of the list(s) that you want to use.

Note: If you create a list of email addresses, you can reuse the same list when adding authorized uploaders, downloaders, and testers for testing tracks on your Google Play developer account.

1. Open Play Console.
2. Select an app.
3. On the left menu, select Test and release> Internal testing > Internal app sharing.
4. Select the Email lists tab.
5. Next to "Downloaders," select Create email list.
6. Type a name to identify your list of downloaders.
   • You can use the same list for future tests on any of your apps.
7. Add email addresses separated by commas or select Upload CSV file. If you use a CSV file, put each email address on its own line without any commas.
   • If you upload a CSV file after typing in email addresses, it will overwrite any email addresses you've added.
   • Authorized uploaders don’t have to be users of your Play Console account.
8. Select Save changes.
9. Select the checkbox next to the name of the list(s) that you want to use.

Note: If you create a list of email addresses, you can reuse the same list when adding authorized uploaders, downloaders, and testers for testing tracks on your Google Play developer account.

Option 3: Use an existing list of authorized testers

1. Open Play Console.
2. Select an app.
3. On the left menu, select Test and release> Internal testing > Internal app sharing.
4. Select the Email lists tab.
5. Next to "Downloaders," select the checkbox next to the name of the list(s) that you want to use.

If your testers are having issues downloading your internal app, make sure that you’ve added them as an authorized tester or made your app available to anyone with a link.

If an app isn’t available for a user on Google Play, then they won’t be able to download it using internal app testing. For testers to be able to download your internal app, they need to have access to your app’s store listing on Google Play.

Here are a couple of examples of why an internal app wouldn’t be available for a user to download:

• An app isn’t distributed in a user’s country.
• An app isn’t published to production, or it’s only published to a testing track that a user doesn’t have access to.

If you share an internal app sharing link with many users, you can reach the maximum number of users (100) who can download your app through a single link.

To share your app with more users using a link, upload the same app bundle or APK, and you’ll receive a new download link. Up to 100 users can download your app through each unique link.

If the link to download your internal app expires, upload the same app bundle or APKagain to receive a new link.