There are two types of users in Android: those who wait for official versions of the system and applications and those who sign up for betas to test new features before anyone else. Beta versions of the system (like Android 14) and apps are becoming more common. This makes sense because they make it easier for developers because they are the users, not just the beta testers internal, those who analyze these versions.
However, it may not be announced that an app has a beta, and that’s where it comes in. a google play trick to find these first versions. As? Change a single word in the search bar.
How to test apps on Android before everyone else
If a beta appears on Google Play, the most normal thing is for the company to echo it. However, the beta can be released secretly with only certain users allowed to access it
Now, as they say, it depends on the URL and you can check if the application you are interested in has an active beta Right now. This is something you will be able to do in a desktop browser (by logging in with your Google account), but also from the phone.
Next we are going to tell you how to do it from your mobile so as not to miss the Play Store application and, in addition, what code you have to put in the URL box to display the available betas.
First and It must be said that the trick works if you are in the browser version of the Play Store. If you’re in the app, since you can’t change the URL, it doesn’t work. So, I recommend you to search “Play Store” on Google. This will be the first result, but don’t click.
If you do, it will automatically open the app for you. What you need to do is keep clicking on the result and select “Open in new tab”. Once done, you go to the tab viewer and select the new one with the store. Now the Play Store is in your browser and not in the app.
The next thing is to search for an application that interests yousuch as YouTube. If we go up to the URL explorer and click on the pencil icon, we will see a URL like this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube
All you have to do is remove the “store“from the URL and, where we see “details?id=“put, lay”essay/“. The result of the YouTube example is as follows:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.google.android.youtube
If it gives you an error message or a screen that is not one of those shown below, it is because there is something wrong with the URL.
This is how an application appears with a beta version available and another that does not. If another screen appears, it’s because you put something wrong in the URL.
A common mistake is that after “com.google.android.youtube“have a text like”&hl=es?authuser=0” or something similar. You should remove it, because the URL must end with the name of the application. In this example, it is “Youtube“, but if it’s Soccer Manager 2024 – Football, then it should be “com.invinciblesstudioltd.soccermanager2024“.
It’s something you can try with any app you want to enter as a beta user. to test the news before anyone else, but as we always say, keep in mind that betas may not be stable, as they are versions under development.
Now well, this trick works for open betas. If the test is based on an email invitation, this method will not work. Moreover, it is also possible that it is not available in your country because the person responsible for the application has geographically restricted the trial.
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