There are two types of users in Android.: Those who are waiting for official releases of systems and applications, and those who signed up for betas to test the news before everyone else. Both system (like Android 14) and app betas are becoming more common. It makes sense because they make it easier for developers, because they are users, not just users. beta testers internal, those who analyze these versions.

However, an app may not have been announced as having a beta version, and that’s where it comes in. a google play trick to find these early releases. Like? Replacing a simple word in the search bar.

How to test apps on Android before everyone else?

If a beta comes out on Google Play, it’s normal for the company to echo it. But, beta can be secretly published by granting access only to certain users they have the correct link (but note that they don’t have an email record).

Now, as we said, it depends on the URL and you will be able to check if the app you are interested in is an active beta Right now. This is something you can do in a desktop browser (by signing in with your Google account) and also from the phone.

Then we will tell you how to do it from your mobile so that you do not miss the Play Store application, and also what code should you put in the URL box to show available betas?.

First things first and It should be said that the trick works if you are on the browser version of the Play Store.. If you’re in the app, this won’t work as you can’t change the URL. That’s why I recommend doing a Google search for “Play Store”. It will be the first result, but do not click.

If you do, it will automatically open the app for you. All you have to do is keep clicking on the result and select ‘Open in a new tab’. Once this is done, you go to the tab viewer and select the new one with the store. Now the Play Store is in your browser, not in the app.

The next thing is to search for an app that interests you.like YouTube. If we go to the top, 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 “shopping centre“From the URL and where we see it”details?id=” to put “testing/Here is the output of the YouTube sample:

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 the ones shown below, this is because there is something wrong with the URL.

This is what an app with a beta version looks like and another app without it. If another screen appears, it’s because you entered something wrong in the URL.

A common mistake is “com.google.android.youtube“there is text like”&hl=en?author=0” or something similar. Since the URL must end with the name of the application, you should delete it. In this example, “YouTube“, but if this is Soccer Manager 2024 – Football, then “com.invinciblestudioltd.soccermanager2024“.

It’s something you can try in any app you want to enter as a beta user. Testing the news before anyone else, but remember that as we always say, betas may not be stable as they are versions under development.

But, this cheat works for open betas. This method won’t work if the test is based on an email invitation. It is also possible that the person in charge of the implementation is not available in your country as it geographically limits the research.

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