Testing

Internal testing features allows developers to distribute their builds to a small set of trusted users.

Pre-launch reports & Performance Insights

Developers can set up and run pre-launch reports to identify any issues with the app before release.

Performance dashboard

Allows developers to analyze and compare exclusive metrics about their apps from across the Play console.

License testing

Google Play provides a license testing service to test Google Play Billing Library integration.

Team and user management

Allows developers to invite team members to take advantage of Play Console insights, tools, and features.

Play Games Services

Provides cross-platform Play Games Services that lets developers easily integrate popular gaming features.

Play as you download

Allows players to use an app as it downloads.

Android App Bundle

A publishing format that includes all of an app’s compiled code and resources.

Google signing services

Helps developers ensure that users experience apps and games as intended.

Play Asset Delivery

Allows games larger than 200MB to replace legacy expansion files by publishing a single artifact containing all resources.

Automatic user prompts

Provides guidance for developers to set up automatic user prompts to leave ratings and reviews within the app.

App ratings

Developers can analyze rating by country, device type, app version, and more to better understand where to focus attention.

Access to open source information

Offers tools designed to give developers an easier way to express the open source software notices of libraries.

Android Vitals

Allows developers to monitor and improve the technical quality of their app or game on Play.

Android Performance Tuner

Gives developers game performance insights to help deliver the best possible user experience.

Play Academy Prepare

Provides training on testing apps with users to get feedback, designing a store listing, and more.

Play Academy Launch

Provides training on best practices for publishing and releasing an app or game on Google Play.

Play Console Help Center

Helpdesk for developers providing support on queries and problems developers may encounter.

Play Media Experience Program

Helps developers build best-in-class user experiences through deep product integrations.

Internal App Sharing

Enables developers to quickly share app bundles and APKs within internal teams using a link.

Deep Links

Allows developers to monitor and troubleshoot their deep links, see which domains are supported by their apps, and more.

Play Academy Design

Training on how to create safe and secure experiences while complying with policies.

App Size tools

Helps developers measure and optimize their app’s download and install sizes.

Fused location provider for Android

The location APIs available in Google Play services enable developers to add location awareness to their apps.

Google Mobile Ads

Enables developers to display ads on their app and earn revenues.

Google Mobile Ads Lite SDK

Reduces the impact resulting from increased size when including ad services within an app.

Advertising ID

Helper library for retrieval of advertising ID and related information such as the limit ad tracking setting.

Wear OS Data Layer API

With Wear OS, a watch has multiple ways to send and sync data.

Awareness API

Unites 7 location and context signals in a single API, enabling app developers to create powerful context-based features.

Request SMS verification

Enables developers to automatically verify phone numbers through implementation.

The Task API

Developers can use Task API to handle asynchronous operations in Google Play services.

Utility classes

Wide variety of utility classes available like account authentication, sensor, and fitness and location data.

Google Services Gradle Plugin

Checks for compatible versions of Google Play services and Firebase libraries.

Early Access collection

Makes select new Android titles that are running open betas available for users to try before the apps are launched.

Soft launch support

Provides robust testing tools and pre-launch reports to enable developers to troubleshoot before launching their apps.

Managed publishing

Developers can choose exactly when their app updates are published so they can align updates with campaigns or events.

User Journey analysis

Provides developers with an analysis of the user journey of engagement with content across platforms and devices.

Crashlytics integration

A lightweight, realtime crash reporter that helps developers track, prioritize and fix stability issues.

Inbox

A personalized messaging area for developers featuring information, policy updates, feature recommendations and more.

Play for Native PC Publishing

Windows game developers can publish their native installers directly to Google Play Games for PC via Play Console.

Play Games PC SDK

With the Play Games PC SDK, developers can access Google Play services to build and monetize their game on PCs.