man: The Google Play Developer Console
lets you publish your apps and games on Google Play
to over 1 billion Android users around the world.
The Developer Console is full of features
that can help you grow your app or game business.
We've chosen ten tips you can take advantage of right now.
Improve your app quality by getting feedback
from trusted users before you launch to the world.
How?
Follow the instructions from the APK tab
and invite users through an open or closed beta.
They'll be able to download the test app from the Play store,
and you can start getting feedback on your new features.
Don't let hiccups trip you up or slow you down.
Staggering updates lets you release your app
to progressively more people,
so you can catch and fix any glitches
before they have a chance to affect a wider audience.
With store listing experiments,
you can test up to three variants of your app icon,
text, and graphics on your store listing
to see which gets users downloading your app.
Take a data driven approach to optimizing our store listing
and try new things.
Don't just assume it's good enough.
Ratings and reviews will tell you what your users love
and love less about your app,
and replying to reviews creates dialogue,
which builds loyalty.
The Developer Console monitors your app's performance
in Google Play and suggests optimization tips
and provides a handy guide to utilize each suggestion.
App indexing lets users open your app's content
directly from Google searches on their devices.
It's a great way to reengage users who've installed your app
and help them rediscover your app's features.
Once you've added app indexing to your app,
verifying your website in the Developer Console
to start taking advantage of the additional app engagement.
Gain actionable insights on how users are interacting
with your app by linking your Google Analytics account
to the Developer Console.
You'll see additional reports on new and active users,
plus new metrics like the Google Play Referral Flow
to help you understand how users are discovering your apps.
Sudden drops in your installs or ratings?
Are there more crashes than usual?
Email alerts will alert you
so you can be totally on top of your app's performance
and minimize a bad user experience.
Gain deeper insight into the behavior
of your app and its users
by exporting your most important stats:
installs, upgrades, reviews, ratings, crashes.
Analyzing this data in detail lets you spot trends
and then focus on the improvements most important
to your users.
Make app publishing and management tasks
easy, time efficient, and useful
by automating them.
Push out a daily update to your alpha testers.
Update localized store listing text and imagines.
Add or delete in-app products
to keep your app super fresh.
Head over to the Google Play Developer Console
to start taking advantage of these features.
If you want more tips on how to improve your app
or game's performance and build a better app business,
check out the other videos in this series
and download "The Secrets to App Success" on Google Play.