Internal test track set as inactive on Google Play Console

Question

I uploaded and published an app for internal testing, yet the play store console shows it as inactive. It also is not showing up on the App Store even though my email is included as a tester, and I've clicked the opt-in link, which tells me to download it on the store, but it is not on the store.

Is there a step I am missing or a way to activate the track?

Edit: Been over a couple weeks now, the track is still inactive - so clearly its not just about waiting... Is there something else I can do?

Answer 1

I had my testers added but not checked. Make sure you have testers added and selected!

Check testers:

Answer 2

I had managed to select "Unpublished" instead of "Published" when i was setting up the app settings for the first time. And therefore the "app status" was always going to be "unpublished" and the tracks "inactive"

Answer 3

From what I have read here:

https://medium.com/@pawardeepakv/google-play-console-internal-test-c6e4ea369ed8

Publishing an app for the first time, it may take up to 48 hours for your app’s internal test to be available.

After that any submissions after should be available for testing within minutes.

Answer 4

You need to check the settings for internal testing and tick the email list, then click save. Then you need to check the email list in the internal testing section and click on checkbox, then click save. That's it, you'll see that internal testing is now active.