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From: Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Are Playstore app updates tested before release?
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:58:14 +0100
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On 10/07/2024 17:41, VanguardLH wrote:
> Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> I've been playing Solitaire Klondike ad free on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
>> for almost 3 years. It's an old app and there have been no updates until
>> today, when one came through (for compatibility with Android 13 IIRC).
>> I've been on 13 for some time, but thought it might be worth updating
>> the app in case other changes had been made. So against my better
>> judgement I installed the update.
>>
>> On running, it locked the phone up with a green screen (the app
>> background colour - baize green), instead of advancing to the card
>> layout. Even when working with the previous version the app hadn't, by
>> design, shown the system buttons at the bottom of the screen. In the end
>> I had to reboot the phone to get back control. I uninstalled and
>> reinstalled the app and tried again with the same result. I did find
>> that after several attempts swiping up on the green screen would show
>> the system buttons for a few seconds, and I could get back to the
>> phone's main screen. I've uninstalled the app.
>>
>> I can't believe that this update was properly tested before release,
>> unless for some reason it's only my phone it doesn't like.
> 
> "How to publish an Android App on Google Play Store: A step-by-step
> guide"
> https://orangesoft.co/blog/how-to-publish-an-android-app-on-google-play-store
> 
> Google reviews all app submissions, but I doubt a real person is
> involved in every review of every app and every version of an app.  They
> likely run a battery of automated tests to check for compliance.
> 
> https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/14151465?hl=en

Is any testing done for updates other than by the developer? That 
webpage states "If your application is successful, you can access 
Production ... and can make your app available to billions of users on 
Google Play when you think it's ready ... We recommend testing your app 
extensively before publishing it to production, and routinely testing 
any future updates you make."

I interpret that as after the initial release, any update testing is up 
to the dev.

> A search at the Play Store on "solitaire klondike"
> 
> https://play.google.com/store/search?q=solitaire%20klondike&c=apps
> 
> finds several apps with those words in the app name.  You didn't give
> the URL to the app in Google's Play Store for anyone else to know which
> one you are discussing.

There are very few ad-free. The one I was referring to is:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.potatojam.classic.solitaire.klondike>

Note the "What's New" at the bottom:
"Fix bug with a green screen on start"!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, look at the comments, click on "all reviews" and sort them by 
date (I *hate* all lists which default to a sort on "relevance". 
Relevant to who??!!). The latest ones refers to the green screen. There 
appears to be a new update to fix this, but as I've uninstalled the app 
I haven't seen it. I've now downloaded an ad-free version with 16 
different solitaire games from F-Droid.

I might try reinstalling in a few days with the latest update, but will 
check the latest reviews first!

-- 
Jeff