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Follow the steps in this guide to test your integration of in-app reviews in
your app or game.
Test using the Google Play Store
In-app reviews require your app to be published in Play Store. However, you can
test your integration without publishing your app to production using either
internal test tracks or internal app sharing. Both methods are described in this
section.
Test using an internal test track
Upload your app to the internal test track and install it on a device with a
user account that has access to the internal test track. When using an internal
test track, the following conditions must be met:
The user account is part of the Internal Test Track.
The user account is the primary account and it's selected in the Play Store.
The user account has downloaded the app from the Play Store (the app is
listed in the user's Google Play library).
The user account does not currently have a review for the app.
After the account on the device has downloaded the app at least once from the
internal test track and is part of the testers list, you can deploy new
versions of the app locally to that device (for example, using Android Studio).
Test using internal app sharing
Alternatively, for rapid iteration you can use internal app sharing
to test your integration. This method lets you quickly test changes by skipping
some of the verification that happens with other test tracks.
Test using FakeReviewManager
The in-app review artifact contains a FakeReviewManager implementation that
allows you to fake the behavior of the API.
This should only be used for unit or integration tests to verify the behaviour
of the app once the review is completed. To use the FakeReviewManager, replace
the ReviewManager instance with an instance of FakeReviewManager, as shown
in the following example:
As you integrate and test in-app reviews, you might run into some issues. The
following table outlines the most common issues that can prevent the in-app
review dialog from displaying in your app:
Issue
Solution
Your app is not published yet in the Play Store.
Your app doesn't have to be published to test, but your app's
applicationID must be available at least in the internal
testing track.
The user account can't review the app.
Your app must be in the user's Google Play library. To add your app to
the user's library, download your app from the Play Store using that
user's account.
The primary account is not selected in the Play Store.
When multiple accounts are available in the device, ensure that
the primary account is the one selected in the Play Store.
The user account is protected (for example, with enterprise
accounts).
There is an issue with the Google Play Store or Google Play Services on
the device.
This commonly occurs when the Play Store was sideloaded onto the device.
Use a different device that has a valid version of the Play Store and
Google Play Services.
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