# Publishing\_Closed Testing
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/publishing-closed-testing/3136291
**Category:** Publishing
**Created:** [August 12, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/publishing-closed-testing/3136291 "2024-08-12T06:17:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@radikasubramaniam57](https://community.thunkable.com/u/radikasubramaniam57)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/publishing-closed-testing/3136291/1 "2024-08-12T06:17:21Z")
Hi,
I am in the midst of publishing my App and it requires Closed Testing to be performed and I find it time-consuming as it needs 20 testers to opt-in consecutively for 14 days to go to the production stage. Is this a compulsory step? Any other ways?
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### Author:  [@matt\_conroy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/matt_conroy)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/publishing-closed-testing/3136291/2 "2024-08-12T12:46:27Z")
@radikasubramaniam57 This is a requirement for all new Play Store accounts as set by Google. Unfortunately, it is required with no way to circumvent the private testing.
> **[App testing requirements for new personal developer accounts - Play Console Help](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/14151465?hl=en)**
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> In November 2023, we're changing the requirements for publishing new apps on Google Play, to help developers to test their app, identify issues, get feedback, and ensure that everything is ready befor
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### Author:  [@radikasubramaniam57](https://community.thunkable.com/u/radikasubramaniam57)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/publishing-closed-testing/3136291/3 "2024-08-13T04:16:13Z")
i see. is that only COMPULSORY for new developer accounts? or is it one of the requirements for all app publishing in playstore?
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### Author:  [@matt\_conroy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/matt_conroy)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/publishing-closed-testing/3136291/4 "2024-08-13T12:46:34Z")
From the article above, “Developers with personal accounts created after November 13, 2023, will need to test their apps before those apps are eligible to be published for distribution on Google Play.”