Publish an app
When you select an app on your Play Console, you can see your app's latest publishing status under the title and package name.
Whether you're publishing an app for the first time or making an update, you can use your publishing status to understand your app's availability on Google Play.
Note: For certain developer accounts, we’ll take more time to thoroughly review your app(s) to help better protect users. This may result in review times of up to 7 days or longer in exceptional cases. You’ll receive a notification on your app's Dashboard about how long this should take.
Publishing status
Publish a draft app
When you're ready to publish a draft app, you'll need to roll out a release. At the end of the release process, clicking Confirm rollout will also publish your app.
Publish an app update
You can use standard publishing or timed publishing to publish an update to an existing app.
- Standard publishing: Updates to existing apps are processed and published as soon as possible. By default, your app will use standard publishing. Certain apps may be subject to expanded reviews, which may result in review times of up to 7 days or longer in exceptional cases.
- Timed publishing: Updates to existing apps are processed as usual, but you control the specific moment your update goes live. To switch to timed publishing, follow the instructions below.
Important: To publish updates, work with your account owner to decide which of the following permissions you need:
- Manage production releases
- Manage testing track releases
- Publish games
- Create & edit organization-specific apps
Unpublish an app
When you unpublish an app, existing users can still use your app and receive app updates. Your app won’t be available for new users to find and download on Google Play.
To unpublish your app:
- Go to your Play Console.
- Select an app.
- Select Store presence > Pricing & distribution.
- In the "App Availability" section, select Unpublish.