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Staged app release

You can publish your app in stages to make it available for a certain group of users. This will help you quickly track down bugs, issues, or negative reviews for a specific app version.

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Staged release is only available when upgrading a previously uploaded version.

The following percentage values are available for a group of users:

  • 5%.
  • 10%.
  • 25%.
  • 50%.
  • 75%.
  • 100%.

You can also increase the percentage value. Staged release completion stands for 100% of users.

Manage app release when uploading a new version​

  1. Open the RuStore Console.

  2. Click the "Applications" tab.

  3. Choose an application.

  4. Upload a new app version. How to do it?

  5. Then go to the "Publish an app version" block.

  6. Specify the percentage of users.

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    You can select the percentage of users if you choose to publish your app automatically or either manually.

  7. Click "Submit for moderation".

Your app will be sent for moderation.

Manage app release during moderation​

  1. Open the RuStore Console.

  2. Click the "Applications" tab.

  3. Select an app with the "Waiting for moderation" status.

  4. Click "Edit description" and scroll down to the “Publishing version” section.

  5. Specify the percentage of users.

  6. Click "Submit for moderation".

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If you change auto or manual release to delayed one, the percentage of users will automatically change to 100%.

Manage app release after moderation​

  1. Open the RuStore Console.

  2. Click the "Applications" tab.

  3. Select an app with the "Ready for release" status.

  4. Click on the button with the previously configured percentage of users.

  5. Specify the percentage of users.

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    You can only increase the percentage of users, decrease is not available.

  6. Click "Apply".

The app version will be published, and app version update will be available for randomly selected users.

You can also stop the staged release. Click "Manage app release" and select "Stop". The updated app version will be deactivated, the last active version will then be activated.

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At that, the users will continue to use your app if they installed a new app version before deactivation.