In-App Update API showing UPDATE_NOT_AVAILABLE while testing on debugging device

Question

I am trying to integrate the new In-App Update API but I cannot able to test it\'s implementation. Seems like my code is fine therefore I read the Troubleshoots and am not a

Answer 1

For the first question, they are saying that you need to do a release build of the app, using your release keystore. Then, you could attach the resulting .apk file to an e-mail and e-mail it to yourself. Then, check your e-mail on your android device and download the .apk attachment to your downloads, and at the end of the download, Android should ask if you want to install the .apk, say yes (if it doesn't ask, then click on the file in your downloads folder, and then it should ask).

For the second question, the only way I can imagine testing this through the internal testing tracks since you have to interact with the Google Play storefront, but not affect your live published release.