After announcing an expanded set of verification requirements for developers seeking to publish Android apps in Google Play earlier this year, Google this week said that developers with newly created personal Play Console accounts will soon be required to test their apps with at least 20 people for a minimum of two weeks before applying for access to production.
The company explained in its blog post, “this will allow developers to test their app, identify issues, get feedback, and ensure that everything is ready before they launch. Developers who create new personal developer accounts will start seeing this requirement in Play Console in the coming days.”