Ready, Set, Gig! for Android is in Google Play closed testing, so it isn’t on the public Play Store just yet. Here’s what that means before you carry on.
This is the same production app that’s already live on the App Store for iPhone, not a stripped-down preview. Google requires a closed testing period before any app can go on the public Play Store, and that’s the stage it’s at right now.
Bands aren’t tied to one platform. If some of your bandmates are on iPhone and some are on Android, you’re all still in the same band with the same songs, ratings, rehearsals and gigs. Anything you add here shows up for them on iOS, and anything they add shows up for you.
Every band, song rating, rehearsal and gig you add now is genuine production data. When the app moves to the public Play Store, your account and everything in it carries straight across. There’s no reset and no separate test data.
The more people who join the testing group, the sooner Ready, Set, Gig! can graduate to a full public Play Store listing for everyone. Google looks for a group of testers who stay in it for at least two weeks and genuinely use the app, so please keep it installed and open it now and then.
Opens Google Groups in a new tab, so this page stays open behind it. Anyone can join and there’s nothing to approve, so you’re in straight away.
Step 2: Become a tester on Google PlayOpens Google Play in a new tab. It only recognises you after step 1, so if it says you’re not an authorised tester, finish joining the group and then tap this again.
Step 3: Install Ready, Set, Gig!Opens the Play Store listing in a new tab. Only testers can see it, so if you get “item not found”, finish step 2 first and check you’re signed in to Play with the account you joined the group on.
Once the app is installed, go back to your invite message and tap the link again. It opens in the app.
If you found Ready, Set, Gig! on your own, there’s nothing to do here. Just open the app and get started.