Closed alpha testing tracks how to differentiate between two test tracks?

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We are using Google Play Alpah testing tracks which can be tested by different testing teams for their respective modules.

But the links generated by these tracks are same how to get an application for a member which may be added to multiple closed alpha testing tracks.

e.g. We have two tracks Alpha Track 1 and Alpha Track 2, we have few common tester emails in these two but most of them get the apk from Alpha Track 1 which is the first created track. How can they install apk from Alpha Track 2 from their testing email accounts? Or do they need to have totally different email id for each track?

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Google just updated their help center documentation regarding this. See Version codes & testing track statuses section (emphasis is mine):

Version code requirements

Users receive the version of the app that has:

  • The highest version code that’s compatible with their device, and
  • Been published to a track they're eligible to receive

All users are always eligible to receive the production track. If an APK with a higher version code is published in production than in the test track where the user opted in, the user will receive the production APK.

Users eligible to receive multiple tracks will receive the highest version code APK published on those tracks.

For a user to be eligible to receive a test track, the user must:

  • Be included in the managed track configuration, and
  • Have opted in to the corresponding test program

For example, all users who opted in to the test program are eligible for the open test track. Users who opted in to the internal test program are not eligible for the open and closed test tracks, even if they're included in the managed testers configuration. These users would not receive higher version code APKs published on those tracks.

For more information, learn about versioning your apps.

Hope this helps.

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