How To Distribute Private Android App Testing Tracks Using The Android Management Api + Organisations?

So I'm using the Android Management API to manage and handle deployment for an app to a kiosk device I am working on. I've created an organisation, created a policy, and ensured th

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Update 2019-09-09

The Android Management API now supports distributing testing tracks:

• You can find the list of available tracks for an app with Application.appTracks[]
• You can set the available tracks for a policy in ApplicationPolicy.accessibleTrackIds[]

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Initial answer 2019-03-14

The Android Management API doesn't support distributing testing tracks at the moment. We are working on adding support for it, however I cannot share a precise timeline at the moment.

Once support is added you will be able to set a field in the ApplicationPolicy to distribute testing track of an app to a device. Similar to how it is currently possible using the Play EMM API (see documentation).

Unfortunately there is no workaround. Using the opt-in URL from the device would not work with the Android Management API. And you cannot use the Play EMM API for devices managed with the Android Management API.