Strategies for Acquiring and Retaining 12 Testers for 14 Days

Solo developers are facing challenges meeting Google Play's requirement of 12 testers active for 14 continuous days. This post seeks genuine strategies for recruiting and retaining testers beyond initial installs, without resorting to inauthentic methods like tester-swap groups. The discussion aims to understand where effective testers originate, how to encourage sustained engagement, the definition of 'active use' for Google's criteria, and potential issues with shared tester pools across multiple apps.