Play Store Having New Version of The App, But Not Showing Update

Play Store having new version of the app, but not showing update

Make sure the app you have installed in your mobile is not an apk built with debug keystore. The play store will show always as "Open" button instead of "Update" if the play store app certificate doesn't match with the installed app certificate.
I realized this when I did trial and error with debug and signed apk's only signed apk worked. And always use versionCode for comparing versions instead of versionName.

Published App but Play Store not showing update on any device

This happens when your device has a debug build installed and if you
look your app in playstore then it does not show Update button
instead of Open button

Solutions:-

1. Uninstall app from device and download it from playstore on the same device.

2. Next time before you update on playstore , download app from playstore and when the app gets updated on playstore then check the app on playstore it will show update button

Google Play Store showing Open button instead of Update button

There are the following use cases that you can try.

1. It will update button after some time, so wait for some time

2. Mostly it is a catch issue. So try to open/close the app several times. (Worked in my case)

3. At the current time(Aprin-May 2020) it is taking almost 4-5 days to publish app due to COVID-19. I checked in play console, the status is "Your app is published" but I see an actual update after 2 days.

app updates not showing in the Google Play Store

I had chat with google support and as per chat they have made some changes to the review process, so it may take more time to review the app thoroughly.

they also said that it usually takes a few hours and up to a few days, depends on different circumstances.
also, they provided the link for refrence

I thought to post it as an answer as if this happens with someone so this would be helpful.

Android in-app update - new version not detected immediately

I just talked to a google consultant and got a confirmation that it is a normal situation to wait a few hours before the in-app update mechanism detects the new version in the Play Store even if the Play Store mobile app detects the new version immediately.

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