Google Play Console Monitoring

Track your Android app releases with Google Play Console APIs and email forwarding for complete visibility into rollouts and approvals.

Overview

Statused keeps tabs on your Android apps and translates status changes into clear notifications for your team. We monitor through Google Play Console APIs, with optional email forwarding to catch updates the API misses.

How We Track Release Status

You have two monitoring options: Google Play Console API only, or API plus email forwarding for better coverage.

API-Only Monitoring

The Google Play Console API gives us these basic statuses:

Draft: New app update created but not submitted for review yet
In Progress: Phased rollout configured and submitted for Google's review
Halted: Developer paused a phased rollout
Completed: Full rollout configured and submitted for review

Here's the catch: these statuses only show what you configured, not what's actually happening after submission. It's a known limitation in the Google Play ecosystem. Check out Google Play API Limitations for the technical details.

Get the Full Picture with Email Forwarding

Want more accurate status updates? Set up email forwarding from Google Play Console. This unlocks additional statuses we can track:

Phased Rollout Is In Progress: Google approved your app and it's rolling out to users gradually
Phased Rollout Halted: You or your team paused the phased rollout
Phased Rollout Finished: Rollout completed and the app is live for everyone
Live: Google approved your app and it's available to all users in the Play Store
Rejected: Google rejected your app during review. Time to fix issues and resubmit

Follow our step-by-step guide: Google Play Email Forwarding.

Choose Your Tracks

Pick which distribution tracks to monitor: internal, alpha, beta, production. Monitor just production for release notifications, or include beta tracks if your QA team needs those updates too.

Phased Rollout Tracking

For apps with staged rollouts, we track percentage changes in user distribution, plus any pause or resume events. You'll know exactly where your rollout stands without checking the console manually or keep asking your team.