Internal test track set as inactive on Google Play Console

Question

I uploaded and published an app for internal testing, yet the play store console shows it as inactive. It also is not showing up on the App Store even though my email is included as a tester, and I've clicked the opt-in link, which tells me to download it on the store, but it is not on the store.

Is there a step I am missing or a way to activate the track?

Edit: Been over a couple weeks now, the track is still inactive - so clearly its not just about waiting... Is there something else I can do?

Answer 1

For me the solution was to add at least one country for the live release / production track (however, in my case there's no live release published yet). It seems that this setting is used for the inner testing release as well, no matter you have any live releases or not. It may be true for other settings that you can only set for the live release (like category, etc.).

Check your list of countries your app is available in. If you can find only dashes in each country's row, try selecting at lease one country.