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This page describes how to use Amazon’s Live App Testing (LAT) service. For a conceptual overview of LAT, see Understanding Live App Testing. For an overview of the LAT submission process, watch the following video tutorial.

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Prerequisites

Before you get started with testing your cloud streamed app, you must complete the following.
  • Your app must already be part of the Amazon Cloud App Program, as indicated in your Amazon Developer Console.
  • To enable the retail flow entitlement, you must sign in to the compatible Vega OS device to make the device available.

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Create a live app test

Complete the following steps to create a live app test for the first time. You can also use these steps to return to the LAT service and create another test. To create a live app test
  1. Open your app in the Developer Console Go to the Developer Console Dashboard, sign in to your account, select Apps & Services > My Apps, and then select your app.
  2. If you don’t have an app listing for your app yet, follow these steps:
    1. From the top navigation bar, select Apps & Services > My Apps.
    2. Select Add new app > Android/Vega.
    3. Complete the New App Submission page, choose Save, and then go to step 3.
  3. Under your app’s name, select Live App Testing.
  4. If this is the first time that you are setting up a test for your app, select Create a new Live App Test, and then skip to step 7.
  5. Start another live app test If you have previously set up a test for your app, choose New Test on the Live App Testing dashboard.
  6. On the Create a Live App Test dialog, choose whether you want to copy the details from the version of your app that is currently live or from the previous live app test, then choose Confirm. You can optionally enter a name for your live app test.
  7. On the Create Live App Test screen, upload your app file.
  8. In the Required Details section, complete all fields. Optionally, you can update or add a name for your test by choosing the pencil icon. The name you choose appears on the Live App Testing dashboard. If you don’t name your test, the Developer Console uses the default naming scheme, which is: Test #X, where X is the latest test number. The following list shows the required fields. To learn more about a field, choose the name.
  9. If you have existing tester groups, select the tester groups you want to add to this test.
  10. Optionally, you can include additional details about your test. The following list shows the optional fields. To learn more about a field, choose the name. For certain optional fields, if you opt not to complete them, default values are used. The default values are listed in the following table. Default values
  1. When you finish entering information, choose Submit Test. After you choose Submit Test with all required fields complete, a dialog appears that prompts you to add or review the tester groups that you want associated with this live app test.
  2. Confirm your tester group selections, and then choose Confirm.
After you submit, you are taken to the Live App Testing dashboard, which lists active and past tests for your app. If you need to add testers, see Add testers to a live app test.

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Differences from standard app submission process

Live App Testing submission differs from the standard app submission workflow. The following fields that are available in the app submission flow, aren’t available during LAT submission:
  • Customer support contact
  • Target audience
  • User data privacy
  • Long description
  • Keywords
  • Product feature bullets
  • Small icon
  • Promotional image
  • Video
  • Fire TV assets
  • Localized icons
  • Testing instructions
  • Amazon Maps redirection
To complete these fields, finish your testing and promote your app to the upcoming live version. After the app is promoted, the fields of the current non-submitted app will populate with metadata from the LAT version of the app. Now you can complete any missing or additional information before submitting your app for publishing.

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Add testers to a live app test

The following steps show you how to add new testers or add existing testers to a specific live app test. For general instructions about how to manage testers in your account, see Manage Testers. To add testers to a specific live app test
  1. If you don’t have the Live App Testing dashboard open, go to the Developer Console dashboard, sign in to your account, select Apps & Services > My Apps, and then select your app.
  2. Under Actions, select the menu icon, and then choose Live App Testing.
  3. From the Live App Testing dashboard, select Manage testers. Live App Testing dashboard; Manage testers is selectable text

    Select Manage testers

  4. On the testers screen, select Add new testers. All testers must be in a group. From this screen, you can choose to add new testers or add existing testers from an existing group.
  1. Select the Add new testers radio button.
  2. Either upload a CSV file or add testers individually. If you use a CSV file, list the testers with the format: email,first name,last name. If you add testers individually, use the plus button to add more. You can add yourself as a tester to get an invitation email and be notified that the app is available to download and test.
  3. Add the testers to a group by either creating a new group, or adding the testers to an existing group:
    • To create a new group, select Create new tester group.
    • Select the Add new tester group checkbox, then enter a name for the group in the field. Add testers to LAT screen; Create new tester group is selectable text

      Create new group

      The Add new tester group checkbox is checked. Underneath is a text input field where you can name the new tester group.

      Name new group

    • To add the tester to an existing group, select the groups to which you want the tester added.
  1. Read the statement concerning having rights, tester consent to receive communications, and the age of testers.
  2. To confirm this statement, select the checkbox next to the statement, and then choose Add.
  1. After adding testers, go to the Live App Testing dashboard to view the active tests.
  2. If you haven’t yet submitted your live app test, in the Actions column of the active test, choose the menu button, and then select Submit. Menu is open and shows options Edit and Submit; Submit is highlighted

    Submit

You’ve added testers for LAT. You’ll receive two notifications, an email link and, if eligible, a push notification on your device. You’ll receive separate notifications when LAT APK publishing is complete on a Vega OS device. After submitting your app to LAT, it can take a few hours before you receive the email invitation for a Vega OS device. For more information, see Prepare App Testers.

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Manage tests on the Live App Testing dashboard

You can manage your active tests and see past tests on the Live App Testing dashboard. To get familiar with the sections of the Live App Testing dashboard, review the following image. The Live App Testing dashboard showing the Active Tests section with test management options and the Past Tests section with historical test records, with numbered callouts indicating each section. The numbers on the image indicate the following:
  1. This is the Live App Testing dashboard.
  2. You can manage active tests and testers in the Active Tests section.
  3. You can view past tests in the Past Tests section.
To access the dashboard
  1. Go to the Developer Console dashboard, sign in to your account, select Apps & Services > My Apps, and then select your app.
  2. Under Actions, choose the menu icon, and then choose Live App Testing.
Learn how to manage testers, prepare your app testers, and manage your tests.
Last modified on August 21, 2026