I’m a solo developer building an AI debate platform called Ramdos Arena. Gemini is one of the core models in my app — users can pit Gemini against Claude, ChatGPT, and others in real-time structured debates.
I’ve been stuck in Google Play’s closed testing limbo despite months of genuine development. The frustrating part: Google’s production review system only sees AAB version updates. My entire backend — dual AWS EC2 servers, Gemini API integration, 13 production bugs resolved through active human testing — is completely invisible to reviewers.
I actually hit the Gemini model deprecation firsthand during closed testing. gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview was shut down mid-session, causing silent 404 errors that froze my UI for 4+ minutes on 10-turn debates. I patched it to gemini-2.0-flash within hours and redeployed to both servers. That’s exactly the kind of active, responsible development Google claims to want — but their review system has no way to see it.
My app is live on the web at arena.ramdosorg. The Android TWA wraps that same production infrastructure. Real users, real Gemini API calls, real billing.