Help bring Samaa to Android

01Before you start

• An Android phone. This test does not work on iPhone or iPad — Samaa is already on the App Store there.
• The Google account that phone uses. Open both links on the phone itself, or make sure the browser you use is signed in to the same Google account. This is the step that trips people up: join the group with one account and open Play with another, and the app never appears in your Play Store.

02How to join

1. Join the group. Tap the first button above, then Join group on the Google Groups page. Google needs you in this group to know you are a tester — the Play link will not work until you are.
2. Wait a few minutes. Membership does not reach Play instantly. Five minutes is usually enough.
3. Open the test on Play. Tap the second button above. A Google Play page opens showing that you have been invited to test Samaa. Tap Become a tester.
4. Install Samaa. On the same page, tap "Download it on Google Play", then install as normal. The first install can take a few minutes to appear.
5. Stay in the test. Please keep the app installed and stay a tester for at least two weeks. Google counts testers continuously, so leaving early resets the clock for everyone.

03If something goes wrong

• "App not available" on the Play page. This means Google does not see you as a tester yet. Either you have not joined the group, you joined it with a different Google account, or you joined less than a few minutes ago. Check the group shows you as a member, then try again.
• "Item not found" or the app will not install. Almost always the wrong Google account. Check which account your Play Store is signed in to, then open both links again with that one.
• You joined but Play still shows nothing. Give it 10–15 minutes and reopen the Play Store. New testers are not visible to Google's servers instantly.
• You are on iPhone. Samaa is already live on the App Store — no test needed.

04What we would love from you

Installing is genuinely enough — that alone is what unlocks the public release. But if you have a moment to use it, the most useful thing you can tell us is where it got a verse wrong, or where it felt slow or confusing.

Email hello@samaaapp.com and it reaches us directly.