How to Check if the Production Track is Locked in the Google Play Console

Here's how to check if the production track is locked in the Google Play Console. If it is, you need to unlock it before you can create a production release.

Posted on 4. September 2024 by Jan Bunk

A release track stopping at a locked production gate
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Open the "Production" section in the Google Play Console.

Please click the card below that shows what you see in the Google Play Console.

Production Track is Locked

If you see a message saying that you don't have access to production yet (like in the following screenshot), please click here.

A screenshot of the locked production page.
Can Create a Production Release

If you instead see a screen like in the following screenshot (with the "Create new release" button) on the production page, click here.

A screenshot of the unlocked production page.

Make sure to click this button, otherwise we won't receive the entered information and you will need to do the steps again.