Remove APK from library in Google Play Developer Console

96
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Is there a way to remove an APK from the library in the Google Play Developer Console?

To make sure: I don't mean to revert to an earlier version or unpublish an app, but to remove it from the list that can be seen after clicking on "ADD APK FROM LIBRARY" in Release Management>App Release.

The version that I want to remove has not been used in any release.

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7 Answers

147
votes

Just go to Artifact bundle explorer and remove needed apk. You can do it with these steps:

  1. Open Google Play Console
  2. Go to your project
  3. Go to the "Release" section of the side-bar
  4. Go to the "App bundle explorer"
  5. Find the APK and click "Delete APK".
53
votes

For new Google Play Console:

Click on App bundle explorer

This is the latest app apk artifact that you have uploaded enter image description here

For older app in your app library, on your right side of the screen youll see this button. It will open App Library and you can choose .apk file from there

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When you click Artifact:your_artifact_name.apk button, this App Library will be shown:

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Delete button will appear on the right side, right below the artifact library drop-down menu: enter image description here

NOTE: If your application is uploaded and have been published on production (was live), you cannot delete that app artifact because holds some production app data.

37
votes

Yes you can remove the app

Before Release

  1. Open your app
  2. Side nav find artifact library
  3. You can delete your APK here

Refer screenshot attached

After Release

  1. Open app
  2. Under Release Management your can find artifact library
  3. You can delete your APK here

Note: The live version of APK can't be deleted.

16
votes

There is no way to remove apk from library once it is uploaded. You can upload a new apk with different version code.

1
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Yes, you can. As of 14/6(June)/2021, if "Delete App Bundle" doesnt show up, you have to remove that apk/aab file, you added before in a release and should remove that from the release.

At the left of the screen, under "Release" -> "Testing" -> "Open Testing" or "Closed Testing" or "Internal Testing" -> top right screen "Edit Release" -> there's three vertical dotted icon, click to show dropdown menu -> then click at "Remove app bundle" -> don't forget to hit "save". Click Remove App Bundle and hit save

Now go again to "App Bundle Explorer" and click "Delete App Bundle". Click Delete App Bundle

UPDATED NOTE(17/7(July)/2021): Sorry, i don't know other way to delete apk/aab from "App Bundle Explorer", if the app is published and the apk/aab is not a draft. This answer is only for draft releases and not being published.

0
votes

As Google has changed play store console Go To Specific App Go To App Bundle Explorer in Navigation Select the apk at the top right dropdown as AirFact and delete

-4
votes

In your All applications list you can use the Filter drop-down list (located in the top left-hand corner) to hide applications unpublished apps.

For example:

Without filter

Before using filer

With filter

After using filter