Remove old builds from testing in Testflight

Question

Recently I have noticed, that Apple's TestFlight app provides possibility to install older builds of application (application is during internal testing).

It is actually a nice feature, but is there any chance to remove some build that I don't want anybody to install anymore?

My case: I found some bug in app, that causes problems on a server-side - app simply overrides data. Problem in app is already solved in build X, but TestFlight still allow user to install build X-1.

I've tried:

• found this option
• stop & start testing
• change app version (from 0.1 to 0.2) but builds of version 0.1 are still available - probably until expiration date (60 days from upload)

Solution

Under TestFlight builds (ios), If you have multiple builds, select the bad one. Next expire the build, currently on the righthand side of the screen.

Comments

[zalogatomek]

I'm pretty sure there was no such option when I asked a question, but that's exactly what I asked for. Thanks!

[Deepak Bandela]

Strangely iOS uses its own terminology than the rest of the world which makes it hard to deal with Apple. I would expect "delete" build instead of "expire". Expire in my opinion is to keep the build but not able to install for testers. Delete is to delete the build completely.

[William Gaul]

Weird, I have a build for 3.0 of my app. That build has expired entirely awhile ago but still is in the TestFlight tab. There is no other way to remove it it seems. Unless it's not meant to be removed at all. It's bothersome because the 3.0 version was an accident upload and not needed. We're still on 2.6.X version release. Would like to get rid of the 3.X build group entirely on TestFlight.

[T.Y. Kucuk]

Did you find a solution @ScottN? I did that 4.x.x even we are on 1.05 :(

[William Gaul]

@T.Y.Kucuk unfortunately no. It's still there and won't go away.

[Bob]

I don’t see this option. Does apple remove this?