title: Android games leaderboard broken while testing
body: <p>I have successfully integrated the Google Games API in my app, and now I can see my leaderboard and achievements as described <a href="https://developers.google.com/games/services/android/leaderboards#before_you_begin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> and <a href="https://developers.google.com/games/services/android/achievements#unlocking_achievements" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> respectively.</p>
  
  <p>However, when trying to submit a score using this code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Games.Leaderboards.submitScore(mGoogleApiClient, getString(R.string.play_console_leaderboard_id), 100);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>for some reason the leaderboard stops appearing. Actually it starts loading, and then directly disappears. <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31684053/google-play-game-has-stopped-after-update-score-to-leaderboard?rq=1">This post</a> seems to describe the same issue, however there is no solution posted.</p>
  
  <p>I know that it has to do with the submitScore because when I create a new leaderboard, I can successfully open it and see the message that no one has reported any score. Then again, if I try to submit a score, the leaderboard again breaks.</p>
  
  <p>Any hints / suggestions on that?
  Thanks.</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT:</strong> I am starting to believe that for some reason it may have to do with the tamper protection from the Play Console. Although even when I tried to disable it, the problem still persists..</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT2:</strong> Do I have to publish my game so I can test the leaderboards? I know that it sounds weird.</p>