I've seen other posts asking the same question with answers that all refer to a giant button that says "Unpublish" on it, which is no longer there (at least as of 2016).
How do you really unpublish an app that is uploaded to the Google Play Developer Console?
Best Answer
TL;DR: (As of September 2020) Open the Play Console. Select an app. Select
Release > Setup >Advanced settings
. On theApp Availability
tab, selectUnpublish
.From https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9859350?hl=en&ref_topic=9872026:
How to Disable
Managed publishing