Google has changed the information requirements for people with Play Store developer accounts, in an effort to validate whether developers are real. While it currently only asks for email address and ...

Google has announced sweeping changes to its Google Play developer policy that will enforce new restrictions for apps that require users to create an account. The new rules stipulate that developers ...

In addition to previewing the “Safety Section,” Google today issued the latest set of Play Policies. One upcoming change will see Google close inactive Play Store developer accounts “after 1 year of ...

Google has mandated apps that create user accounts to also allow for account and data deletion within the app and through the web. The enforcement deadline for app developers is May 31, 2024. Ahead of ...

To improve developer security on the Play Store, Google is requiring those that develop for Android to abide by 2-Step Verification and new identity requirements later this year. The first requirement ...

Google Play Store is home to many apps. Some might say it's actually home to far too many apps. Android's official app marketplace is better known for the quantity of apps available rather than the ...

Google has been quick to respond to this crisis with an official email to their developers. We are aware that some Google Play developers have received policy warnings from a fake Google account. The ...

Google had a busy 2022 keeping its Play application marketplace free from cybercriminals, reporting on Thursday that it had prevented 1.43 million policy-violating apps from being published. The ...

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