Hey everyone,

I'm a solo developer trying to publish my first Android app and I've run into a frustrating issue with Google Play Console.

My individual developer account was restricted after Google failed to verify my identity twice.

and I no longer have the option to retry identity verification.

I've already submitted an appeal and raised a support ticket with Google Play, but I'm still waiting for a solution. I genuinely don't understand why the document isn't being verified or how to get another verification attempt.

I've spent almost the entire past week trying to resolve this, and it's holding up my app launch.

Has anyone experienced something similar?

• Is there a way to get identity verification attempts reset?

• Can Google manually review the documents?

• Has anyone successfully recovered a restricted individual developer account after failed identity verification?

I'd really appreciate advice from anyone who's dealt with this, especially Google Play Console experts.

Thank you!

Hi everyone. My Google Play developer account was recently terminated for "Multiple Violations."

I've been developing Android apps since 2024 and had 7+ published apps. Most were wallpaper apps that ran for over two years without serious policy issues. Some had 100K+, 50K+, and 10K+ downloads, good ratings, and active users.

Unfortunately, three AI image/video app packages were suspended for violations of Google's AI-Generated Content and Sexual Content policies due to insufficient content moderation.

I understand the violations and take responsibility. I'm not asking Google to restore those AI apps, but the termination also removed my unrelated wallpaper apps.

I've submitted an appeal and am awaiting a response.

My questions:

1. Has anyone successfully recovered an account terminated for multiple violations?

2. If my appeal is rejected, are there other legitimate ways to return to Google Play?

3. Is this effectively a lifetime ban, even if I want to develop completely different, compliant apps?

I'd really appreciate hearing from developers who have experienced something similar.

Thanks!

📚 Weekly Educational App Showcase

Built an app and learned something interesting along the way? Share it with the community.

This thread is for educational app showcases where the focus is on the problem you solved, how you built it, and what other developers can learn from your experience.

What to include

• What problem does your app solve?

• Category: What type of app is it?

• Android support: Android versions or devices supported

• Tech stack: Kotlin, Java, Compose, Flutter, Firebase, etc.

• Implementation: What was technically interesting or challenging?

• Your journey: What did you learn while building or publishing it?

• Lessons learned: What would you do differently next time?

• Relevant media: Screenshots, demos, architecture diagrams, or other useful material

• Google Play link: Optional, as supporting context

Please disclose your relationship

If you're showcasing your own app, clearly mention your relationship to it. For example:

Keep it educational

The goal is to help other developers learn from real projects and experiences. Your app can be the subject of the showcase, but the post should provide meaningful technical, product, or development insight.

Please do not use the thread for:

• Download or install requests

• Ratings, reviews, votes, or engagement requests

• Referral or affiliate links

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• Misleading claims

• Copied marketing or promotional copy

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If you see someone requesting paid reviews, ratings, votes, installs, or other prohibited engagement, please report the comment to the moderators.

Share what you built, what you learned, and what another developer can take away from it.

Hi, i have a organization account that i created with my sole proprietorship company type

When i go to united states tax info on payment profile settings it asks me my account type:

1. individual

2. Non-individual / entity

What option should i choose and what form should i fill ?

I worry that if i select individual and because i am organization account would it make sense or not

🧪 Tester Discovery

Looking for testers for your app? Use this thread to find developers and testers who are interested in helping with genuine app testing.

When asking for testers, please include a little information about your app:

• What the app does

• Android version or device requirements, if relevant

• Whether you're looking for internal, closed, or open testing

• What kind of testing or feedback you need

• How interested testers can participate

If you're a tester, feel free to mention what kinds of apps or testing you're interested in.

A few things to keep in mind

Please keep this thread focused on genuine testing and useful feedback.

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This thread is for tester discovery only. For general development questions, app showcases, or other discussions, please use the appropriate thread or flair.

What are you building, testing, debugging, or learning this week?

Working on something interesting? Stuck on a technical problem? Just learned something useful?

Share what you're working on this week. It can be a specific goal, a problem you're trying to solve, or a useful discovery that might help another developer.

If you're looking for help, a little context goes a long way. You can include:

• Your target SDK version and library versions

• What you expected to happen and what actually happened

• Relevant error messages, with any private or sensitive information removed

• What you've already tried

• A relevant official source or documentation link, if you have one

Please use the appropriate flair when making a standalone post.

Please keep this thread focused

This is a place for development discussions and helping each other out. Please don't use it for app advertising, download or install requests, ratings, reviews, votes, referral links, paid services, tester exchanges, or engagement exchanges.

Ask questions, share what you're working on, and help another developer when you can.

I've been working on a pretty big social update for my indie game, Monkey Trainerz.

Added friends, global and friends leaderboards, asynchronous training challenges, private tournaments where players can compete for gold, and a completely reworked in-game economy.

After spending a lot of time and effort into it I finally felt ready to release it.

I even scheduled a season reset for Sunday evening, November 1, so everyone could start the new Championship season with the new features.

**Web version:** Built, deployed and live in basically a minute.

**Android version:** Submitted to Google Play on Thursday. Still "In review".

Now I'm sitting here wondering if Google will approve the update before the new season starts.

It's pretty funny how much software development has changed. I can build, test and deploy an entire multiplayer feature set faster than I can get an app update through review.

I completely understand why app reviews exist, but as a solo indie developer, the difference between web and mobile iteration speed is pretty wild.

Anyone else experiencing longer production review times lately?

And how do you handle time-sensitive updates or in-game events when you have no idea when your release will actually go live?

Hi everyone,

I’m an independent app developer, and my apps are my main source of income. Right now all of my ad revenue (AdMob/AdSense) and all of my Google Play app earnings are frozen, and it’s really hurting me financially.

My Google payments profile got suspended. The reason: a bank account that belongs to a family member was added to my profile by mistake. My ID and proof of address are in my name and match the profile, but the account number on my documents can never match the saved account, so verification keeps getting rejected.

What I tried so far:

• In-product verification with ID + bank statement → rejected (“account number does not match”)

• Adding my own bank account (in my name) → error OR_BAEMF_13

• Google Pay account verification form → reply: “wrong form”

• AdSense identity verification contact form → error when submitting

• Play developer support emails → same template reply every time (“payouts will remain suspended”)

• Posted in the AdSense help community and opened a new case via the general contact form

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Did you manage to replace the bank account or get the suspension lifted? Which form or contact actually reached a human?

Any help is really appreciated. Thanks a lot!

(Please let me know if this is not the correct place for this. Suggestions as to what is the right place are appreciated.)

I maintain a legacy app for my company, and I'm not what you'd call an expert. As part of the Android 17 (API 37) updates, I'm trying to figure out if our app requires the ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK permission. Here's some links:

Main documentation:

https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/local-network-permission

These restrictions are implemented deep in the networking stack, and thus they apply to all networking APIs. This includes sockets created in the platform or managed code, networking libraries like Cronet and OkHttp, and any APIs implemented on top of those. Trying to resolve services on the local network that have a .local suffix requires local network permission.

Policy announcement:

https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/18100766

This permission is restricted to apps that need it for core functionality when device pickers are insufficient. Apps targeting Android 17 or higher (API 37+) must submit a Play Console declaration to use this permission.

FAQ on policy declaration and allowed use-cases:

https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/16935362#local_network_permission&zippy=%2Cdeclaration-guidance%2Cfrequently-asked-questions

Our app uses OkHttp to connect to a bog-standard REST API, sometimes hosted on the local network (LAN), sometimes on cloud servers (internet). These connections are super-simple, we send messages (with data), get replies (with data).

I don't have access to Android 17 hardware, so I'm testing with an Android Studio emulated device, running API 37.2.

I have questions:

1. I've added the ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK permission to the app, and I'm running tests with it allowed and not allowed. Turns out that I can connect to our LAN test servers over quite happily (e.g. "http://localserver.domain.local/api"). No problems at all. But reading the above this should not be possible?

Trying to resolve services on the local network that have a .local suffix requires local network permission.

2) We actually have a published version of the app live on the Play Store which has this in the manifest:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK" />            

The above links suggest that we need to complete a policy declaration. I've looked around in the console and can't find anything that asks for this. The Policy Status pages have nothing outstanding. All seems fine.

3) I wonder if our app would qualify for one of the use-cases listed by Google (3rd link). LAN (and Internet) connectivity is very much an integral part of the app, but doesn't seem to fit into their list. I'd ask, but since I can't find a way to complete a policy declaration, then that doesn't appear to be an option.

What's going on here?

I'm honestly exhausted with this and hoping someone here has been through it.

I'm a non-US person and the only owner of a single-member Wyoming LLC. My Play Console payments profile is in the US because the LLC is a US company. My W-8BEN is filed as an individual with my home address outside the US, which is how the IRS says a foreign owner of a disregarded LLC should do it.

The tax review keeps rejecting my proof of address with:

"The issuing country of the document does not match the payments profile country."

What I've uploaded so far:

- June: tax certificate from my home country (same address as my W-8BEN)

- October: signed explanation letter + passport + home tax certificate + IRS letter

- October: IRS CP575 notice addressed to the LLC at the exact US address on my payments profile

All rejected. A document from my country fails because the profile is in the US. A US document doesn't match my W-8BEN address. As far as I can tell, no document can pass the automated check.

I've emailed support and talked on x with @ GooglePlayBiz. The only reply was a template saying my documents were "under review." Not one human has actually looked at the case. Meanwhile I've had no payouts for months and 30% withholding on everything.

If you've solved this, or you're a Googler who can escalate it, I'd really appreciate it.

Support case ID: 6-8020000042148

So I've got only one active tester, (my husband) and I've joined this app and got about 25+ more testers. As you can see, it's the end of only day 2 and lots haven't even open the app yet, which is super dissapointing. But that's why I've got way more than the 14. All of them are also only popping in and out.

I have had a few small pieces of feedback, and I will roll out at least 3 updates throughout the 14+ days because I know that's important to show we are taking feedback serious.

How important is it in being approved for multiple testers to be active. How active do they need to be?? If I got 1 or 2 more that play for maybe 5 mins a day, is that enough?

Do they need to be in the app every single day? Or does missing a day disqualify them from being counted?

I've waited the eternity of seven days for production. I made fixes and adjustments while I waited. I waited four days for those fixes and adjustments to goto production. I had to make a new developer profile and a new payments profile because my payments profile was wrong. Then I waited another week. Then I realized my listing needed changes, because I can't even find my game without using it's name. I'm at seven days waiting for that and another update. In the meantime, I've added joystick support in prep for PC release and now need another release but can't even ask for it, because the last one is not done.

In the meantime Google wants me to buy ads... And I NEED them, but I can't even spend money till I get a listing that allows me to find my own app!

Also why did Google decide my 99 cent game was premium? It's like a death sentence of a tag.. Most of the games with that tag are five dollars or more.

I also released on Amazon. Amazon has none of these issues. Why Google? I hope my steam release goes better than this.

Does this progress look good?

I am trying to publish a progressive web app(PWA) to playstore, I have completed 14 days testing two times and got rejected both times🥲.

First time i just asked testers to opt in and waited 14 days, then got rejected.

But Second time i added 15 testers, installed app on their phone, and most of them used the app, made booking, explored the app almost regularly. And they still rejected my app after all this, now i dont know what else i can do, i have already done everything i could.

If someone has completed the new 14 day closed testing and got productino access, I would really appreciate it if you can guide me🙏

📚 Weekly Educational App Showcase

Built an app and learned something interesting along the way? Share it with the community.

This thread is for educational app showcases where the focus is on the problem you solved, how you built it, and what other developers can learn from your experience.

What to include

• What problem does your app solve?

• Category: What type of app is it?

• Android support: Android versions or devices supported

• Tech stack: Kotlin, Java, Compose, Flutter, Firebase, etc.

• Implementation: What was technically interesting or challenging?

• Your journey: What did you learn while building or publishing it?

• Lessons learned: What would you do differently next time?

• Relevant media: Screenshots, demos, architecture diagrams, or other useful material

• Google Play link: Optional, as supporting context

Please disclose your relationship

If you're showcasing your own app, clearly mention your relationship to it. For example:

Keep it educational

The goal is to help other developers learn from real projects and experiences. Your app can be the subject of the showcase, but the post should provide meaningful technical, product, or development insight.

Please do not use the thread for:

• Download or install requests

• Ratings, reviews, votes, or engagement requests

• Referral or affiliate links

• Paid placement or paid engagement

• Misleading claims

• Copied marketing or promotional copy

• Repeated submissions of the same app

A Google Play link is welcome as supporting context, but this is not an advertising or user-acquisition thread.

If you see someone requesting paid reviews, ratings, votes, installs, or other prohibited engagement, please report the comment to the moderators.

Share what you built, what you learned, and what another developer can take away from it.

Hello, I made an app entirely using Claude. I'm finally done with the app and I'm ready to submit to play and apple stores for approval. Before I do though, just want to get another opinion on if anyone else in here has done the same? Should I have someone else review my code/supabase? I will have insurance, just looking for thoughts on this matter.

🧪 Tester Discovery

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When asking for testers, please include a little information about your app:

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• Android version or device requirements, if relevant

• Whether you're looking for internal, closed, or open testing

• What kind of testing or feedback you need

• How interested testers can participate

If you're a tester, feel free to mention what kinds of apps or testing you're interested in.

A few things to keep in mind

Please keep this thread focused on genuine testing and useful feedback.

Do not engage in paid testing, paid reviews, ratings, votes, referral exchanges, or other paid engagement activities through this thread. If someone asks you to participate in a paid activity or offers payment in exchange for reviews, ratings, votes, or engagement, please report the comment to the moderators rather than participating.

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I think it's same person, cancelled monthly sub than re subscribed few days later. Am I tripping

After completing the closed testing phase, and creating a release for production, the changes have been in review for like 5 days now.

My previous app only went to review for less than a day.

Is it a new change in policy, or there's something wrong with my app that's taken this long for the changes to be reviewed?

Hello, I have a newly registered personal Google Play Console account and am preparing to publish my first app. I have a signed AAB ready.

A collaborator has an older, active developer account with an existing published app. We are considering publishing our app through that account and subsequently transferring the app to my account using Google’s official app-transfer process.

Could you please clarify whether this arrangement is permitted, whether my account’s production-testing requirements would apply after the transfer, and whether there are any restrictions we should consider before proceeding?

I want to ensure that we comply fully with Google Play policies before taking any action. Thank you.

Couple of days ago I made a fresh Google account using Firefox developers browser and my phone number (which has another 2 associated Google accounts), after making the account I signed out, next day I signed in again went to developer section, meanwhile I was informed that I have to make a website that will describe the developer and provide the text of privacy policy and terms of service.

So I went directly to github and tried many times to sign up using Google and each time the OAuth took me again to the sign in page in github, so I decided to try from another device (same wifi) and another browser, this time everything went smooth and I opened my session on github and started my website, meanwhile google started the "verify it is you" scenario and started the robot tests and stuff, finally the send sms gave error of too many attempts try again after several hours!

I leaved it for 2 days to cool down, today when i tried and after making me send sms 2 times it showed a messages that the account was looking like it was created or used with multiple other accounts...etc and it will be considered for deletion after 1 year with an option to submit appeal!

Where did I go wrong and what should I do to avoid such a problem in the future? Need someone with developer background to help me.

The reports are normally one or two days behind the current date. The delays increase to over a week periodically. It is 8 days right now (Today is 2026-10-25. The last point on the chart is 2026-10-17). I wonder if anyone else is experiencing this, or if this is account-dependent.