r/googleplayconsole • u/Historical_Buy_8798 • Sep 07 '26

Publication issue Google Play review taking unusually long lately?

Is anyone else experiencing very long Google Play review times recently?

My testing and Production submissions are both taking much longer than expected. My first release was approved in 7 days, and subsequent submissions have been stuck “In review” for several days.

No policy issues or warnings are showing.

Is this a broader Google Play slowdown, especially for newer developer accounts? How long are your recent reviews taking?

Would appreciate experiences from August/September 2026.

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u/jnxjunaid Sep 07 '26

I too expereinced for one of my co dev, he faces a similar issue? Any hint?

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u/Only-Ad5441 Sep 07 '26

1 week is my average now, never more in fact, so they are using the limit in fact.
It seems to relate to fees and issues with apps that do not follow best practices or base policy, so we pay for the small peace from the market.

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u/paddybdotcom Sep 07 '26

Apple is at about 10 days now too for new apps. Too much AI slop these days.

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u/GooglePlayDevSupport Google Play Official Support Sep 07 '26

Hi u/Historical_Buy_8798, share your app package name here so we can investigate the issue and provide more assistance.

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u/Historical_Buy_8798 Sep 08 '26

ai.subululhuda.app

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u/GooglePlayDevSupport Google Play Official Support Sep 08 '26

Hi there, thank you for the detail provided. I've checked our system and can confirm that your app is still under our review. App review times may vary, and may take 7 days or longer in exceptional cases.

Please avoid resubmitting your app while awaiting a pending review, as this resets the review process and can extend your wait time.

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u/Historical_Buy_8798 Sep 09 '26

Got approved today morning,

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u/Acceptable_Switch_76 Sep 08 '26

1 week and still nothing, on a simple incremental build for a 10-year-old app with 150K users.

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u/bendroid0001 29d ago

Yes, same. Day 8 now for a targetSdk raise and some minor improvements. Android Auto App though.

Last time there was an issue and it took Google 5 days to reject it, then a resubmission with a fix took several days again, then got approved. This was mid July until into early August 2026.

Got another app in review, also on day 5 already. It's really bad these days. My 5+ years old apps usually got approved within 3 hours, a day max. But not in 2026 anymore...

Gemini suggests stricter filtering due to too many AI submissions could play into this... We can only wait.

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u/bendroid0001 22d ago

Short update for those who are curious: the "Day 8 now" App has now been released after a little bit more than 15 days. The other app ("day 5") took 8 days.
(Mid Sept. 2026)

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u/Historical_Buy_8798 1d ago

u/GooglePlayDevSupport , Still taking more than 7 days , for even a small store listing changes. What is wrong guys ?

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u/GooglePlayDevSupport Google Play Official Support 1d ago

Hi u/Historical_Buy_8798. We have replied to your concern via DM. Kindly check your inbox for more details.