New coverage replace to spice up believe and transparency on Google Play

Posted by way of Kobi Gluck, Director, Product Control, Google Play Developer

Probably the most some ways we stay Google Play a secure and relied on platform is by way of verifying the identification of builders and their fee knowledge. This is helping save you the unfold of malware, reduces fraud, and is helping customers perceive who’s at the back of the apps they’re putting in.

As an example, we require builders to make sure their electronic mail cope with and speak to quantity to make certain that each account is created by way of an actual particular person, with actual touch main points.

These days, we are saying expanded developer verification necessities in our Play Console Necessities coverage. As a part of this replace, we’ll additionally percentage extra developer main points to your app’s retailer list web page to assist customers make assured, knowledgeable possible choices about what to obtain.

Right here’s a snappy have a look at what’s new.

Whilst you create a brand new Play Console developer account for an group, you’ll now want to supply a D-U-N-S quantity. Assigned by way of Dun & Bradstreet, D-U-N-S numbers are distinctive nine-digit identifiers which can be broadly used to make sure companies.

As a result of we’ll use D-U-N-S numbers to make sure what you are promoting knowledge all over the account advent procedure, you have to ensure the ideas that Dun & Bradstreet has about what you are promoting is up to the moment prior to making a developer account. You might also be required to put up respectable group paperwork to assist us to make sure your knowledge.

In the event you’re no longer positive if your company has a D-U-N-S quantity, you’ll be able to test with Dun & Bradstreet or request one without spending a dime. The method can take as much as 30 days, so we inspire you to plot forward. Be informed extra.

We’re renaming the “Touch main points” segment to your app’s retailer list to “App reinforce” and including a brand new “In regards to the developer” segment to assist customers be told extra about you. “App reinforce” would possibly display your app’s reinforce electronic mail cope with, and you’ll be able to select to turn your web page and reinforce telephone quantity. “In regards to the developer” would possibly display verified identification knowledge like title, cope with, and call main points.

If you create a brand new Play Console developer account and we’ve verified your main points, you’ll be eligible to begin publishing apps on Google Play.

If at any level we will be able to’t test your knowledge, like your criminal title or cope with–we’ll get in contact and ask you to reverify your knowledge to keep away from having your apps got rid of from Google Play.

On August 31, we’ll get started rolling out those necessities for someone growing new Play Console developer accounts. Your “In regards to the developer” segment will probably be visual to customers once you post a brand new app. Over the primary couple of months, we’ll concentrate to comments and refine the enjoy prior to increasing to current builders.

In October, we’ll percentage additional info with current builders about tips on how to replace and test current accounts.

Thanks for partnering with us as we proceed to make Google Play a secure and relied on platform for everybody.