How can I update my Android app on Google Play Console after it has been removed by Google for violating permission policies? Is there any way? I mistakenly ignored the emails sent by them for updating the app before the 9th of March.
Here are screenshots of my google play console
You can see the reason or policy violation in play console. I think it's under alert options in Play console. please check it, correct it in the app. then update your version code and version name, the sign your app, publish it again. Go to your app in play console, then select App releases under Release management then click manage in production -> create release or publish it as beta, after get approved from play console, publish it as production.
Hope this helps.
Recently, Few of my apps which were using SEND_SMS permissions have been removed from playstore. Now you can do two things:
If your app relies on SEND_SMS permission for it's working, then you need to submit a permission declaration form with relevant information. Find it here
Remove these permissions if are not very much needed, then simply upload your app to playstore.
You'll be guided for the same when you'll push a new update on Google play console.
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When I tried to purchase a product with the in-app purchase I am receiving an error as mentioned below instead of in-app purchase dialog
This version of the application is not configured for billing through Google Play
Yes, there are lots of answers available online but they all suggested adding this particular user as a licensed tester, I am facing this issue in the live application and I can not add a user as a licensed tester.
I also find a workaround for this issue as mentioned below,
Uninstall the app from the device
I removed the google account from the device on which I am facing the issue
Then add a new google account on the same device
Install the app again from the google play store
And try to purchase a product and it worked
Again I uninstall the app
I remove the new google account from the device and add the old one
Install the app from the play store
And try to purchase a product and its shows the error mentioned above
Yes, adding a new google account fix the issue but my question is why this is not working with my existing google account?
The issue has been fixed 🎉
The live build did not contain the permission com.android.vending.BILLING
What I was doing wrong is, I added this permission to the build and was testing in debug mode and not from the internal testing of the google play console.
After adding this permission I uploaded the build to internal testing and download the app from there on my real device and everything worked as expected.
Still, the confusing point is in some android device billing works without the above-mentioned permission 🤔
My previous app apk had a permission of SMS_RECEVIE which is now unpublished from production.
It was done by some other developer so I don't have any details about it.
Now I have uploaded a new apk on beta which do not have any SMS_RECEVIE permission which got rejected.
please suggest me what to do now.
Remove SMS permission from manifest if your app requires just reading OTP.
Use SMS retriever API
https://developers.google.com/identity/sms-retriever/overview
Google has sent a mail to you regarding this. you might need to submit that form once again.
wait for 24 hrs.
Or
Upload a new version of your APK and submit a permissions declaration form to enable further review.
Well, since you have already removed the SMS_RECIEVE from the app, there should be no more problem with publishing the app.
Just go to play console and publish your new app as a production release. It'll take some time to be published. Anyway if there is not any other violations or issues the app will be published. You can remove your beta release as well.
I have uploaded an application in google play console. They rejected my application due to Violation of Impersonation policy. Then I changed my logo and uploaded it again. Then they publish it on play store. When I uploaded the application in play console I Upload both new apk and play console logo. When I am installing the application in the phone then I see they updated only play store logo, not my new apk. How do I solve the problem?
Sometimes it takes more than 24 hrs to publish the app and become available for download from the google play store. Don't worry.
However, I would like to recommend you check if you have chosen the Full Rollout option while publishing your application. Sometimes, the app is updated and people forget to click on the Full rollout button.
Was questioning the same thing yesterday. I violated the privacy policy and needed to add a policy into the url needed. And clicked "Resubmitted", at the side you will see "processing request" or something like that? Yes, you have to wait to let Google Play Store review your app to make sure you have fixed what they pointed out the first time.
So don't worry, give it some time.
I searched the web for an answer but I don't find any information about if I can add in app purchase after I publish the app in play store in a new update for the application or should I added it from the beginning ?
You can add in app billing to an existing app and I've done so with a few of mine in the past.
A point to note is that you must upload an APK with billing permissions enabled at least into Alpha channel before you can test it.
I am trying to test google play services features in an app, without publishing the app.
I went through the below link to do that.
https://developers.google.com/games/services/console/enabling
This process worked earlier but i think it has changed now, as i am getting the following error even after checking all the steps mentioned in the link above.
"The application is incorrectly configured. Check that the package name and signing certificate match the client ID created in Developer Console. Also, if the application is not yet published, check that the account you are trying to sign in with is listed as a tester account. See logs for more information."
Does anyone know if there has been any change in the process or if i am missing out something? Thanks.
You need to publish the app before it becomes available for testing.
If you publish the app and it is only in the "alpha testing" section then it is NOT available to general public; it is only available to activated testers in the alpha section.
EDIT: One additional note: "normal" uses will not find your app on Google Play, but also the activated tester can not find the application by using the search box.
Only the direct link to the application package will work (only for the activated testers).
You do not need to publish an app for testing. From the error it seems that the users/testers who want to test are not white listed. Quoting from the official documentation.
If your game is in an unpublished state, you must whitelist the user accounts that you want to grant access for testing. Otherwise, your testers will encounter OAuth and 404 errors when attempting to access the Google Play games services endpoints. Also remember to add yourself as a tester, or the Play Games SDK will not work for your user account
Hope this Helps!!