Do not attempt to register a new developer account. If your account is terminated, payments will cease and Google may recover the proceeds of any past sales and/or the cost of any associated fees (such as chargebacks and transaction fees) from you. I’ll try to learn more, which means that I’ll have to try to contact Google again… The story continues…. Once you've set-up and configured your account, you can create a Google Play app and find your Google Play License Key. It may take up to 48 hours after you submit your registration for Google to process your application. ", Type in a developer name to brand your products on Google Play, such as your company name, and then enter your email address, phone number and optionally your website address. We recommend that you use an alternative method for distributing your apps in the future. All my apps were deleted, and I was forbidden to publish new ones. I do not know, but I rapidly contacted the F-Secure support to inform them of these false positives, and two days later (Google, please note), my apps and my developer signature were marked as clean by the antivirus software. On June 8, 2018, I received a mail from the Google Play team informing me that my application Cozmic Zoom Lite had been removed because of a “device and network abuse”. After Google sets up your account, you can access the developer console and upload content at the same website you visited to register (see Resources). Yet I chose Android to create my first apps. Let me start it from the beginning. Dear Google Play team, I think that a platform such as Android needs confidence. Shortly after, another mail announced that my developer account was terminated. Especially in payments. Learn more Check out the Material Design blog I’m a software developer since 1995 and Android developer since 2011. Did my anti-piracy system triggered Google’s new “Play Protect” antivirus? The good news — 4 days after I republished my apps, they are finally back again on the Play Store. Prior to selling products such as Android apps on the Google Play store, you must register as a developer. Having read through the API terms of service, I couldn’t deduce how my app infringed them. The good news — My account was reinstated today. I even personally think that the cleaning could be more severe. This is a notification that your Google Play Publisher account has been terminated. I had read stories about the terrifying Apple’s “kill switch” that could wipe out apps without further ado, and I thought naively that such a thing could not happen on Android, given the “developer friendly” reputation of Google. If you’ve reviewed the policy and feel this termination may have been in error, please reach out to our policy support team. Should we blame people for cyber security errors? If you’ve reviewed the policy and feel this suspension may have been in error, please reach out to our policy support team. On July 31, 2019, I received a mail from Google Play informing me that my app Star Words was removed because of an alleged “malicious behavior”. If you have a different question about the Play Developer Console, please let me know. Even if for most of you, apps are mere trivial toys that pop up (and die out) with a tap on your phone, in the background there are real people who spent days and nights to provide you with these few minutes of fun. You can visit the Developer Policy Center to better understand how we enforce Developer Program Policies. Thanks for contacting the Google Play Team. I am writing this answer after my more than 20 accounts terminated and 5+ app suspended. Close the agreement and check the box indicating you agree to the terms. It needs users’ confidence in the system, by the guarantee of a safe environment protected against malicious applications. They will surely have high security in such stuff. However, in 2017, several users reported me that their antivirus app (F-Secure) blocked my Star Words and Cozmic Zoom apps. I was not certain, and didn’t want to take any risks (the mail was threatening to terminate my account) so I published a new version without YouTube, hosting the videos on my own server. Actually the app contained a few scientific videos (mainly from the public domain, or else with a permission from the authors), displayed with the official YouTube API. Thank you for your understanding.Regards,MikeThe Google Play Team. Policy center. In our previous email, I made sure to include all the information available to me. How to Set-up Your Google Play Developer Account and Google Wallet Merchant Account The not-so-good news — I still don’t know what caused my apps to be removed in the first place. Hi Patrick,Just wanted to get back to you in regards to your developer account.After further review, we’ve accepted your appeal and reinstated your account. See the article "Android - Creating an App in the Google Play Developer Console" for more information. For example, you can add and remove a space at the end of your app description.Before republishing your apps, you might want to review the Developer Program Policies for additional policy guidance. Maybe it was the popups that I displayed at the beginning of the videos to credit the authors? Google Play Console has been redesigned to be easier to use and more helpful. I develop software not just for fun but also primarily for a living.
