The Android store.
WHAT YOU NEED
A developer account, with a one-time registration fee A verified identity, and for organisations, verified organisation details A signed application bundle Store listing content A privacy policy, hosted publicly Completed data safety and content declarations
WHAT VERIFICATION INVOLVES
Providing identity documentation, and for organisations, registration details.
WHY THAT MATTERS
Accounts failing verification are restricted or closed, and applications become unavailable.
WHAT TO PREPARE
Accurate details matching your documentation, from the start.
WHAT THE DATA SAFETY SECTION REQUIRES
An accurate declaration of what you collect, why, and whether it is shared.
WHY ACCURACY MATTERS
Declarations inconsistent with actual behaviour are a common cause of rejection and enforcement.
WHAT RELEASE TRACKS PROVIDE
Internal, closed, open and production testing.
WHAT TO USE
Internal testing for the team, then a staged production rollout.
WHAT A STAGED ROLLOUT DOES
Releases to a percentage of users, increasing over time.
WHY THAT MATTERS MOST
A defect can be halted before it reaches everyone.
WHAT TO MONITOR DURING ROLLOUT
Crash rate and reviews.
