Google Play Identity Verification: Everything You Need to Know

Starting in April 2024, Google requires all developer accounts on the Google Play Store to verify their personal and business identities. Some of the necessary information could read like borderline legal jargon.

In this video, I'll share everything you need to know about how to verify your developer account, whether as an individual or an organization. I'll also dive into the mysterious D-U-N-S number, explain what it is, whether you need one, and how to get it.

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#googleplay #googleplayconsole #identityverification

Table of Contents:
⏩ 00:00 Introduction
⏩ 00:50 Steps for Today
⏩ 03:28 Individual Verification
⏩ 05:20 Organization Verification
⏩ 08:07 Find a D-U-N-S number
⏩ 09:24 Get a D-U-N-S number
⏩ 10:34 Conclusion

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[nerdboylife]

Well, That's it for me. Google wants to put my personal address made FULLY public. First Apple wants too much a year, and now Google. I see that as a personal security issue, I don't want people who use my apps know exactly where I live. That's it, no more coding for me :(

[RubenArreboladeHaro]

With this changes, at least for me it's time to leave the google play store. This is so bad for small developers, they are exposing our full address to the internet... Too much risk for us.

[mifino]

"You'll be able to complete account verification in Play Console 60 days before your chosen deadline" - I don't understand, what could be the purpose of this. Does the process involve scheduling a video call or something labour intensive? If not, you'd think that Google of all companies would be able to build a HTML form that can scale to their number of developers in order to collect the needed info.

[solomontetteh]

'We can't verify your phone number phone number at this time, try again or request a call' (even when what you're doing is literally requesting one). The more I deal with google the more I dislike them, this level of incompetence can only be deliberate

[jogalong]

If someone hacked google it would be devastating minding all the documents they store

[jimkobe]

Great video! I have a question if i upload an android app that has admob for ads in the goole play store will my Legal name and my address visible if i create an individual account? These are sensitive information. I mean if both are shown worldwide you may be in danger.

[presidentgeorgewashington]

3:28
Ok, hold on. Did you just say my info was going to be public on Google Play?

[BHoff-kn]

Great video with lots of detail! The step we are stuck on is providing the DL, passport, or other to complete our organization account verification. Is there another method besides passing an image of a DL or passport?

[marchantpetercouk]

Thank you - a very clear explanation :-)

[aufverkrampft]

Greate video!
I have a quick question about the account details shown in 1:50.
Is the address private or visible in some way?

[ishaq]

How will I make payment profile if I wanna warn through in app purchases like skins etc. What should I put in my business name? And what what should I select in "what do you wanna sell" in payment profile?

[jasonm]

I contacted google support directly (April 23rd) as I was concerned about my privacy as an individual. They said the following:

For individual accounts, below are the details that will be shown publicly:
Developer name
Legal name
Country (taken from legal address)
Developer email address

For organization accounts, below are the details that will be shown publicly:
Developer name
Organization name
Organization address
Developer phone number
Developer email address

[kcsykmy]

GOOGLE SUSPENDED MY GOOGLE PLAY! they want my government ID! This is bull!

[warhammer]

i dont have physical android device with android 10 in play console app to verify i have physical device, do i need to buy a new phone before i can upload my app???

[VinayBakale-lzcj]

i have registered in duns but they did not reverted me back its more than 4 months now

[jjjj_]

Wait my address is going to be exposed publicly?

[TasaduqH-yj]

Will they be calling on the contact number provided? and if yes, what do they ask so I am prepared to recieve that call.

[yashinshekh]

i have currently faced an issue saying "Google couldn't verify your identity" . i have uploaded my passport and my bank statement both

[koyhwfr]

Im so mad cause my parent's got me a card for about 25 bucks and now i gotta put a id wich i dont have yet and they wont put there id for my account so im gonna lose 25 bucks

[smhily]

Google is the master of offloading liability onto the user/developer/anyone but them.