Google Play PolicyBytes - April 2025 policy updates

Paul, from Regional Operations North America, Trust and Safety, Google Play, shares important updates from our April 2025 Google Play policy announcements.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:02 - Store Listing and Promotion (News & Magazines)
02:19 - Financial Services (Personal Loans)
02:56 - Privacy, Deception and Device Abuse (User Data)
04:00 - Reminder: Photo and Video Permissions
04:32 - 2025 Key Dates

Resources:

#GooglePlay #Policy #AndroidDevelopers

Speaker: Paul Hua
Products Mentioned: Google Play for Android

[AndroidDevelopers]

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[HakanPazvant]

I have updated my app many times with small changes and every time my updates were accepted without any problems. My last 2 updates were only about removing and adding ads. I removed the ads in my app and then added the same ads back but this time I can't get you to accept the update. This is ridiculous. You are making the developers' job even harder, this is nothing more. No wonder the competitor stores are growing day by day.

[lepro]

If safeguarding user data is a primary concern, how does disclosing the complete personal address of solo developers (who publish applications with advertisements or in-app purchases to generate revenue) on the Google Play Store effectively protect them? Are they not regarded as users/people that need protection ?

[JudithDev]

Why has the latest Android 14 update removed the dot notification facility on my Moto G14? I miss messages now without the dot appearing on the Home Screen App for messages & WhatsApp. Very annoying🇬🇧