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Review our July 2020 policy updates and make sure your app complies. All new and existing apps will receive a grace period of at least 30 days from the issuance of this notification (unless otherwise stated) to comply with these changes.

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Manage your developer account

Set up your developer account
Transfer apps to a different developer account
Protect your developer account
Link your developer account to Google services
Link a Google Play developer account to your payments profile
View changes with your Activity log

Upload & publish

Upload an app
Deliver apps and features on demand with the Android App Bundle
Prepare & roll out releases
Use app signing by Google Play
Declare permissions for your app
Prepare your app for review
Update your apps
Publish an app
Publish an app with timed publishing
Release app updates with staged rollouts
Manage your store listings
Distribute your instant experience
Add or test APK expansion files
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Distribute your app

Set up prices & app distribution
Distribute app releases to specific countries
Translate & localize your app
App Indexing on Google Search
Create promotions
View & restrict your app's compatible devices
Build awareness for your apps with pre-registration
Supported devices
Participate in Designed for Families
Create a Google Ads campaign for your app
Publish private apps from the Play Console
Participate in the Families Ads Program

Test your app & check performance

Set up an open, closed, or internal test
Run A/B tests on your store listing
Use pre-launch reports to identify issues
Deobfuscate crash stack traces
View reports, statistics, & insights
Test in-app billing with application licensing
Review performance alerts
Alternatives to using Google+ Communities for testing
Share app bundles and APKs internally
Check your app’s download and install sizes

Paid apps, in-app products & subscriptions

Supported locations for distribution to Google Play users
Offer apps in multiple currencies
Tax rates & value-added tax (VAT)
Withholding tax (WHT)
Merchant guidelines
Create a managed product
Create a subscription
Create a rewarded product
Review in-app subscription performance
Create sales for paid apps
Currency support for Brazilian Real & required taxes

Comply with Google Play policies

Manage policy violations
How to support your app's users
Advertising ID
Declare permissions for your app
Requirements for distributing apps in specific countries/regions
Requirements for apps that communicate government information
Viewing & purchasing your own apps
Find & troubleshoot your license key
Use of SMS or Call Log permission groups
Requesting access to location in the background
Requirements for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) apps
Use of All files access (MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) permission

Fix an issue

Account, registration & payment issues
Publishing issues
App visibility & discovery issues
Billing, reporting, & order cancellation issues
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