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Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

2025-08-25  Per Henrikson

Developers will have to provide their legal name, address, email, and phone number, which could push independent developers to register as a business for their own privacy’s sake. Apple implemented a similar change for the EU App Store earlier this year to comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA), a regulation that now requires app developers to provide their “trader status” to submit new apps or app updates for distribution.


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