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April 2023

Transparency and control over account data

Apps that allow account creation will soon need to allow users to initiate account and data deletion from within the app and online. Showcase your apps' privacy and security practices in your Data safety section in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

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Countdown to Google I/O

Google I/O is on May 10 and you can now preview the 2023 program. Don’t miss the “What’s new in Google Play” session to learn about new features and updates to help you grow, monetize, and protect your business. Others you might like include “What great quality looks like on Google Play” and “Boost your revenue on Play Commerce.” Register today to bookmark these sessions and build your personal agenda.

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Bard can help with coding in over 20 programming languages

Collaborate with Bard to generate, explain, and debug code in over 20 programming languages. You can also export Python code generated by Bard to your Google Colab notebooks to seamlessly continue programming tasks.

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Upcoming Google Play and Android policy deadlines

May 2023

Target API level policy extension (API 30 or above to remain available)

Families Self-Certified Ads SDK policy

User Ratings, Reviews, and Installs policy

Personal Loans policy

June 2023

Migrate from SafetyNet Attestation to Play Integrity API

July 2023

Exact Alarm Permission policy

August 2023

Target API level policy (API 31 or above to remain available, API 33 to submit)

Device and Network Abuse policy

December 2023

User Data - Account Deletion

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What’s new in Android

Android 14 beta 1 is available for download with an updated system sharesheet, new graphics APIs that allow path introspection, and more.

Version 1.4 of Jetpack Compose delivers new features like Pager and Flow Layouts, and new ways to style your text.

Stable release of Android Studio Flamingo helps you build pixel-perfect UI with Live Edit, assists with inspecting your app, and more.

ANDROID DEVELOPERS

Reduce uninstalls for your app with auto-archive

Auto-archive helps reduce
uninstalls

Apps and games using the Android App Bundle will now benefit from auto-archive, which automatically frees up storage space without removing the app or users’ data from the device.

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Crashing apps prompt for app
updates

On Android 7.0 (SDK level 24) and above, Google Play now prompts users to update their app if it crashes in the foreground and a more stable version is available.

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Ready to monetize your app?

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Google U.S. Economic Impact Report

The Android app economy, including Google Play, helped create 2 million American jobs¹ – from software engineers and mobile app developers, to the marketing and HR teams that support them.

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¹As estimated by Progressive Policy Institute in January 2022

Rocket Game Studio grows with Google Play Academy

Rocket Game Studio has streamlined intern training with our extensive range of Google Play Academy courses and training materials.

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