Policy Deadlines

We’re updating the Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Software Wallets policy to include a Help Center link that details select country-specific requirements.

To help protect children, the new Age-Restricted Content and Functionality policy requires apps with features that include matchmaking, dating, or real money gambling / games / contests to use Play Console features to block minors.

For personal loan apps in India, we’re updating the country requirements to align with a newly published government list of approved digital lending apps. Apps must be on this list and meet Play policy requirements in order to be available on Google Play in India. All new personal loan apps on Google Play in India must be in compliance as of Oct 30, 2025.

We’re updating our Health and Medical Functionalities policy to incorporate elements of the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) guidance for medical device apps targeting users in the EU. Additionally, we’re providing information for developers of medical device apps targeting users in the EU, and adding a "Medical Device" label to clearly identify EU certified medical device apps on Google Play.

To help ensure user safety and transparency, we are updating our Accessibility API policy to clarify and reinforce our existing rules that any use of this API that enables an app to autonomously initiate, plan, and execute actions is prohibited. Such behavior can change user settings without permission, circumvent Android’s privacy controls, and leverage the user interface in a deceptive manner by executing actions without the user’s knowledge or consent.

To help protect users' data, developers may only use data provided by the Age Signals API to provide age-appropriate experiences in the app receiving this data.