Google Play Store Publication

Prerequisites

• From August 2021, new apps are to be published with the Android App Bundle on Google Play. If you want to distribute your application in the Google Play Store, sign the Android App Bundle as described in Signing the Android App Bundle.
• Provide the App Content before releasing the Access App in the Google Play Console:
  • Go to Google Play Console, and select your Access App.
  • On the left side in the Policy section, click on App Content.
  • In News apps, answer No to the question Is your app a news app?.
  • In Data safety, answer No to the question Does your app collect or share any of the required user data types?.

Sign the Android App Bundle

The prerequisite is a keystore with a private key to sign the app as Android App Bundle or as APK.

We recommend following the official Google recommendation

Sign the APK

The Android build tools are required to complete the following steps, see Android build tools.

The prerequisite is a keystore with a private key to sign the app as Android App Bundle or as APK.

Follow the official Google documentation to sign your app.

App content declarations

You're required to fill out policy declarations in order to list your app in the Google Play Store.

Additional declarations

The information provided here is scoped to the Nevis Mobile Authentication SDK. Your own declaration will likely need to be extended to cover your apps purpose. Although we're listing the necessary policy information in this document, read through and follow the official documentation.

1. Go to Google Play Console, and select your application.
2. On the left side in the Policy and programs section, select App Content.

• Advertising ID: Does your app use advertising ID? Select No. The SDK used the ANDROID_ID as part of the device identifier. As this is not the advertising identifier, this declaration can be answered with no unless your app itself uses the advertisement identifier.

Data safety

The Data safety questionnaire requires more information to be provided.

Data collection and security

• Does your app collect or share any of the required user data types?
  • Select Yes.
• Which of the following methods of account creation does your app support? Select all that apply.
  • Check Username and other authentication.
• Add a link that users can use to request that their account and associated data is deleted.
  • Supply an account deletion link.
• Do you provide a way for users to request that some or all of their data is deleted, without requiring them to delete their account?.
  • Probably the answer here is no.

Data types

• Personal info: Check User IDs.
• Device or other IDs: Check Device or other IDs.

Data usage and handling

• Personal info
  • Check collected.
  • Is this data processed ephemerally?
    • Select No, this collected data is not processed ephemerally.
  • Is this data required for your app, or can users choose whether it's collected?
    • Select Data collection is required (users can't turn off this data collection).
  • Why is this user data collected?
    • Check App functionality.
    • Check Account Management.

Device or other IDs

• Data type Device or other IDs
  • Is this data collected, shared, or both?
    • Check Collected
  • Is this data processed ephemerally?
    • Select No, this collected data is not processed ephemerally.
  • Is this data required for your app, or can users choose whether it's collected?
    • Select Data collection is required (users can't turn off this data collection).
  • Why is this user data collected? Select all that apply.
    • Check App functionality
      • Check Fraud prevention, security, and compliance