Google Play has just announced a new data deletion policy

If your Android app allows users to create an account, then Google Play will eventually require you to offer a way for users to initiate account AND data deletion from within the app and from the web.

Google Play will require that the web link for account/data deletion be provided to users through your app’s Data Safety section, as shown in the GIF above. This is so users can request deletion WITHOUT reinstalling your app.

When completing the Data Safety form, there’ll be new questions related to this data deletion policy. Google’s asking developers to submit answers by December 7, 2023. Sometime in early 2024, users will see the new data deletion badge and area in apps’ store listings.

Developers that need more time to comply with this requirement (such as needing to build out account/data deletion tools) can file an extension in the Play Console until May 31, 2024. After that date non-compliant apps may be removed from Google Play.

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