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Google Play rejectionGoogle Play: prominent disclosure and consent requirement not met

Google Play’s prominent disclosure rule is a requirement to show an in-app notice before collecting personal data users may not expect, such as background location. The notice must say what data is collected and how it is used, then ask for consent.

Short answer

Add a screen in the normal app flow, before the system permission dialog, that names the data, the feature it enables and any sharing. Give it a clear accept button and treat back or dismiss as no. Then send a new build for review.

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Why the disclosure fails review, and the fix

  1. 01

    The disclosure is only in the privacy policy

    “Must be within the app itself, not only in the app description or on a website” Google Play Console Help, User Data (Prominent disclosure)

    A privacy policy, terms page or store listing doesn’t count. The notice has to be a screen inside the app.

  2. 02

    The permission dialog comes first

    “Requests for in-app user consent and runtime permission requests must be immediately preceded by an in-app disclosure that meets the requirement of this policy.” Google Play Console Help, User Data (Consent and runtime permissions)

    Show your own disclosure screen, then the Android permission prompt. A system dialog alone, with no screen before it, fails.

  3. 03

    The notice is hidden in settings

    “Must be displayed in the normal usage of the app and not require the user to navigate into a menu or settings” Google Play Console Help, User Data (Prominent disclosure)

    A disclosure users only see if they open a menu doesn’t meet the rule. Show it in the flow where the feature starts.

  4. 04

    Dismissing counts as yes

    “Must not interpret navigation away from the disclosure (including tapping away or pressing the back or home button) as consent” Google Play Console Help, User Data (Consent)

    Consent has to be a tap on an accept button or a ticked box. Back, home or tapping outside must count as no.

  5. 05

    An SDK collects data you didn’t disclose

    Analytics, ads and location SDKs can collect data by default. List what they collect, why, and that it is shared with the SDK’s vendor, or turn that collection off.

Checked against the vendor’s docs on : Play Console Help: User Data policy; Play Console Help: Best practices for prominent disclosure and consent.

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What should the disclosure say?

Google suggests this shape: the app collects a type of data to enable a feature, in a given situation. Name the data, the feature and any sharing in plain words.

Do I need a new release?

Yes. The disclosure screen is part of the app, so upload a new build with a higher version code and send it for review.

Can you fix it for me?

If one bug is the whole problem, the App Fix Ticket covers it: a written diagnosis first, then the fix. If the app has more going on, the Launch Check is a written check of the whole app. Each issue found is rated critical, high, medium or low, with where it is and how it was confirmed. No issues worth fixing, no charge. If the Launch Check finds nothing rated medium or higher, Simon refunds the full $450. You keep the report either way. This applies to the first 10 Launch Checks bought after October 30, 2026.

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