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View as webpage May 2021 Google Play at Google I/O Check out the latest announcements from Google I/O and learn how our platform can help you grow your business, from driving more installs to increasing your engagement and revenue. SEE WHAT'S NEW Featured Google Play I/O sessions What's new in Google Play New tools to help you build safer apps New engagement and monetization features What's new on Google Play • What's new in Google Play: check out our blog post for the latest on how our platform can help you grow your business. • 15% service fee: starting July 1, 2021, the service fee will be 15% on the first $1M (USD) of earnings each year. To enroll, we'll soon ask you which developer accounts you own in Play Console. • New store listing requirements: to keep your apps in good standing and remain eligible for featuring, please review the planned metadata policy changes and updated asset guidelines. • Upcoming safety section on Google Play: this new feature will help people understand how your apps use data to help build trust in your apps' privacy and security practices. WHAT'S NEW ON GOOGLE PLAY What's new on Android Check out this session to catch the latest Android development announcements. Then watch the rest of the Android talks for deep-dives on your favorite topics, such as Jetpack, Android 12, Kotlin, and more. WATCH NOW Build powerful, reliable apps with Google Play services Google Play services provide a consistent API surface across a wide range of Android devices and platform versions. Learn how to benefit from thin clients, automatic updates, and advanced features. WATCH NOW Submissions for the Indie Games Accelerator and Festival open soon These programs that help you grow your indie games on Google Play will soon be open for applications. Get your games ready and sign up so you don't miss the announcement. EXPRESS INTEREST Google Security: how we fought bad apps and developers in 2020 Find out how Google Security introduced new policies, improved their systems, and optimized processes to better protect users, help good developers, and guard against bad apps and actors. FIND OUT MORE Upcoming Google Play and Android deadlines August 2021: • New apps must target at least Android 11 (API level 30). • New apps and games must be published with the Android App Bundle. • New apps using Play Billing must use Billing Library version 3 or newer. September 2021: • Existing apps must comply with the Payments policy update. November 2021: • Existing apps using Play Billing must use Billing Library version 3 or newer. UPCOMING DEADLINES Google Play Academy: Grow app business skills you can apply right away Our e-learning courses are designed by Google product experts, with developers in mind. Gain the skills you need, whether you're growing your business, starting a career, or just want to look around. Hear from developers like you and how Google Play Academy helps them reach their goals. To help you capitalize on this momentum, pre-registration on Google Play can capture consumer demand created by pre-launch marketing and activate it at launch. LAUNCH PLAY ACADEMY Thanks for tuning in, The Google Play team ARCHIVE  |  SUBSCRIBE Connect with us Did you find this newsletter useful? © 2021 Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA This message was sent to ndrdnws.androidnews@blogger.com because you asked us to keep you up to date with news and tips from Google Play. If you do not wish to receive these emails, please unsubscribe.