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- September 30, 2022

What's new for games in Android and Google Play

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September (Q3) 2022

GAMES QUARTERLY

PC & Console Insights Report

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Get insights into designing and launching your game, growing your business, and retaining your community to help your game reach its full potential and boost your global success.

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Google Play Games on PC beta expansion

You can now make your Android game available on PCs using a single codebase in Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. There are no waitlists, so all players in these regions are able to download. Plus, lower-spec requirements make it accessible to even more players.

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#WeArePlay: Meet Sam from Chicago, Illinois

Sam founded Level Ex to create medical games for doctors, such as Top Derm, to help reduce racial disparity when diagnosing skin diseases.

Discover his story and others from around the world through #WeArePlay, the series celebrating you, the global community creating apps and games businesses on Google Play.

MEET SAM

Google Play Billing Library 3.0 deprecation

As of August 2, 2022, all new apps are required to use Billing Library version 4 or newer. From November 1, 2022, all app updates must use Billing Library version 4 or newer.

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Upcoming Google Play and Android policy deadlines

September 2022

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Request install package permissions

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Better ads experiences policy

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Subscription policy update

November 2022

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Target API level requirements policy

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Get your app icons ready for Material You

With the launch of Android 13, you can theme your app's adaptive launcher icon. Now you can provide a better experience for users who choose a themed look and feel.

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Announcing top indies

Earlier this month, thousands of people attended the finals of the Indie Games Festival in Korea, Japan, and Europe, where we announced the winners and the 2022 global class of the Indie Games Accelerator.

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Indie Games Fund launches in LATAM

To continue helping small games studios build and grow on Google Play, we announced a $2 million Indie Games Fund, which awards cash – without giving up equity in return – and hands-on support to selected small games studios based in LATAM.

Apply by Oct 31 for priority consideration.

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209 million reasons to focus on Western Europe

Western Europe was home to almost 209 million mobile gamers in 2021, who spent over $7 billion.

Watch our recommendations on winning in Western Europe and discover more insights from Newzoo.

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