Android How to Program, 3/e

10.6 Registering at Google Play

To publish your apps on Google Play, you must register for an account at

http://play.google.com/apps/publish

There’s a one-time $25 registration fee. Unlike other popular mobile platforms, Google Play has no approval process for uploading apps, though there is some automated malware testing. You must, however, adhere to the Google Play Developer Program Policies. If your app is in violation of these policies, it can be removed at any time; serious or repeated violations may result in account termination (Fig. 10.10).

Fig. 10.10 Some violations of the Google Play Content Policy for Developers (http://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html#showlanguages)

Violations of the Google Play Content Policy ...