Incident #828EFF · 30 OCT 2026minor
Google Play announces subscription disclosure rules and reopens Families ads SDK program
A notice says that from January 27, 2027, subscriptions with ongoing eligibility-based discounts (such as student plans) must disclose eligibility criteria, verification, and post-eligibility pricing and benefit changes. The Families Self-Certified Ads SDK Program is reopened to applicants via Play SDK Console, with new requirements for SDKs to register and publish technical documentation, and the Teacher Approved requirement removed.
Taken from you
- Ads SDKs seeking Families self-certification must now register on Play SDK Console and commit not to cause apps to violate Play Developer Policies
- Ads SDKs must publish technical documentation so apps can implement them correctly
Won back
- Subscribers with eligibility-based discounts will get clearer disclosure of eligibility, verification and pricing after eligibility ends (from Jan 27, 2027)
- Ads SDKs can apply to the Families self-certification program again
- Ad format requirement no longer includes the Teacher Approved program
Evidence · 4 of 4 quotes matched in source
Subscriptions with ongoing eligibility-based discounts: Subscriptions with ongoing eligibility-based discounts, such as student plans, must clearly disclose eligibility criteria, the verification process, and post-eligibility pricing and benefit changes.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Note: The application form for the Google Play Families Self-Certified Ads SDK Program has re-opened.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
* Publish specific technical documentation for apps to correctly implement the ads SDK to comply with all program requirements.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
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