I got the following warning for some Android apps in the developer console:
Violation of Android Advertising ID policy. All updates and new apps uploaded to the Play Store must use the advertising ID (when available on a device) in lieu of any other device identifiers for any advertising purposes.
Will this issue be gone if I build the games with a new version of Corona and upload a new .apk file? Or is it because of an old plugin or something?
Can anyone please help me with this issue? I have no idea how to “remove” this and now have a deadline to do so.
Thx for your help!
This was a problem ages ago but no longer so try a recompile. If you are still getting the error look into your plugins as they may be out of date.
I think we need to know what ad plugins you are using.
Rob
I do not serve ads and do not use any plugins and I have had apps removed from the Play Store for the following reason:
"violates the Android Advertising ID policy because your app’s APK file contains the following SDK:
How can I fix this? Can it be because of the Corona Labs splash page and if so the dev environment is not useful for anyone except enterprise development subscribers. I am using the current public release.
Thanks in advance.
We haven’t supported Inneractive ads in years. There may have been a time years ago where it was part of the core, but I’m talking about the 2013 range. Google has been reporting Inneractive as violating their Advertising ID for a long time.
You should be able to update them with a modern version of Corona and be fine. You should check your build.settings to make sure you’re not including it (though on the server, the plugin’s not there if you’re using a modern version of Corona)
Rob
Hi Rob,
Thanks for the quick reply. Your comment made me re-look at the current apk’s and there was an old one which had not been deactivated and this was the problem (rather than the build I had just submitted).
Thanks!!
I am having same problem.
Apps I compiled in 2014 and 2015 got BANNED from Google Play because of this…
I tried rebuilding and sending new APK, and google said APK still have offending APIs (inneractive)
According to the help screen on my OSX, the Corona I used to build is 2017.3068
Also there are no plugins, my build.settings is almost empty actually.
settings = { orientation = { default = "landscapeRight", supported = { "landscapeLeft", "landscapeRight" } }, android = { installLocation="preferExternal"; } }The post above yours said he had to deactivate the old builds.
Rob
Can anyone please help me with this issue? I have no idea how to “remove” this and now have a deadline to do so.
Thx for your help!
This was a problem ages ago but no longer so try a recompile. If you are still getting the error look into your plugins as they may be out of date.
I think we need to know what ad plugins you are using.
Rob
I do not serve ads and do not use any plugins and I have had apps removed from the Play Store for the following reason:
"violates the Android Advertising ID policy because your app’s APK file contains the following SDK:
How can I fix this? Can it be because of the Corona Labs splash page and if so the dev environment is not useful for anyone except enterprise development subscribers. I am using the current public release.
Thanks in advance.
We haven’t supported Inneractive ads in years. There may have been a time years ago where it was part of the core, but I’m talking about the 2013 range. Google has been reporting Inneractive as violating their Advertising ID for a long time.
You should be able to update them with a modern version of Corona and be fine. You should check your build.settings to make sure you’re not including it (though on the server, the plugin’s not there if you’re using a modern version of Corona)
Rob
Hi Rob,
Thanks for the quick reply. Your comment made me re-look at the current apk’s and there was an old one which had not been deactivated and this was the problem (rather than the build I had just submitted).
Thanks!!
I am having same problem.
Apps I compiled in 2014 and 2015 got BANNED from Google Play because of this…
I tried rebuilding and sending new APK, and google said APK still have offending APIs (inneractive)
According to the help screen on my OSX, the Corona I used to build is 2017.3068
Also there are no plugins, my build.settings is almost empty actually.
settings = { orientation = { default = "landscapeRight", supported = { "landscapeLeft", "landscapeRight" } }, android = { installLocation="preferExternal"; } }The post above yours said he had to deactivate the old builds.
Rob