my app has been removed from Google Play

Solar2D Android
#27

plugin.appodeal: 1.6.5b (SDK: 2.5.1)

And this is what the data for the new version looks like. I don’t really see any glaring difference.

“user_data”: {

“ip”: “107.137.158.253”,

“country_id”: “USA”,

“address”: “Charlotte, United States, 28211”,

“user_settings”: {

“lat”: 23.1677,

“lon”: -34.7932,

“city”: “Charlotte”,

“zip”: “28211”

}

},

“app_data”: {

“max_duration”: 0,

“disable_long_video”: false,

“categories”: [“IAB24”, “IAB24”],

“bcat”: [],

“name”: “sixteen dots”,

“id”: 5998

},

“afd”: 2000,

“ach”: “fatal”,

“segments”: [{

“id”: 6838,

“name”: “On-Mobile”,

“match_rule”: “AND”,

“restrictions”: [{

“name”: “connection_type”,

“op”: “IN”,

“value”: [“mobile”]

}, {

“name”: “app”,

“op”: “IN”,

“value”: [“ac513121b0e00f2d592dc3377e22738e7d8b918b54e4a6dc”, “3f4b5cf9d847b82a754dc4f62e423fa3ce3c9242c6d80303”, “c61a5b3d7cd8e5ca16926c3b2ee0f9f377b1645badaea1e5”, “620a595ded524daf12e6c1224dbdc0d2df7c26ebcc56deb0”, “3bb2bad76d20b59fd18129cf259ca4370bb585537421212a”, “052b5b70703174e820affacf94dfb04c0b715d3385d34a5e”, “c8c713a41a1f41f91b8dad4d58031561292ce7a4ca79fb8a”, “5eeae82feb8cffa11d7069839569d2f03d5a4310ec01e4d9”, “ad4323d8c081b8f8db0bb200fe43ced7d81d4a8a609b3a54”, “a0a81c3e19eef4f450c04a7d1484757279218baf68026f61”]

}],

“settings”: {

“disable_type”: [“video”, “rewarded_video”]

},

“placements”: []

}],

“placements”: [{

“id”: 2322,

“name”: “default”,

“settings”: {}

}],

“for_kids”: false,

“refresh_period”: 15,

“waterfall_cache_timeout”: 1800000,

“last_sdk_version”: null,

“main_id”: “4343323”,

“precache”: [{

“id”: “xxxxxx”,

“status”: “admob”,

“admob_key”: “xxxxx”,

“ecpm”: 0.13,

“top”: false,

“ad_watch”: false,

“complains”: false,

“tmax”: 5000,

“cap”: false

}],

“fraud_detector”: {

“show_eq_click_count”: 5,

“click_time”: 500,

“click_interval”: {

“count”: 3,

“time”: 60000

},

“show_interval”: {

“count”: 0,

“time”: 0

}

},

“rtb_watch”: false,

“rri”: false,

“wst”: 0,

“test”: false

}

#28

I can confirm that the Appodeal modular and beta plugins were updated to 2.5.1 yesterday. For the best results, you should use 2019.3462 or later.

Rob

#29

Thank you Rob.

#30

why you didn’t post your app in other stores?

#31

Rob, did they only make this change on Android? Because I was just testing to release an update on iOS and Android, and I can see that iOS is still using 2.5.0 from the console logs. I am adding a GDPR consent screen to both and releasing a new version. I assumed that the underlying problem (the root cause here) existed on both platforms with one (or some) of the underlying Ad Network SDKs. If not, and they know that for certain, then I guess it’s fine, but it is a little unconventional to have a newer release on Android and an older one on iOS.

#32

@uptrivial I do have some of my other apps in other store. If I had a large team it would probably be more profitable but my experience so far has been that the problems I have in Google store are only worse in those other android stores:

1. No easy way to monitize. Nobody downloads anything that isn’t free. No ad network plugin available for Corona. The all have their own IAP solutions that again is not available in Corona.

2. No easy way to aquire users. No ad networks that support them or no ad network that have plugin available for Corona.

I can make plugins but I have limited time so unless I have a clear path to making money I usually don’t bother. I don’t want to do native builds again because I am just one person coding. Now if somebody shows me a proven path with the type of apps I like to build then I would gladly follow it regardless of what plugins I have to build.

#33

Ray, it looks like this was an Android Jar fix. There is also a change in defaults for hasUserConsent.

Rob

#34

you can contact me and we can discuss some details of posting your apps on my app store if you interesting, of course 

#35

  1. update new daily build Corona SDK.

  2. appodeal.beta -> appodeal

  3. Submit and solved :slight_smile:

#36

Interesting. So you reverted back and it is now working correctly. Did you inform the appodeal team? Did you send the consent flag as “false” and have a way to set the flag to true in the UI?

#37

Did you let Appodeal know about this?

Rob

#38

Hello!

After a recent update I have the same problem with one of my apps.

“Your app is uploading users’ installed package information to https://a.appbaqend.com without a prominent disclosure. Prior to the collection and transmission, it must prominently highlight how the user data will be used, describe the type of data being collected and have the user provide affirmative consent for such use.” 

The app was live and updated frequently for months without any problems.

Did some changes, built with latest versions and resubmitted the app but this time got rejected.

“Issue: Violation of Inappropriate Ads policy The ads shown within your app must be appropriate for the intended audience of your app, even if the content by itself is otherwise compliant with our policies. For example, ads that show mature content or services cannot be served in apps that have a content rating for younger audiences.”

I use only appodeal in my apps and 90% of my ads come from admob.

Unfortunately no response from appodeal.

Their support used to be amazing but last year is very hard to get some help for some serious issues.

Especially around holiday seasons,

#39

I am also waiting for Appodeal’s answer.

I think I have seen notice about Holiday. Maybe because of it.

In my case, appodeal usually solved it well, so I am still waiting for it.

#40

Without an in-app notice or dialog for personal data, a few of us have been rejected or removed from the Google Play in the past. This is what mine looks like at for one of my new app (bottom one):

#41

I have the same in app notice in all of my apps except that one!

But I had hasUserConsent = false as default and that should be enough (or not? :p).

Maybe this is another thing appodeal should check!

Also it doesn’t explain the rejection when I added it and resubmitted the app!!

#42

I have three privacy elements in my app:

  1. The switch you see above.

  2. A link to my privacy policy.

  3. A small disclosure that Appodeal is collecting data and a link to Appodeal privacy policy.

My last Android update was December 26th. It was approved and has not been removed. On top of Appodeal, I also use Ironsource for monetization  (offerwall).

I used the latest beta build of Appodeal at the time.

And yes Appodeal has had a few cost-cutting moves in the last year, not sure why. But support is still better than Google Ads or Facebook Audience Network.

#43

I’ve pinged Appodeal about this.

Rob

#44

Thanks Rob!

#45

Any news?

No answer from appodeal through their support (for me at least).

There are other problems too.

Video ads from several networks don’t work well (flickering, slow loading, crashes and freezes).

Especially on iOS.

#46

I’ve not heard anything.

Rob