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Android (& probably iOS too) Introducing Play Age Signals API (beta): Supporting you...
MobAmuse
Member
Endless new policy stuff of late it seems 
Service update
Hi Google Play Developer,
You are receiving this email because you have at least one app on Google Play that is available to or used by users in the U.S.
What’s happening
A few U.S. states, currently Texas, Utah, and Louisiana, have recently passed verification laws requiring app stores to verify users’ ages, obtain parental approval, and provide users’ age information to developers. These laws also create new obligations for developers who distribute their apps through app stores in these states.
Our plan to support you
While we have user privacy and trust concerns with these new verification laws, Google Play is designing APIs, systems, and tools to help you meet your obligations.
The first verification law to take effect is Texas’s SB 2420 on January 1, 2026. Given short implementation timelines, we are sharing details about the Play Age Signals API (beta) and have made the API integration guide available to you.
What this means for you
These laws impose significant new requirements on many apps that may need to provide age appropriate experiences to users in these states. These requirements include ingesting users’ age ranges and parental approval status for significant changes from app stores and notifying app stores of significant changes. It is important that you review these laws and understand your obligations.
If you have any additional questions, please contact our support team.
Thank you,
Your Google Play team
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/7550024?hl=en
https://developer.android.com/google/play/age-signals/overview
Service update
Hi Google Play Developer,
You are receiving this email because you have at least one app on Google Play that is available to or used by users in the U.S.
What’s happening
A few U.S. states, currently Texas, Utah, and Louisiana, have recently passed verification laws requiring app stores to verify users’ ages, obtain parental approval, and provide users’ age information to developers. These laws also create new obligations for developers who distribute their apps through app stores in these states.
Our plan to support you
While we have user privacy and trust concerns with these new verification laws, Google Play is designing APIs, systems, and tools to help you meet your obligations.
The first verification law to take effect is Texas’s SB 2420 on January 1, 2026. Given short implementation timelines, we are sharing details about the Play Age Signals API (beta) and have made the API integration guide available to you.
What this means for you
These laws impose significant new requirements on many apps that may need to provide age appropriate experiences to users in these states. These requirements include ingesting users’ age ranges and parental approval status for significant changes from app stores and notifying app stores of significant changes. It is important that you review these laws and understand your obligations.
If you have any additional questions, please contact our support team.
Thank you,
Your Google Play team
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/7550024?hl=en
https://developer.android.com/google/play/age-signals/overview
Comments
1) Doesn't compile for some methods
2) Just does nothing at all beside throwing a "Not yet implemented" exception.
It is completely useless for anything even just testing. How come they sent this message to every Android developer in the world as if there was something we could actually do to get ready ?
Likes: pie
I think that they are not even sure what to do about it exactly yet TBH.
I was just giving the heads up before next year, but it seems too early to make an informed decision on this requirement yet. Looks like Apple have to do the same in due course tho.
Likes: keszegh, MobAmuse, pie
Hi Fire tablet app team,
Certain U.S. states — including Texas, Utah, and Louisiana — have recently enacted laws that require the Amazon Appstore to verify users’ ages, obtain parental consent for users under 18, and share users’ age information with developers. Please be advised, these new compliance obligations will require changes to your app(s) in the coming weeks.
The following features and resources will be available to you in November to help make your app(s) compliant before laws go into effect:
App Content Declaration — When you submit an updated version of your app that targets Fire tablets in the United States, you will need to complete an app content declaration form in the Developer Console. This form is mandatory and cannot be skipped. Developers using app submission APIs will need to edit their API implementation to include this requirement.
GetUserAgeData API — To access user age information, you will need to update your app to query Amazon’s GetUserAgeData API. The API will obtain the verified age category and parental consent status for the user. We will notify you with links to sample code and technical documentation.
Date law goes into effect:
Texas: January 1, 2026
Utah: May 6, 2026
Louisiana: July 1, 2026
We will follow up with more information and detailed guidance in the coming weeks. For questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to Contact Us.
DEVELOPER UPDATE
Hello Google Play Developer,
We regularly update our policies as part of our commitment to making Google Play the safest and most trusted experience possible. This notice applies only to developers who plan to use the Age Signals API.
Policy announcement
Starting on January 1, 2026, the Play Age Signals API will start returning live responses for users in applicable jurisdictions, and the Age Signals API Policy will go into effect.
No action is needed from you unless you plan to use the Age Signals API, at which point you may use the data accessed via the API for the sole purpose of complying with applicable legal and regulatory obligations, such as providing age appropriate experiences within your app.
https://developer.android.com/google/play/age-signals/overview
The Play Age Signals API (beta) will throw an exception until January 1, 2026. From January 1, the API will return live responses.
Likes: MoKaLux, MobAmuse