Curious, how well can they verify this info, why not submit some fake address to preserve privacy?
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I am a student and solo app dev, and I recently made a game on iOS that reached the top of the front page on Hacker News. I want to bring the game to Android, but am struggling with Google Play's policies for solo devs.
The one that is bothering me most is having to display my physical, home address on the play store for paid apps. I personally think this would be a pretty big security and privacy hazard, but there isn't any way around it that I have seen. There are also other things like requiring solo devs to test any new app with 20 testers for 2 weeks.
My Point Is: If I launch the app instead on the Epic Game Store / Amazon App Store, or even both, do you think the app can still be successful? Is it really possible to get good reach without the Play store, or will users just ignore the app if it's not on Google Play?
I am on iOS and don't know too much about the Android stores / user behavior, so any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
Link to app for reference: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6720712299
They could text or call the number you provide and give you a code that you have to enter into your developer account for verification. They could do the same with the address by sending a code via postal mail.
I doubt they’ll go to the trouble, but it would be trivial for them to verify.