Top 10 Google Play App Rejection Reasons and How to Fix Them

Google's automated binary scanners and human review QA teams frequently reject builds for: 1. Broken Functionality: The app crashes on startup, displays a blank screen, or fails on network calls. 2. Incomplete App Access: Reviewers are blocked by a login screen without working demo credentials. 3. Data Safety Discrepancies: Undeclared advertising identifiers or crash SDK telemetry. 4. Excessive Permissions: Declaring sensitive background permissions (FOREGROUND_SERVICE, background location) without declared core functionality. 5. Misleading Metadata: Promotional slogans, emojis, or competitor trademark keywords in store listings.

If your app requires an account, you must navigate to Policy > App Content > App access and provide full, unrestricted test credentials. Ensure: - The test account is pre-configured and pre-verified (no OTP or SMS verification prompts). - Test data is pre-populated so reviewers can experience core app features immediately. - Any geographic IP restrictions are lifted for Google review testing regions (US, India, Ireland).

Never submit the exact same binary without making changes in hopes of getting a different reviewer. Repeated unaddressed rejections accumulate strikes against your developer account. Always modify code, manifest, or metadata to address the root violation before resubmission.