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I am submitting an update of my app on Google Play Console.

I get the following message:

You have not completed a government apps declaration.

warning

What does that mean and what should I do?

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    FYI, this kind of question is considered off-topic: https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/272165/are-developer-centric-questions-about-application-stores-on-topic – Tenfour04 Nov 09 '22 at 18:37

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You just need to fill out a form under "Policy" > "App content" for that app. It's just 1 question. If it's not done yet, it will be at the top of the list on that page.

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    Someone else experiencing the issue that the form is not listed on the App content page? – Mr. Robot Nov 29 '22 at 15:18
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    Weird. We get the same warning, but under "Policy" > "App content" everything is green and "ticked" - as it has been for many months. There is no "Goverment Apps" section. – marracuene Dec 07 '22 at 11:04
  • So bad that Google can't provide a link to that page or simply a description on how to fix the warning, in the warning text. The Google Play Console has become some insanely obtuse and complicated over the years. – JJJones_3860 Feb 24 '23 at 17:42
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  • Search in Play Console: "App content" сhoose it
  • Refresh the page

Don't know why but at first it was all green, but after the "refresh page" the Government section appeared at the top of the list.

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    Your right, a hard refresh fixed it. Ugh – Trevor Dec 07 '22 at 16:42
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    I uploaded a build to `Internal testing` and looked in App Content again and now it was there - maybe that was like a hard refresh who knows – Darwind Dec 07 '22 at 17:07
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    Your answer of clicking 'App Content' from the start worked over the accepted answer for me. Clicking 'Policy Status' got me nowhere. – Androidcoder Dec 07 '22 at 20:04
  • The "App content" button currently sits under `Policy and programs` in the console's main side panel. The section loaded is the same place where you declare other things like your Privacy policy link, use of ads, content ratings, etc. This `Government apps` declaration is a relatively new one Google added to the list, so perhaps your browser had some old version of the play console cached at the time, necessitating a refresh. – qix Jan 03 '23 at 06:47
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  • Go to App Content
  • Refresh The page
  • The Government Apps option would pop up right at the top of the list:
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  • Hi . Do you have a template or an example of the submitted form " government apps proof of permission" that you have uploaded to google ? Please share a template with us – Houcine Feb 07 '23 at 10:31
  • @Houcine Did you find any document for the same? If Yes please upload it here. – srsstyle Mar 14 '23 at 06:56
  • @srsstyle : Not yet brother, I've just ignored the google play request for now. If I find a template document I will share it with you here. – Houcine Apr 07 '23 at 00:22