Google Play location permissions policy: fixes and checks

Google looks at how much location access the feature actually needs. Request the narrowest scope, stop when the purpose ends, and don’t collect location solely for advertising or analytics.

Match scope to the task

Could approximate location or foreground-only access complete the feature? We’d test those options before asserting that precise or background access is essential. Background use needs a beneficial core purpose and the background-location requirements.

Correct the access lifecycle

Ask in context and respect refusal. Location use through a foreground service under foreground permission must continue a user-initiated action and stop when that action’s intended use finishes. A persistent service isn’t permission for unrelated tracking.

Test starting, ending, denying, and leaving the feature. Inspect actual requests and SDK use. Give Google the task, scope, and evidence that collection stops appropriately. Children’s apps have additional restrictions under the Families policy.