Please follow the below instructions to avoid app rejection after uploading your app in play store for review.
- Go to your app’s dashboard and select ‘App Content‘ from the left sidebar.
- Scroll down to Data Safety and click Manage.
- In the Data Safety Overview, click Next
- In Data Collection and Security tab, answer the questions :
Does your app collect or share any of the required user data types? = yes
Is all of the user data collected by your app encrypted in transit? = yes
Do you provide a way for users to request that their data is deleted? = yes
And click Next
- Here under Location select Approximate Location and Precise Location
And Scroll down to bottom of this page and Select Device or Other IDs
And Click Next
- In this page, You’ll see Location and Device or Other IDs
Expand each of these by clicking Show button at the right side.
Under Location you’ll get Approximate Location and Precise Location
And under Device or Other IDs, you’ll get Device or Other IDs
You’ll see Start -> Buttons beside them.
- Click Start -> Button one at a time and fill up the info as shown in the below image and click Save.
Make same answers for all three options. (Approximate Location , Precise Location and Device or Other IDs)
- After you’ve completed all three, the Next button at the bottom, will become clickable. Click that Next button.
- In the next Step, click Submit
- If you get the following error message
“Your app uses the FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION permission. You can only use this permission if your app performs tasks noticeable to the user when they’re not directly interacting with your app.”
– Make a screen recording like this : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fy41VndRjmA02ISFdRkuHlf-ytZTxrwz/view
– Now fill up the form like the below image
- If google Play has already rejected your app for data safety policy, after completing these steps, Upload and resubmit your app.