Security News > 2021 > June > New security measures to keep Google Play safe

Google is announcing two new security measures aimed at minimizing the number of malicious / potentially unwanted apps available for download from the Google Play Store: additional Android developer identification requirements and 2-step verification.

To be able to do it, they must either hijack an existing Google Play developer account or create a new one and associate an email address and phone number with it.

Starting in August 2021, new developer account owners will have to say whether their account is personal or belongs to an organization, provide a contact name, physical address, and a email address and phone number.

"Your contact information allows us to share important information and updates about your app. It also helps us make sure that every account is created by a real person with real contact details, which helps us keep the Play Store safe for all users," Luke Jefferson, Product Manager at Google Play, and Raz Lev, Product Manager at Google Play Trust and Safety, explained.

Roid developers will have to start using Google's 2-Step Verification to better secure their Google accounts against account hijacking, the company has also announced.

This will be a requirement for all new developer accounts starting in August, but all existing developer account owners will have until later this year to implement this security measure.

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