AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link

Sep 01, 2026 05:11 PM - 1 hour ago 1

Last updated: 2026-08-29; Google Ticket Number: #9-2777000041594

TL;DR: What we need

From Google: explanation connected whether an IRS 501(c)(6) determination satisfies "tax exempt donations".

From readers: please stock this post, particularly to anyone astatine Google who whitethorn beryllium capable to help. Please do not interaction Google support directly.

Caution

Since 28 August, Google has rejected updates to AnkiDroid connected the Play Store. Unless resolved, AnkiDroid will beryllium removed from Google Play connected 11 September worldwide (except for India and Russia).

Summary

AnkiDroid is simply a free, open-source flashcard app for Android pinch complete 10 cardinal installs, utilized worldwide for various purposes, chiefly successful aesculapian acquisition and connection learning.

AnkiDroid's donations spell to Open Source Collective, a US non-profit which acts arsenic our fiscal host. It holds an IRS determination missive stating that it is tax-exempt nether 501(c)(6). This determination missive has been provided to Google.

Google's payments policy states: "Other than the conditions described successful Section 3 ..., apps whitethorn not lead users to a costs method different than Google Play's billing system"
Section 3 of the policy states Play billing "must not beryllium utilized successful cases wherever payments see … taxation exempt donations".
Google's 2026-08-06 email states donations whitethorn only beryllium collected for "a validated tax-exempt statement (for example, a validated 501(c)(3) charitable statement successful the United States aliases the section equivalent)".
Google's 2026-08-07 email, [after receiving an IRS determination missive for 501(c)(6) status], states AnkiDroid "allows users to lend donations to an statement that is not tax-exempt".

Google support's past reply is arsenic follows:

As mentioned successful the erstwhile email, we reviewed the archiving you submitted but recovered that your app still violates the Payments policy.

Specifically, your app allows users to lend donations to an statement that is not tax-exempt.

You tin mention to the attached screenshot for further information.

Google Support person not explained why a 501(c)(6) determination is insufficient.

Note

501(c)(6) is simply a tax-exempt status; donations are not tax-deductible for the donor. Google's communications explicitly authorities "tax-exempt".

What we will do

We are forced to region aid links instantly from our Play Store build successful 2.24.X, and are doing truthful nether protest, arsenic different we would beryllium incapable to administer AnkiDroid to the mostly of our users who usage the Play Store.

Who are we

AnkiDroid is the Anki customer for Android, developed and maintained by volunteers. Nothing is sold successful the app and our Open Collective is the sole root of backing for attraction and development. AnkiDroid is independent from Anki, AnkiWeb, AnkiMobile, and AnkiHub.

All backing goes to our Open Collective, wherever our ledger is public.

Relevant links

Google Play Payments Policy
Open Source Collective - AnkiDroid's Fiscal Host
Open Collective: AnkiDroid - AnkiDroid's Public Ledger

Timeline

2026-07-20: Initial announcement [automated] Translated from Japanese
AnkiDroid Open Source Team Developers

After reviewing your app, AnkiDroid Flashcards (package sanction com.ichi2.anki), we person recovered that it does not comply pinch 1 aliases much Google Play policies. Therefore, your app's position is affected. Status: Further Action Required If you do not hole the rumor by the pursuing deadline, users successful immoderate countries/regions whitethorn not beryllium capable to usage your app.

Publishing Status

Status: Further Action Required

If you do not hole the rumor by the pursuing deadline, users successful immoderate countries/regions whitethorn not beryllium capable to usage your app.

For much accusation astir this rumor and really to hole it, please mention to the Google Play Console.

Go to Google Play Console

An rumor was found. Violation of Payment Policy

Your app contains contented that does not comply pinch the Payment Policy.

Your app will beryllium published to Google Play users successful India and Russia starting August 03, 2026. If this rumor is not resolved, the app will beryllium removed from Google Play successful different countries/regions.

Details of the Issue

The pursuing issues were found:
- In-app experience: Please spot the attached screenshot IN_APP_EXPERIENCE-5899.png
Here's really to resoluteness this issue:
- If your aid is to a tax-exempt organization, please supply archiving proving your statement is tax-exempt (e.g., an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determination for a U.S. corporation) successful your reply to the email you person aft creating your entreaty case.
- If your statement is not tax-exempt, you must do 1 of the following:
1. Remove the aid characteristic from your app.
2. Collect donations utilizing Google Play's in-app acquisition system.
3. Enroll successful the U.S. Alternative Payment System programme (if you scheme to connection only in-app costs options to U.S. users).
4. Enroll successful Google's External Content Links programme (if you scheme to nonstop U.S. users extracurricular your app for promotional purposes, etc.).
- Submit your changes to Google for review. Go to [Publication Summary].
Your app whitethorn beryllium taxable to country-specific requirements. Also, successful definite countries (such arsenic India), you whitethorn beryllium capable to connection your app for a constricted clip without making changes by paying a specified work fee. You tin besides alteration the countries aliases regions wherever your app is distributed by pursuing the steps successful the Google Play Console Help Center article "Distributing your app merchandise to circumstantial countries."

Regarding Payment Policies

For much information, please mention to the Payment Policies and Google Play Payment Policies pages successful the Help Center. For much accusation astir replacement billing options disposable successful circumstantial countries aliases regions, please mention to this FAQ.

Submit an Appeal
If you judge Google's determination was incorrect, you tin taxable an appeal. It whitethorn return up to 7 days to person a consequence (in exceptional cases, it whitethorn return longer).

Submit an Appeal
Once you person completed fixing the issue, taxable your app changes for reappraisal connected the Google Play Console Publication Summary page.

More Details
For much accusation astir the enforcement process, please mention to the Help Center article "Enforcement Process." For the latest accusation connected Google Play policies, please spot #PolicyBytes successful the Android for Developers section. You tin alteration the audio way successful the settings to prime your preferred language.

Thank you for your practice successful our efforts to make Google Play a awesome acquisition for developers and users.
Details
AnkiDroid Open Source Team デベロッパー各位

お客様のアプリ AnkiDroid Flashcards（パッケージ名 com.ichi2.anki）を審査した結果、Google Play の 1 つ以上のポリシーに準拠していないことが判明いたしました。このため、アプリのステータスが影響を受けています。ステータス: さらなる対応が必要以下の期日までに問題を修正していただけない場合、一部の国 / 地域のユーザーはお客様のアプリを利用できなくなる可能性があります。

Publishing Status

ステータス: さらなる対応が必要

以下の期日までに問題を修正していただけない場合、一部の国 / 地域のユーザーはお客様のアプリを利用できなくなる可能性があります。

この問題とその修正方法について詳しくは、Google Play Console をご参照ください。

Google Play Console に移動

問題が見つかりました。お支払いに関するポリシーへの違反

お客様のアプリには、お支払いに関するポリシーに準拠していないコンテンツが含まれています。

お客様のアプリは、 August 03, 2026 よりインド, ロシアの Google Play ユーザーに公開されます。この問題を修正していただけない場合、アプリはその他の国 / 地域の Google Play から削除されます。

問題の詳細

次の項目で問題が見つかりました。
- アプリ内エクスペリエンス: 添付のスクリーンショット IN_APP_EXPERIENCE-5899.png をご覧ください
この問題を解決する方法は次のとおりです。
- 非課税の対象となる組織への寄付である場合は、非課税団体であることを証明できる資料（米国内の法人に対する Internal Revenue Service（IRS）の決定書）を、再審査請求ケースの作成後に届くメールへの返信にてご提供ください。
- 非課税団体ではない組織の場合は、次のいずれかを行っていただく必要があります。
  1. アプリから寄付の機能を削除する
  2. Google Play のアプリ内課金システムを使用して寄付金を集める
  3. 米国の代替の課金システムプログラムに登録する（米国のユーザーにアプリ内決済オプションのみを提供する予定がある場合）
  4. Google の外部コンテンツリンクプログラムに登録する（特典のプロモーションなどの目的で、米国のユーザーをアプリ外に誘導する予定がある場合）
- 変更内容を審査のために Google に送信します。[ 公開の概要] に移動します。
アプリには国別の要件が適用される場合があります。また、特定の国（インドなど）では、所定のサービス料金を支払うことで、変更を加えずにアプリを一定の期間提供できる場合があります。 Google Play Console ヘルプセンター記事「特定の国にアプリのリリースを配信する」の手順に沿って、アプリを配信する国や地域を変更することもできます。

お支払いに関するポリシーについて

詳しくは、ヘルプセンターのお支払いに関するポリシー、および Google Play のお支払いに関するポリシーについてのページをご参照ください。特定の国や地域で利用できる代替の課金オプションについて詳しくは、こちらのよくある質問をご参照ください。

再審査請求を送信する
Google の決定に誤りがあると思われる場合は、再審査請求を送信できます。回答を受け取るまでに 7 日ほどかかることがあります（例外的にもっとかかる場合もあります）。

再審査請求を送信する
この問題の修正が完了しましたら、Google Play Console の公開の概要ページで、アプリの変更を審査のために送信してください。

詳細
違反措置の適用プロセスについて詳しくは、ヘルプセンター記事「違反措置の適用プロセス」をご参照ください。Google Play のポリシーに関する最新情報については、デベロッパー向け Android の #PolicyBytes をご覧ください。設定で音声トラックを変更すると、ご希望の言語をお選びいただけます。

デベロッパーとユーザーの皆様に Google Play を快適にご利用いただくための取り組みにご協力いただき、ありがとうございます。
2026-07-20 - [informational] AnkiDroid's petition to Open Source Collective for IRS determination letter
Hello location -

I americium the administrator of a corporate that uses Open Source Collective arsenic a fiscal big - https://opencollective.com/dashboard/ankidroid - and we person an app (AnkiDroid) that is listed successful the Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ichi2.anki).

That app has a UI constituent pinch a nexus to our Open Collective page for donations. Google Play Store notified america that we must coming impervious of tax-exempt position successful bid to support that nexus - aliases successful the absence of impervious we will beryllium removed from the shop until the nexus is removed.

I judge we should beryllium capable to beryllium tax-exempt status, but we if we could person general impervious from you each to present to them, I judge that would help.

This is what they opportunity specifically successful the "How to fix" area that I judge applies to us:

If the donations are for an eligible tax-exempt organization, please supply verifiable archiving that indicates the organization’s tax-exempt position (for example, Internal Revenue Service determination missive for entities successful the United States) to the email you person aft the entreaty lawsuit has been created.

Can you nonstop maine an IRS determination missive aliases akin verifiable archiving showing tax-exempt position for Open Source Collective, specified that I whitethorn unfastened an entreaty pinch a bully chance of occurrence pinch the Play Store?

Thanks -

-Mike
2026-07-21: Open Source Collective determination of 501(c)(6) status; provided to Google
To whom it whitethorn concern,

This missive is to corroborate that Ankidroid is simply a personnel corporate (project) of Open Source
Collective, a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization, registered successful the authorities of California.

Donations to Ankidroid made done the Open Collective level at
https://opencollective.com/ankidroid are received and held by Open Source Collective and
are exempt from tax.

I person attached a transcript of our determination.

Benjamin Nickolls
President

Dear Applicant:

We're pleased to show you we wished you're exempt from national income taxation nether Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c) (6). This missive could thief resoluteness questions connected your exempt status. Please support it for your records.

If we indicated astatine the apical of this missive that you're required to record Form 990/990-EZ/990-N, our records show you're required to record an yearly accusation return (Form 990 aliases Form 990-EZ) aliases physics announcement (Form 990-N, the e-Postcard). If you don't record a required return aliases announcement for 3 consecutive years, your exempt position will beryllium automatically revoked.

If we indicated astatine the apical of this missive that an addendum applies, the enclosed addendum is an integral portion of this letter.

For important accusation astir your responsibilities arsenic a tax-exempt organization, spell to www.irs.gov/charities. Enter "4221-NC" successful the hunt barroom to position Publication 4221-NC, Compliance Guide for Tax-Exempt Organizations (Other than 501(c) (3) Public Charities and Private Foundations), which describes your recordkeeping, reporting, and disclosure requirements.

We sent a transcript of this missive to your typical arsenic indicated successful your powerfulness of attorney.
2026-07-22: Google Reply [we'll interaction you arsenic soon arsenic we person much accusation to share]
Hi Mike,

Thanks for your reply.

Please kindly return statement that each early connection regarding the Payments argumentation rumor of your app, AnkiDroid Flashcards (com.ichi2.anki), will beryllium done via this existent summons (#9-2777000041594).

We're presently looking into your entreaty and we'll interaction you arsenic soon arsenic we person much accusation to share.

Thanks for waiting while we look into your app.
Regards,
[Name Redacted]
The Google Play Team

Please sojourn the Google Play Developer Policy Center and Google Play's Academy for App Success to study much astir building argumentation compliant and precocious value apps. You tin besides sojourn the Android Developers Blog for the latest Android and Google Play news for app and crippled developers.
2026-08-02: AnkiDroid follow-up
Hello there!

I conscionable wanted to statement that the google play shop still has a banner connected our relationship indicating that this lawsuit will consequence successful our app having restricted listing starting tomorrow Aug 3rd, but we haven't heard back.

We believe, taxable to your reappraisal of course, that our app falls squarely into the non-profit authorities that allows for a donations link, and we person provided grounds of same, which is of people this very appeal.

It is our dream that while the entreaty is successful process successful bully religion pinch everyone involved, that the app shop listing won't beryllium restricted. Can you corroborate that is the lawsuit while we are connected appeal, aliases will the listing beryllium restricted tomorrow?

Thanks -

-Mike
2026-08-03: Google Response [thank you for waiting]
Hi Mike,

Thanks for reaching retired to us.

We're still looking into your entreaty and we'll interaction you arsenic soon arsenic we person much accusation to share.

Thanks again for waiting while we look into your app.
Regards,
[Redacted]
The Google Play Team
2026-08-06: Google Reply: Your app still violates Google Play policy
Hi Mike,

Thanks for your patience.

We reviewed the archiving you person submitted. However, we recovered that your app still violates Google Play policy.

Please resoluteness the rumor described beneath wrong the timeframe displayed successful your Play Console relationship aliases your app whitethorn beryllium removed from aliases distribution constricted connected Google Play.

Step 1: Fix the argumentation usurpation pinch your app

During our review, we recovered that your app violates the Payments policy. Specifically, Google Play's billing strategy must not beryllium utilized successful cases wherever payments see taxation exempt donations. You tin publication done the Payments argumentation page for much details.

For example, your app presently leads users to make donations done a costs strategy different than Google Play's billing system.

Donations whitethorn only beryllium collected wrong an app nether definite conditions:
- The donations are for a validated tax-exempt statement (for example, a validated 501(c)(3) charitable statement successful the United States aliases the section equivalent), and
- The donations are collected done a unafraid costs system.
You tin study much astir in-app billing successful the Android Developers Help Center. Note that each of these conditions request to beryllium fulfilled for america to reinstate your app.

Please update your app to hole this issue.

You whitethorn besides want to double cheque that your app complies pinch each different policies listed successful the Developer Policy Center arsenic further enforcement could hap if location are further argumentation violations.

Eligible developers person the pursuing options successful prime countries/regions:
- Offer an replacement billing strategy alongside Google Play’s billing strategy arsenic portion of our personification prime billing pilot. Please sojourn our FAQ for much details.
- Offer replacement billing without personification prime to their users successful the European Economic Area (EEA). Please sojourn our FAQ for much details.
- Offer replacement billing to their users successful South Korea, Please sojourn our FAQ for much details.
- Offer replacement billing to their users successful India, Please sojourn our FAQ for much details.
- Enroll successful our outer offers programme to lead users successful the European Economic Area (EEA) extracurricular the app, including to beforehand offers. Please sojourn our FAQ for much details.
Step 2: Submit your impervious of eligibility and/or update your app

If the donations are for a validated tax-exempt organization, please reply to this email and connect impervious of the organization’s tax-exempt position (for example, Internal Revenue Service determination missive for entities successful the United States).

Alternatively, if the statement is not a tax-exempt organization, you must region the aid functionality from your app, aliases usage Google Play's billing strategy erstwhile collecting donations.

To taxable an updated app bundle aliases APK:
- Prepare your updates.
- Create a caller merchandise utilizing the compliant app bundle aliases APK. Be judge to create the caller merchandise connected the aforesaid track(s) arsenic the noncompliant app bundle aliases APK, increment the type number, and group the merchandise to 100% rollout.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to adhd APKs aliases app bundles, past reappraisal and rotation retired your release.
- Remember that your app whitethorn beryllium taxable to country-specific requirements. You tin make changes to the in-app acquisition to comply pinch these requirements, and you tin alteration which countries your app is distributed successful by pursuing the instructions successful this Help Center article.
Kindly statement that your changes aren't sent for reappraisal automatically. You must spell to the Publishing overview page and click Send for reappraisal to taxable your changes.

If you are located successful the EU, you whitethorn person further redress options. Learn much astir those imaginable options successful the EU Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution Help Center. Routing ID: ZLFS

Please fto america cognize if you person immoderate different questions. Thanks for moving pinch america to hole the argumentation rumor and for your continued support of Google Play.
Regards,
[Redacted]
The Google Play Team

Please sojourn the Google Play Developer Policy Center and Google Play's Academy for App Success to study much astir building argumentation compliant and precocious value apps. You tin besides sojourn the Android Developers Blog for the latest Android and Google Play news for app and crippled developers
2026-08-07: AnkiDroid reply requesting clarification: why is 501(c)(6) archiving insufficient
Hi [Redacted] -

I must admit I americium having a difficult clip knowing this determination.

Looking astatine the nonstop wording successful your connection I statement these 2 items:

On 2026.08.06 7:10 PM, [email protected] wrote:

Step 1: Fix the argumentation usurpation pinch your app
- During our review, we recovered that your app violates the Payments policy. Specifically, Google Play's billing strategy must not beryllium utilized successful cases wherever payments see taxation exempt donations. You tin publication done the Payments argumentation page for much details.
- For example, your app presently leads users to make donations done a costs strategy different than Google Play's billing system.
- Donations whitethorn only beryllium collected wrong an app nether definite conditions:
- The donations are for a validated tax-exempt statement (for example, a validated 501(c)(3) charitable statement successful the United States aliases the section equivalent), and
  AnkiDroid is successful truth portion of a validated tax-exempt organization, specifically it is simply a 501(c)(6) non-profit and we attached impervious of same. Did you not person that? Or is location thing missing successful the archiving we provided?
  The donations are collected done a unafraid costs system.
  Donations are so collected solely connected https://opencollective.com/ankidroid which collects payments utilizing unafraid systems
So, I conjecture I'm confused. We look to beryllium the nonstop lawsuit that the argumentation is designed to allow. We person ever done our champion to travel Play Store argumentation and we surely intended to pinch our aid link.

Can you please corroborate that you received the tax-exempt statement archiving and/or what's missing if it's not sufficient?

Many acknowledgment -

-Mike
2026-08-07 Google Reply: [we reviewed the archiving you submitted but recovered that your app still violates the Payments policy]
Hi Mike,

Thanks for your reply.

As mentioned successful the erstwhile email, we reviewed the archiving you submitted but recovered that your app still violates the Payments policy.
- Specifically, your app allows users to lend donations to an statement that is not tax-exempt.
You tin mention to the attached screenshot for further information.

Donations tin only beryllium contributed to tax-exempt organizations, and immoderate organizations aliases entities that are not verifiable arsenic tax-exempt are not allowed to cod donations done a costs method different than Google Play's billing system.

You whitethorn reply to this email and connect archiving that demonstrates the entity receiving donations successful your app is tax-exempt. Otherwise, you whitethorn region the aid functionality from your app aliases usage Google Play' billing strategy erstwhile collecting donations.

You whitethorn mention to my erstwhile email for much details.

Thanks for your continued support of Google Play.
Regards,
[Name Redacted]
2026-08-27: AnkiDroid 2.25.0alpha3 submitted to Play Store
2026-08-28 App status: Rejected Translated from Japanese
To each AnkiDroid Open Source Team developers
After reviewing your app, AnkiDroid Flashcards (package sanction com.ichi2.anki), we recovered that it does not comply pinch 1 aliases much Google Play policies. Therefore, your app's position has been affected.

Publishing Status
App status: Rejected
Your app changes were not published owed to an rumor pinch the pursuing policy. If you person an older type of your app, it will proceed to beryllium published connected Google Play.

For much accusation astir this rumor and really to hole it, please mention to the Google Play Console.

Go to Google Play Console

A problem has been found. Violation of costs policy.
Your app contains contented that does not comply pinch our costs policies.

Your app is directing users to costs methods different than the Google Play billing system.
Problem details

Problems were recovered successful the pursuing items.

Version Code 122400300: In-App Experience : See attached screenshot IN_APP_EXPERIENCE-2431.png
Here's really to lick this problem:

Please region immoderate links that nonstop users to make payments utilizing a strategy different than Google Play's billing system.
If you scheme to nonstop U.S. users extracurricular of your app for promotional purposes, specified arsenic offering typical offers, please registry for Google's External Content Links Program. For much information, please spot our FAQ.
Submit your changes to Google for review. Go to [ Publish Summary ].
Apps whitethorn beryllium taxable to country-specific requirements. Additionally, successful definite countries (such arsenic India), you whitethorn beryllium capable to connection your app according to applicable conditions. You tin besides alteration the state aliases region wherever your app is distributed by pursuing the steps successful this article successful the Google Play Console Help Center .

About our costs policy
For much information, please spot the costs policies successful the Help Center and the Google Play costs policies page. For much accusation astir replacement billing options and outer linking options disposable successful immoderate countries and regions, please spot our FAQ .

Submit a petition for reconsideration
If you judge Google's determination was incorrect, you tin taxable an appeal. It whitethorn return up to 7 days to person a consequence (in exceptional cases, it whitethorn return longer).

Submit a petition for reconsideration

Once you person vanished fixing this issue, please taxable the app changes for reappraisal connected the Google Play Console's Publication Summary page.

detail
For much accusation connected the enforcement process, spot the Help Center article " Enforcement Process ." For the latest accusation connected Google Play policies, spot #PolicyBytes for Android Developers. You tin alteration the audio way successful Settings to prime your preferred language.

Thank you for your practice successful our efforts to make Google Play a awesome acquisition for developers and users alike.

Please reply the 2 questions successful this study . Your responses will thief america amended Google Play services.

Google Play Team
Japanese Original
ご対応のお願い: Google Play のポリシーにアプリが準拠していません - （AnkiDroid Flashcards） (Request for Action: The app does not comply pinch Google Play policies - (AnkiDroid Flashcards))

AnkiDroid Open Source Team デベロッパー各位
お客様のアプリ AnkiDroid Flashcards（パッケージ名 com.ichi2.anki）を審査した結果、Google Play の 1 つ以上のポリシーに準拠していないことが判明いたしました。このため、アプリのステータスが影響を受けています。

Publishing Status
アプリのステータス: 否承認
お客様のアプリの変更は、以下のポリシーに関する問題により公開されませんでした。古いバージョンのアプリがある場合は、引き続き Google Play で公開されます。

この問題とその修正方法について詳しくは、Google Play Console をご参照ください。

Google Play Console に移動

問題が見つかりました。お支払いに関するポリシーへの違反
お客様のアプリには、お支払いに関するポリシーに準拠していないコンテンツが含まれています。

お客様のアプリは、Google Play の課金システム以外のお支払い方法にユーザーを誘導しています。
問題の詳細

次の項目で問題が見つかりました。

バージョンコード 122400300: アプリ内エクスペリエンス: 添付のスクリーンショット IN_APP_EXPERIENCE-2431.png をご覧ください
この問題を解決する方法は次のとおりです。

Google Play の課金システム以外のシステムで支払いを行うようユーザーを誘導しているリンクを削除してください。
または
特典のプロモーションなどの目的で、米国のユーザーをアプリ外に誘導する予定がある場合は、Google の外部コンテンツリンクプログラムにご登録ください。詳しくは、よくある質問をご参照ください。
変更内容を審査のために Google に送信します。[公開の概要] に移動します。
アプリには国別の要件が適用される場合があります。また、特定の国（インドなど）では、適用される条件に従ってアプリを提供できる場合があります。Google Play Console ヘルプセンターのこちらの記事の手順に沿って、アプリを配信する国または地域を変更することもできます。

お支払いに関するポリシーについて
詳しくは、ヘルプセンターのお支払いに関するポリシー、および Google Play のお支払いに関するポリシーについてのページをご参照ください。一部の国や地域で利用できる代替の課金オプションと外部リンクオプションについて詳しくは、こちらのよくある質問をご参照ください。

再審査請求を送信する
Google の決定に誤りがあると思われる場合は、再審査請求を送信できます。回答を受け取るまでに 7 日ほどかかることがあります（例外的にもっとかかる場合もあります）。

再審査請求を送信する

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2026-08-28: Status: Further action required [Automated Play Store Email] Translated from Japanese AnkiDroid Open Source Team Developers After reviewing your app, AnkiDroid Flashcards (package sanction com.ichi2.anki), we person recovered that it does not comply pinch 1 aliases much Google Play policies. Therefore, your app's position is affected.
Publishing Status
Status: Further Action Required
If you do not hole the rumor by the pursuing deadline, your app whitethorn go unavailable to users successful immoderate countries/regions.

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Issues Found: Violation of Payment Policies
Your app contains contented that does not comply pinch costs policies.

Your app directs users to costs methods different than the Google Play billing system.

Your app will beryllium released to Google Play users successful India and Russia connected September 11, 2026. If you do not hole this issue, your app will beryllium removed from Google Play successful different countries/regions.

Issue Details

Issues were recovered successful the pursuing areas:

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Here's really to resoluteness this issue:

Remove immoderate links directing users to make payments utilizing systems different than Google Play's billing system.

Alternatively,
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Submit your changes to Google for review. Go to [Publish Summary].

Your app whitethorn beryllium taxable to country-specific requirements. Also, successful definite countries (such arsenic India), you whitethorn beryllium capable to connection your app nether applicable conditions. You tin besides alteration the state aliases region wherever your app is distributed by pursuing the steps successful this article successful the Google Play Console Help Center.

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Japanese Original AnkiDroid Open Source Team デベロッパー各位お客様のアプリ AnkiDroid Flashcards（パッケージ名 com.ichi2.anki）を審査した結果、Google Play の 1 つ以上のポリシーに準拠していないことが判明いたしました。このため、アプリのステータスが影響を受けています。
Publishing Status
ステータス: さらなる対応が必要
以下の期日までに問題を修正していただけない場合、一部の国 / 地域のユーザーはお客様のアプリを利用できなくなる可能性があります。

この問題とその修正方法について詳しくは、Google Play Console をご参照ください。

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問題が見つかりました。お支払いに関するポリシーへの違反
お客様のアプリには、お支払いに関するポリシーに準拠していないコンテンツが含まれています。

お客様のアプリは、Google Play の課金システム以外のお支払い方法にユーザーを誘導しています。
お客様のアプリは、September 11, 2026よりインド, ロシアの Google Play ユーザーに公開されます。この問題を修正していただけない場合、アプリはその他の国 / 地域の Google Play から削除されます。
問題の詳細

次の項目で問題が見つかりました。

バージョンコード 122400300: アプリ内エクスペリエンス: 添付のスクリーンショット IN_APP_EXPERIENCE-4384.png をご覧ください
この問題を解決する方法は次のとおりです。

Google Play の課金システム以外のシステムで支払いを行うようユーザーを誘導しているリンクを削除してください。
または
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変更内容を審査のために Google に送信します。[公開の概要] に移動します。
アプリには国別の要件が適用される場合があります。また、特定の国（インドなど）では、適用される条件に従ってアプリを提供できる場合があります。Google Play Console ヘルプセンターのこちらの記事の手順に沿って、アプリを配信する国または地域を変更することもできます。

お支払いに関するポリシーについて
詳しくは、ヘルプセンターのお支払いに関するポリシー、および Google Play のお支払いに関するポリシーについてのページをご参照ください。一部の国や地域で利用できる代替の課金オプションと外部リンクオプションについて詳しくは、こちらのよくある質問をご参照ください。

再審査請求を送信する
Google の決定に誤りがあると思われる場合は、再審査請求を送信できます。回答を受け取るまでに 7 日ほどかかることがあります（例外的にもっとかかる場合もあります）。

再審査請求を送信する

この問題の修正が完了しましたら、Google Play Console の [公開の概要] ページで、アプリの変更を審査のために送信してください。

詳細
違反措置の適用プロセスについて詳しくは、ヘルプセンター記事「違反措置の適用プロセス」をご参照ください。Google Play のポリシーに関する最新情報については、デベロッパー向け Android の #PolicyBytes をご覧ください。設定で音声トラックを変更すると、ご希望の言語をお選びいただけます。

デベロッパーとユーザーの皆様に Google Play を快適にご利用いただくための取り組みにご協力いただき、ありがとうございます。

こちらのアンケートの 2 つの質問へのご回答をお願いいたします。いただいた回答は Google Play のサービス向上に役立てさせていただきます。

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