1. Login to
Google Play Console
2. Click on the app you want to delete
3. Take note of the
package name
4. On the left menu, click on
Test and release to expand the menu
5. Scroll to the last item of the menu and click on
Advanced settings
6. You will see:
App availability
Manage the availability of your app to new users.
Learn more
Published
New users can find and install your app
Unpublished
New users cannot find and install your app. Existing users can still find it and will receive updates.
Click on unpublished and confirm the action at the bottom.
7. You will now see a new box for deleting the app.
8. Click "Delete app"
9. You will need to enter your Transaction ID and package name. (if you can't remember your package name, go back to Dashboard)
How to find your Transaction ID?
It is not easy to find back your email for your payment to Google for $25.00 at 10 years ago.
10. The easiest way is to log in to
Google Payment.
11. On
Activity tab, click on the
Google Play Developer Token.
12. You will see a box showing the details on the right.
13. Scroll down until you see the Transaction ID in this format
<20-digit-number>.token.<16-digit-number>. Copy it.
14. Paste the ID in the dialog at step #9 BUT you need to
remove the digits before the words "token".
15. Key in delete and confirm.
Note: You have until Mmm dd, yyyy (1 week from now) to recover this deleted app.
