I've just received this notice from Google:
Hello Google Play Developer, | As announced in our July policy update, Google Play added new restrictions on identifiers used by apps that include children in their target audience. | Past & Upcoming deadlines to be aware of: |
- Effective September 1, 2021, all apps that target children must not transmit SIM Serial, Build Serial, BSSID, MAC, SSID, IMEI, and/or IMSI from children or users of unknown age, or use SDKs that transmit these identifiers from children or users of unknown age.
- Effective April 1, 2022, apps that target children must not transmit Android Advertising ID (AAID) from children or users of unknown age. Note that the April deadline is a change from the initial deadline of January 18, 2022.
- If your app targets both children and adults, please ensure any SDKs you use which may collect AAID provide you the ability to disable transmission when the user is a child or of unknown age.
| | As always, we appreciate your partnership in building a safer and more robust Families ecosystem on Google Play. |
Thank you, | The Google Play team |
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It appears that "Android Advertising ID (AAID)" means the Firebase advertising ID.
In an attempt to comply with this new edict I am toying with removing Firebase from my app.
I have removed the reference to the FireBaseAdMob library.
I have removed all reference to it in the Manifest.
I have removed all use of it from my code.
When I try to compile now I'm getting this in the Compile & Rapid Debug window:
B4A Version: 11.00
Parsing code. (0.20s)
Java Version: 11
Building folders structure. (0.04s)
Compiling code. (0.34s)
Compiling layouts code. (0.00s)
Organizing libraries. (0.00s)
(AndroidX SDK)
Compiling resources (0.08s)
Linking resources (0.32s)
Compiling debugger engine code. (0.02s)
Compiling generated Java code. Error
src\treetops\app\customer\main.java:4: error: package com.google.android.gms.ads.identifier does not exist
import com.google.android.gms.ads.identifier.AdvertisingIdClient;
^
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
1 error
javac 11.0.1
If I go to ...\Objects\src\...\app\...\main.java I have:
...
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.identifier.AdvertisingIdClient;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.identifier.AdvertisingIdClient.Info;
...
And I can't for the life of me find a way to get rid of these imports.
All suggestions appreciated...
