Fixing "Invalid Data safety form" Android App Rejection

Has your android app been rejected with in the review stage stating "Invalid Data safety form", here is a quick solution which you can try out and get your application approved.

Some SDKs require certain data to be collected by the app to provide a better user experience so it is necessary to fill the section properly so the is not rejected by the Google Review Team

Steps to update the section.

1. Login into your Developer console

2. Select your App

3. In the left menu go to "App Content"

4. Scroll down to "Data Safety" section

5. Fill in the details as provided in the screenshots.

a. Once you click on the manage button it will ask you questions answer them as below

• "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?" - This can be answered according to your app if you delete the user data say "Yes" else "No"

b. Click on the "Next" button

c. Scroll to the "Device or other IDs" section

d. Select the checkbox - "Device or other IDs"

e. (Optional) you can select other information you are collecting

f. Click on "Next" button

g. In the "Device or other IDs" click on "Show" and it might either show "Start" or "Edit" button (depending on the activity you've done earlier) and click on it.

h. In the modal there will be certain question answer them as follows

• "Is this data collected, shared or both?" - Select the "
• Collected" checkbox
• "Is this data processed ephemerally?" - Select the radio button "Yes, this collected data is processed ephemerally"
• "Is this data required for your app, or can users choose whether it's collected?" - Select the radio button "Data collection is required (users can't turn off this data collection)"
• "Why is this user data collected? Select all that apply." - Select the checkbox "App functionality"