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Google Play

What is Google Play?

Google Play is an online store on the Android system providing apps, games, books, and more content to approximately 2.5 billion monthly users.

How does Google Play work?

Google Play connects developers to potential customers around the world while investing in the platform, developer tools, services, distribution and monetisation to support apps and games businesses.

Is it safe for children and young people?

Google enables anyone over 13 to set up their own Google Account. Parents and guardians can set up a supervised Google account for any age child and can manage that account via Family Link (parental controls). To create a Play Games profile to represent the gaming identity of a child, a parent or guardian must give approval.

What is the minimum age?

+13

What is Google Play?

Google Play is an online store on the Android system providing apps, games, books, and more content to approximately 2.5 billion monthly users.

How does Google Play work?

Google Play connects developers to potential customers around the world while investing in the platform, developer tools, services, distribution and monetisation to support apps and games businesses.

Is it safe for children and young people?

Google enables anyone over 13 to set up their own Google Account. Parents and guardians can set up a supervised Google account for any age child and can manage that account via Family Link (parental controls). To create a Play Games profile to represent the gaming identity of a child, a parent or guardian must give approval.

What is the minimum age?

+13

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