1page.title=Opt-In to Designed for Families
2meta.tags="families", "guidelines", "quality"
3page.tags="families", "addendum"
4page.metaDescription=Join Designed for Families in just a few simple steps.
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7
8<p>
9  If you're building an app designed for kids and families, there are a few
10  things you need to do <em>before</em> you’ll be ready to opt-in to the Designed for
11  Families program:
12</p>
13
14<ul>
15  <li>Complete the content rating questionnaire for your app and meet an ESRB
16  rating of Everyone or Everyone 10+ rating
17  </li>
18
19  <li>Add a privacy policy link to your app’s <strong>Store Listing</strong>
20  page.
21  </li>
22
23  <li>Make sure your app meets all the <a href=
24  "https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6184502">Designed
25  for Families program requirements.</a>
26  </li>
27</ul>
28
29<p>
30  Now that your app is ready to publish, you can opt-in to Designed for
31  Families directly from the <a href=
32  "https://play.google.com/apps/publish/">Developer Console</a>. Opt-in means
33  that you want your app to be made available on the family-friendly
34  experience on Google Play in addition to the category you’ve selected on
35  the Google Play Store.
36</p>
37
38<p>
39  Opt-in also confirms that your app complies with <a href=
40  "http://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html">Google Play
41  Developer Program Policies</a> and the <a href=
42  "http://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html">Developer
43  Distribution Agreement</a>, including the <a href=
44  "https://play.google.com/intl/ALL_us/about/families/developer-distribution-agreement-addendum.html">
45  Designed for Families DDA Addendum</a>. If you are not familiar with these
46  policy documents or the Addendum, make sure to read them before opting-in.
47</p>
48
49<p>
50  Once you're ready, here's how to opt-in to Designed for Families for a specific app:
51</p>
52
53<ol>
54<li>In the Developer Console <strong>All Applications</strong> page, click the app you want to
55  opt-in. Under Pricing and Distribution, scroll down to find <strong>Designed for
56  Families</strong> and the opt-in checkbox.<img src="/images/gp-dff-optin.png" style=
57  "border:2px solid #ddd;margin:1em 0;">
58  </li>
59
60  <li>Start the opt-in flow and confirm that your app meets the eligibility
61  requirements.</li>
62  <li>If your app has ads, confirm that it meets the ads policy.
63  <img src="/images/gp-dff-appinfo.png"
64  style="border:2px solid #ddd;margin:1em 0;"></li>
65  <li>Choose your target age groups from: Ages 5 & Under, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9
66  to 12, or General Audience (for apps which target children and older
67  audiences). You can choose up to two adjacent age groups only if your app
68  targets more than one age group. Apps with an ESRB 10+ rating can only choose an
69  age target of 9-12 or General Audience. <!--Apps that are found to be inappropriate
70  for the age groups selected will -->
71  </li>
72
73  <li>Choose a category for your app for the new family-focused experience on
74  Google Play. Your app will also be discoverable in its existing category in
75  Google Play.</li>
76  <li>Review and agree to the linked documents and then click
77  <strong>Opt-In</strong>. Finally, click <strong>Submit update</strong> on the
78  Pricing & Distribution page to publish or update your app.
79  </li>
80</ol>
81
82<p>
83  Once you opt-in your app, it will be thoroughly reviewed before being
84  accepted into the Designed for Families program.
85</p>
86
87<p class="note">
88  <strong>Note</strong>: Published apps in the Designed for Families program
89  are also available to all users on Google Play.
90</p>
91
92<p>
93  If you opt-in an app that you're publishing for the first time and it doesn't
94  meet the Designed for Families program requirements, it won't be made available
95  on Google Play until <strong>either</strong> you update the app to meet the
96  program requirements <strong>or</strong> you uncheck the opt-in box and pass
97  Google Play's standard review process.
98</p>
99
100<p>
101  If you opt-in an app that's already published on Google Play and it doesn't
102  meet the program requirements, it will remain available to all users but won't
103  be added to the family experience until you update the app to meet the
104  program requirements.
105</p>
106
107<p>
108  If you publish an update to an app that's opted-in to Designed for Families,
109  the app update needs to pass the Designed for Families review before it will
110  become available to all users on Google Play.</p>
111
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113  <a href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/families/faq.html" class=
114  "next-class-link">Next: Frequently Asked Questions</a>
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