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Groosha2014-05-05 09:57:33
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Groosha, 2014-05-05 09:57:33

What should I do if my app is removed from Google Play?

Hello. I wrote an application that allows you to share a link from a browser to the Ya.ru service (my.ya.ru).
Used exclusively by their API, all actions are processed on their side or by the user (token in Shared Preferences).
Today I receive a letter:

This is a notification that your application, %appname%, with package ID %package_id%, has been removed from the Google Play Store.
REASON FOR REMOVAL: Violation of the intellectual property and impersonation or deceptive behavior provisions of the Content Policy. Please refer to the IP infringement and impersonation policy help article for more information.

What I understand at the moment:
1. Violation of the intellectual property - further quote from the rules of the developers
Intellectual property. It is prohibited to infringe or facilitate the infringement of other people's intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. If there is clear evidence that someone's copyright has been infringed, we will take appropriate action. On this page, you can find more information about the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) or report violations.

2. impersonation or deceptive behavior provisions - below is a quote from the developers' rules
Attempts to impersonate another person and deceive users. It is forbidden to impersonate another person or claim that the application is produced by someone else or for any organization, if this is not the case. Products or advertisements contained in applications must not imitate functions or warnings of the operating system or other programs. Texts, images, names, icons, descriptions and screenshots of applications must not contain false or misleading information. Developers are prohibited from confusing users and providing links to sites that mimic other applications or services. Application names and icons must not mislead users by being similar to the names or icons of other products or applications provided with the device (such as "Camera", "Gallery"

The question is: what needs to be changed in the description or in the application itself in order to unblock it?

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Ilya, 2014-05-05
@Groosha

Based on both points, you used the Yandex logo in the application icon (or in the interface of the application itself). Accordingly, Google suspects you of imitating the official application in order to obtain benefits.

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