Google Play · Updates blocked
Apps without a need for broad contacts access must use the Android Contact Picker
From 27 January 2027, Google Play only allows apps to read a user's whole contact list when they genuinely need it. Other apps must let people pick contacts instead, or the app can be rejected.
120 days left
until 27 Jan 2027
- If you miss it
- Updates blocked
- Platforms
- Android
- Devices
- Any
- Built with
- Any framework
How to fix it
This can't be checked from the code. Do what the store asks, then confirm it in Stayshipped.
Any framework
- Follow the steps in the source links below; this can't be changed in code.
- When it's done, confirm it in Stayshipped so the issue closes.
Check that
- The store console shows the task as complete
Official sources
- https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/table/12921780?hl=en checked 28 Sept 2026
We last checked this rule against its sources on 28 Sept 2026.
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