Can you buy a Google Play developer account

What the rule says

Since 27 May 2026 owner changes must use Play Console's official transfer. Unofficial transfers are prohibited, including buying, leasing or selling illegitimately obtained accounts on third-party marketplaces, and both sides are responsible for what happens during the transfer.

What is allowed

• Acquisitions, restructuring and staff changes can change the owner through the official process.
• Moving one app without the account uses the app transfer process.

What breaks it

• Sharing a login or sending a password.
• Reselling illegitimately obtained accounts on third-party marketplaces.

What it means for buyers

A password-only account can be taken back, and the handover itself is an unofficial transfer the policy bans. The official transfer leaves a record, verifies identity and puts the account under your own Google Account.

How we work

Every Google handover uses the official owner transfer or app transfer, never a shared login. Whether the service fits your business and compliance rules is your call.

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