Eight checks before you take over a Google Play account

1. Registration date

For personal accounts, before or after 13 November 2023 decides whether new apps need the closed test.

2. Account type

Personal accounts show a developer name; organization accounts show the organization, and only they can publish finance, health, VPN or government apps.

3. Country and verification

Make sure identity or organization verification is complete; unfinished verification blocks publishing.

4. Monetization

Monetizing personal accounts cannot change owner, only move apps. For the whole account you need a non-monetizing personal account or an organization.

5. Apps

Count live, removed and rejected apps, and open the store links yourself.

6. Policy status

Look for warnings, rejections or suspensions on the policy status page; past violations weigh on later reviews.

7. Signing keys and source

To keep updating an app you need its upload key; if you only want the account, you can skip it.

8. Members

Note who is in Users and permissions, and remove anyone you do not need after the handover.

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