If you distribute your apps on Google Play, you must use the Play Console to
manage your Play package names. You can also use the Play Console to register
apps you distribute outside of Google Play to ensure they remain installable on
certified Android devices.

### Identity verification

For most Play developers, **no new action** is required for identity
verification. Your existing verified identity (such as for Play's developer
verification requirements) meets this requirement.

You can confirm your current account information under Developer Account on the
**Settings** page in Play Console.

### Package name registration

To meet Android developer verification and
[updated Play Console Requirements](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/10788890), Play developers must register their app
package names, which may include proving ownership of the private signing keys
used for those packages.

While 99% of apps on Play have been registered automatically using information
you have already provided, you should check your [Play Console Home page](https://play.google.com/console/u/0/developers).

For new apps, when you create an app in the Google Play Console, Google Play
automatically registers the package name and links it to your account. If
another developer is already using that name, the Play Console prompts you to
choose a different name. If you have been using the name outside of Google Play,
you can still use it on Google Play.