Inline Install API eligibility criteria for apps
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This page describes the eligibility criteria for apps to use the Inline Install
API. In addition to meeting the criteria, developers must integrate the
API and accept the Terms of
Service in Play Console.
Eligibility criteria
To qualify for access to this premium growth tool, you must provide a
high-quality and trustworthy user experience, and you must be a developer in
good standing on Google Play. In addition, the app that is to be installed must
be of sufficiently high quality.
The following table describes all of the criteria to be met:
| Criteria |
Definition |
| Both caller-app and app that is to be installed are high-quality
apps. |
Google Play cares about app quality and uses various signals to
evaluate users' experience of your app. Apps are only eligible for the
Inline Install API if they meet a minimum quality bar.
You can read more about how we evaluate the following:
- Play's definition of quality
- Requirements for core
value engagement metrics
- Technical quality
requirements, including more detail on
ANRs and
crashes
You can also see
Android vitals overview to learn how Play is evaluating your app's
quality and which quality recommendations to prioritize next.
|
| Caller-app meets eligibility criteria for premium growth tools. |
All app categories are eligible for the Inline Install API, as long as
other premium growth tool criteria are met.
See
Google Play Premium growth tools to learn more about these eligibility
criteria.
|
| Caller-app ensures appropriate use of the Inline Install API. |
Google Play wants to provide users with contextual and seamless
journeys. If we see that the Inline Install API is inappropriately used, we
may revoke use. |
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Last updated 2024-12-11 UTC.
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