If you find an issue with an app or review on Google Play, you can flag it to our team with the options below. We take your feedback seriously, and we appreciate your help in improving the Google Play experience.
Provide feedback about an app
Filing a complaint or flagging an app or review:
- Purpose: This mechanism is used to report an issue or policy violation directly to Google's team for review and potential action.
- What to report: You would flag an app for issues beyond simply disliking it, such as violations of Google Play Developer Program Policies (e.g., developers attempting to manipulate app placement through fraudulent or incentivized reviews), or illegal content. You can also flag inappropriate comments or reviews left by other users, or developer replies that violate the Developer Comment Posting Policy.
Flag an app
- Open the Google Play App
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- Go to the detail page for an app or game.
- Tap More
Flag as inappropriate.
- Choose a reason.
- Tap Submit.
Tip: To provide feedback about the app to other users, you can leave a public review on Google Play. Learn more about reviews.
Provide feedback about a review
User reviews:
- Purpose: This mechanism is used to share your personal experience with an app or game to help other users decide what to download or purchase.
- Audience: Reviews are publicly visible to other Google Play users and developers, showing your name and image from your Google account.
- Content guidelines: Reviews should be useful, informative, reflect a genuine experience, and be honest and unbiased. Google explicitly prohibits fake or inaccurate reviews, repeated postings, reviews from multiple accounts for the same content, or reviews intended to mislead users or manipulate ratings. Reviews must also remain on-topic and avoid promotional or illegal content, or hate speech.
You can provide feedback about a comment or review left by another Google Play user. Read about the feedback options below. Learn more about how we process app reviews.
Flag a comment or review- Open the Google Play app
- Locate the comment or review you'd like to flag.
- Tap More
Developers can publicly reply to comments or reviews. Follow these steps if you think that you've received a reply that doesn't follow the Developer Comment Posting Policy:
- In the email you received with the developer response, click Report developer reply.
- Fill out this form. Be sure to include the direct link to the relevant developer comment, the developer’s name, and a brief summary.
Flagging an app or review on Google Play is a direct mechanism for reporting a specific issue or policy violation—such as manipulative practices, fraudulent reviews, or illegal content—for review and potential action.
Leaving a user review serves as a public platform for sharing your personal experience with an app or game, aiming to help other users make informed decisions about what to download or purchase.