Guide summary
Check Android developer verification for apps distributed through participating stores in Brazil after the September 30, 2026 start.
For: Developers, app stores and release teams serving Brazilian Android users.
Release sequence
- List the app's production listings that serve users in Brazil through a named participating store.
- For each listing, capture the production package name and the certificate on the artifact delivered through that channel.
- Check the exact package-and-certificate pair and route NOT_REGISTERED or certificate-mismatch results to the console owner.
- Give Portuguese-speaking support staff a path to distinguish registration issues from store review or device compatibility issues.
Quick facts
Exposure depends on the user's market, participating store and certified device, not the developer's headquarters. The store list does not tell you which channel carries your listing; verify your own distribution records.
Detailed guidance
Triage Brazil distribution after the first-phase start
The first phase began September 30, 2026 for installations from participating stores on certified Android 7 or higher devices in Brazil. Check your own Brazilian listings and user-support reports; the public store list does not establish whether a particular app is available through each channel.
For every relevant listing, save its channel, production package name, delivered certificate, status and remediation owner. Give Portuguese-speaking support staff a route to distinguish Android registration from store review or device compatibility, and send unresolved registration cases to the console account owner.
- Use user-market and store records to determine exposure, not company headquarters.
- Compare the certificate from the artifact users receive.
- Check the app's current status in its developer console.
- Keep the 2027 broader rollout as future scope, not today's country coverage.
Have the production package name and signing certificate ready? Query the official registration state, then use the result to choose your next step.
Run status check →Frequently asked questions
Does a company need to be based in Brazil?
No. The first phase is tied to the users, participating store and certified-device scope, not the developer's headquarters. Check the distribution channels that actually serve Brazilian users and inspect the exact package and certificate each channel delivers.
Are direct website APKs part of the first store list?
The first phase names participating app stores. Android treats unregistered sideloading separately: ADB remains unchanged and users can use the advanced flow, with a different installation experience. Check current Android guidance for that path.
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