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Removing google ads dependency and forget to remove meta-data from manefest file

Yesterday, I posted my first app on Google Play. It is still waiting for review. At first I was planning to add ads to the app for this I used firebase assistant in Android studio. So it add:

build.gradle [app]

...
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
...

dependencies {
    ...
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:19.4.0'
}

build.gradle[Project]

classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.4'

and in manefest file:

<manifest ...>
    <!-- Include required permissions for Google Mobile Ads to run. -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

    <application ...>

        <!--
        This is the sample AdMob App ID. Insert your own AdMob App ID in quotes
        https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/admob-android-update-manifest
        -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
            android:value="ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713" />

            ....
    </application>

</manifest>

In the end, I decided to remove the ads from the app so I remove this line from gradle file and all the usage from the code:

    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:19.4.0'

I forgot to delete the others lines:

this line

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

this line:

classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.4'

and this (permession and meta-data)

<!-- Include required permissions for Google Mobile Ads to run. -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

<application ...>

    <!--
    This is the sample AdMob App ID. Insert your own AdMob App ID in quotes
    https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/admob-android-update-manifest
    -->
    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
        android:value="ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713" />

        ....
</application>

In google play console, when ask: Does your app contains ads? I choose No.

My question is because of this error, will my application be rejected or not? Is there a way to fix this error before Google reviews it?

Solution

  • Don't worry, your application will not be rejected. If you want, you can publish a new update now and Google Play will check this one new update instead of previous with this issue.