Device and Network Abuse policy

Please help as soon as possible, Google is suspending apps due to the issue mentioned below. Please fix the issue as soon as possible, because this issue will cause many developer accounts to be closed.

These are the details of the problem:

Publishing Status
App Status: Suspended
Your app has been suspended and removed due to the policy issue(s) listed below.

Issue found: Violation of Device and Network Abuse policy
Apps that cause users to download or install applications from unknown sources outside of Google Play are prohibited.

Issue details

We found an issue in the following area(s):

Version code 8
About the Device and Network Abuse policy
An app distributed via Google Play may not modify, replace or update itself using any method other than Google Play’s update mechanism. Likewise, an app may not download executable code (such as dex, JAR, .so files) from a source other than Google Play.

Did you put such features in your app?

No . But it has a link to open my apps on Google Play.

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What about ads? Are you showing ads in the app?

Yes admob banner

Probably they came across some ads that involve downloading or installing applications or other files.
You can also check your Admob account to block ads that requires installation of app.

Or did they provide an image in the report?

No . But this report


The my Application contain video only and no need internet for playing

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Can anyone help?

Hey friend, my app has been suspended for the same reasons, I have tried my best to save the account, it’s good that you posted this, I don’t understand exactly why this happened.

The problem may be from niotron, but unfortunately no one wants to solve the problem

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