page.title=Designed for Families
page.metaDescription=Designed for Families helps you make your apps and games more discoverable to families.
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<p>
  In several weeks, a new family-focused experience on Google Play will give
  users new ways to browse, search, and discover high quality apps and games
  for their families.
</p>

<p>
  To support a more family-friendly store, developers are invited to opt-in
  family-focused apps and games to the new Designed for Families program. Apps
  that meet the <a href=
  "https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6184502">program
  requirements</a> will be shown in the new family experience so that
  parents can find suitable, trusted, high-quality apps and games more easily.
</p>

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<p>
  Opt-in your apps and games today using the tools and processes you currently
  use to manage your apps in the Developer Console. Your apps in the program
  can benefit from enhanced discoverability in addition to maintaining their
  existing categories, rankings, and reviews elsewhere on the Google Play
  store.
</p>

<h2 id="elibibility">Eligibility</h2>

<p>
  Apps in the family-friendly experience on Google Play will be more
  discoverable by parents and families, who expect the apps to be age
  appropriate. The Designed for Families program is designed to be inclusive of
  apps that are made for kids as well as those that can be enjoyed by the
  entire family. To address this audience, there are specific guidelines and
  policies your apps need to meet, which will be assessed in an app content
  review.
</p>

<p>
  Make sure that you're familiar with the policies that your app must comply
  with. These include <a href=
  "http://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html">content
  policies</a>, the <a href=
  "http://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html">Developer
  Distribution Agreement</a>, and the <a href=
  "https://play.google.com/intl/ALL_us/about/families/developer-distribution-agreement-addendum.html">
  Designed for Families DDA Addendum</a>.
</p>

<p>
  Your app must also meet the <a href=
  "https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6184502">Designed
  for Families program requirements</a> listed in the Google Play Developer
  Help Center.
</p>

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