# How to verify a Google Play account without publicly exposing a home address and phone number

DevFeed: [How to verify a Google Play account without publicly exposing a home address and phone number](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/please-don-t-dox-me-google-how-to-verify-your-google-play-account-without-exposing-all-of-your-information-38573.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.jakelee.co.uk/publishing-on-google-play-without-exposing-info/>)

Author: Jake Lee

Published: 2025-01-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Jake Lee's Programming Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jake-lee-s-programming-blog.md>)

Topics: [Google Play](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-play.md>), [account](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/account.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [console](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/console.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [androiddev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/androiddev.md>), [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [google-play](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-play.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [verification](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verification.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how a Google Play developer can avoid publicly exposing a home address and phone number during verification. It describes forming a company with a forwarding address, creating a new Organisation Google Play profile, verifying it with the company's information, and transferring apps and associated services.

## Source excerpt

In 2023, Google began requiring verification for Google Play, especially if earning any money. Unfortunately, this required publicly exposing your home address and phone number! Here's how to earn money without revealing this info.