Google play - App content

Recently, Android updated its rules on how app developers must declare necessary permissions and explain the purpose of using Android services. This guide will help you submit the required information to obtain Android approval.

Health App

The permissions required for a health app can be confusing, but it's crucial to declare them correctly. Our SDK uses accelerometer and gyroscope data, which Google classifies as health sensors. To comply, declare these sensors and select Activity and Fitness as the purpose. This should suffice for Android approval.

android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION

Foreground service permissions

FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_HEALTH
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION

Resources:

Foreground connected device:

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Declare that permission only if your app uses connection to external device or you use our Telematics SDK with BLE Device

You will need to record a video of your mobile app. Use the video below as a reference.

Video for Connected device: https://youtube.com/shorts/DqsQAHay2d8

Foreground Health Services and Location

You will need to record a video of your mobile app. Use the video below as a reference.

Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZoeUQVedmVs

Foreground Location

Option: Others

Comments:
Please provide a video demonstrating automatically recorded trips. The video should not include any manual interaction (such as starting or stopping a trip), as the app operates without requiring user input during tracking.

Appeal (Reviewer-Focused Version):
Our application uses foreground service location access to support continuous, automatic trip detection and recording.
• The app is a business tool used by employees and gig workers while performing their duties.
• Trip tracking is initiated automatically, without manual interaction, to ensure accuracy and prevent missed data.
• The app must continue functioning when minimized or closed to reliably capture driving activity during working hours.

This functionality is essential to the core purpose of the app, which is to monitor driving behavior and support operational workflows (e.g., performance evaluation, safety monitoring, and trip logging).

Location permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Comments:
The app collects location data in the background to automatically detect trip start and end events, record routes, and calculate driver performance metrics such as safe driving scores.

Appeal (Reviewer-Focused Version):
The use of background location is strictly required for the core functionality of the app.
• The app is предназначена (intended) exclusively for employees or contracted gig workers who use it as part of their job.
• It provides automatic, continuous tracking to:
• Detect trips without user interaction
• Monitor real-time driver location
• Analyze driving behavior and performance
• Tracking occurs only while the user is on duty, and is necessary even when the app is not actively in use or is closed, to ensure complete and accurate trip data.
• Without background location access, the app would not be able to deliver its primary service (trip detection, safety scoring, and operational monitoring).

The app complies with Google Play policies by ensuring that location access is:
• Directly related to core functionality
• Clearly disclosed to users
• Used solely for business-related purposes within the app’s scope