The coronavirus outbreak is affecting almost every aspect of society. Among other things, the dangerous disease that continues to spread throughout the world will have a negative impact on application developers for the Android mobile platform.
As Google tries to make its employees work remotely as much as possible, new apps are now taking significantly longer to be reviewed before being published in the digital content store Play Store. This primarily applies to software products that require manual review. A message was posted in the Google Play Console notifying developers that due to "adjusted work schedules" of the company's employees, the review time for new applications will be 7 days or more.
A Google spokesperson confirmed that new apps are now taking significantly longer to review before being published on the Play Store due to the coronavirus. As Google tries to protect its employees from contracting the dangerous disease, many of them are currently working from home. It is noted that despite the ongoing development of the situation, the consideration of new applications takes at least 7 days.
It is unlikely that the situation will improve until an effective way to combat the spread of coronavirus is developed. If the epidemic affects more people, Google may introduce stricter internal policies, which will further extend the review period for new applications for the Play Store.
Source: 3dnews.ru