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My Google developer account was terminated and I can't open a new account

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My Google developer account was terminated and I didn't know I couldn't open an account after that. While learning Android development, I developed a few examples that I watched in videos and published them on Google Play, but my account was closed with a message like "Your account has been terminated under Section 8.3 or 10.3 of Google Play's Developer Distribution Agreement". I studied software at university for years. I spent years developing Android. and suddenly I am banned for life. What can I do about this situation?

I sent apology messages to fix the situation. I received certificates for publishing applications but I haven't heard back. Ticket Number: 4-1539000036222

> My Google developer account was terminated and I didn't know I couldn't open an account after that.

So, by your own admission, the problem that you're having is not that you accidentally got your account deactivated, your problem is that you didn't foresee being prevented from circumventing the block. You probably knew you were doing something wrong, and expected to be able to just create another account once they caught you.

The solution is to not break the TOS. Don't steal samples as original work, and don't post fraudulent apps to the App store.

It's not completely clear to be that the original poster did anything nefarious. (Although the Stack Overflow post has been deleted, so I don't know what was mentioned there.) It seems to me that section 10.3 could cover termination due to a mundane administrative detail via "You cease being an authorized developer".

For example, my developer profile is slated for removal in a few weeks because I haven't provided a verified phone number and email address that can be publicly available for the world to see. (And I don't care to, since I haven't used this developer account in years, and I'm not actively doing Android development.) Does this mean I'll be barred for life?

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