---
title: "Google Play API changes, deprecations and deadlines | Harbyn"
description: "Google Play: 1 upcoming deadline and 1 recorded change as of 2026-10-25, each with its source."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/vendors/google-play"
last-updated: 2026-10-08
---

# Google Play: API changes and deadlines

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/vendors/google-play>.

Developer tools. 1 upcoming deadline, 1 recorded change. Every entry cites the Google Play page we read it from.

## What we read

The Google Play pages and feeds our ingestion visits, politely and on a schedule.

- **Deprecations**: <https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/target-sdk>
- **Deprecations**: <https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/deprecation-faq>
- **Changelog**: <https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/release-notes>

## What the scanner looks for

How `harbyn scan` recognises Google Play in a repository, on your machine. Nothing leaves it.

- **API hosts**: `androidpublisher.googleapis.com`

## Upcoming deadlines

| Deadline | Change | Use instead | Details | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 31, 2027 | New apps and updates must move off Play Billing Library 8 by August 31, 2027 | - | <https://harbyn.com/changes/google-play/2026-10-08-play-billing-library-version-8-deadline.md> | <https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/deprecation-faq> |

## Change history

Newest first, by the date Google Play announced it. This is the archive: past changes are not warnings, and changes we recorded after they took effect are marked as such.

Nothing else recorded yet.