How to remove non-certified ads SDK to fix Play Store issue with Family Ads Program

Expo SDK
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I am facing a problem with Google Play Store rejecting my kids-directed app due to some use of a non-certified Ad SDK, even though I don’t serve any ads. The rejection description doesn’t inform me which SDK is causing the problem.

I am using Expo 39 and building the app bundle using the managed workflow.

I already tried adding the config

"android": { "enableDangerousExperimentalLeanBuilds": true }

on my app.json file (which supposedly removes any unused SDKs) and it did not work, still rejected.

The rejection:

Issue: Violation of Families Policy Requirements

We have detected that your app includes non-certified ad SDKs or SDKs that are not approved for use in child-directed services. Any SDKs used in the app must be appropriate for use in child-directed services. Additionally, apps that solely target children must not contain any SDKs that are not approved for use in child-directed services, including ads SDKs. Apps in the Designed for Families program must only use ad SDKs that have certified their compliance with the Families Ads Program.

This is a critical issue for my business, it is the only issue delaying the launch of my app. Please help!

thanks!

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Same issue,

I’ve updated the app to use the SDK 39 and, and set permissions in app.json to an empty array and got rejected.

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Same issue here! Ejecting to a bare project is not an option for me.

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@kasmo Unfortunately ejecting the app is the only way to work around this. Check this thread: Play Store issue about Family Ads Program - #32 by notbrent

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Has anyone explored option to fork Expo SDK in Github and remove Facebook SDK?
this way it might be possible to keep managed workflow?

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