How Google Play shattered expectations. Experience in creating a game on Android. 2 months of development. Renouncement. Admob temporary ban

Hi, today I'm going to tell you about developing my first Android game, publishing it on Google Play, buying ads on Google Ads, and earning. I recommend reading this article to everyone who will create a game for the first time, because here you will find useful information and some nuances that I personally have not encountered in the stories of other people.





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UPD: Many thanks to all Habr, and in particular the moderator, who quickly checked the article, did not have to wait 6 days. Also thanks to everyone who wrote to me about errors in the article, I fixed everything. Thanks to those who wrote comments on the article, installed the game and wrote a review on Google Play. Advice to all beginners, post articles about your games on Habr.








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