Complete Google Play Data Safety from Actual Data Flows
Google Play Data Safety is a declaration of what your app and its included SDKs actually do with user data. It is not generated correctly by selecting “no.
Google Play & compliance
Google Play Data Safety Helper
Map your AndroidManifest permissions to Google Play Data Safety categories to help pre-fill the form. A permission-based estimate — also declare your SDKs.
Google Play Data Safety Helper is part of APKLint, an online toolkit for inspecting Android APK files. Map your AndroidManifest permissions to Google Play Data Safety categories to help pre-fill the form. A permission-based estimate — also declare your SDKs. Paste your AndroidManifest.xml in your browser to view the relevant details; results reflect what you paste.
Nothing is stored. What you submit is processed on our servers over an encrypted connection for this request only — it isn’t written to file or object storage, and never shared. No account required.
About Google Play Data Safety Helper
Map your AndroidManifest permissions to Google Play Data Safety categories to help pre-fill the form. A permission-based estimate — also declare your SDKs.
Google Play Data Safety Helper is part of APKLint’s google play & compliance toolkit — Prep your listing, policies, and release for the store. It’s free to use and needs no account.
Your privacy is the default: what you submit is processed on our servers over an encrypted connection for that request only — it isn’t written to file or object storage, and never shared.
What Google Play Data Safety Helper checks
- Maps manifest permissions to Data Safety data types
- Flags location, contacts, camera, and identifier categories
- Gives you a starting point for the form
- Reminds you to declare bundled SDK collection
Good to know: A permission-based starting estimate. The real Data Safety form must also reflect what your SDKs and servers collect.
When to use Google Play Data Safety Helper
- Best for
- Pre-filling Google Play's Data Safety form by mapping your AndroidManifest permissions to Play's data categories.
- Not the right tool for
- Not a code-level data audit (use the Privacy API Checker) and not the final answer for the form.
- What you get back
- A suggested mapping from declared permissions to Play Data Safety categories as a starting draft.
- How it differs from related APKLint tools
- It translates permissions into Play's form language; the Privacy API Checker inspects the binary for sensitive calls.
- Limitations
- A starting point from permissions only, you must also declare what your SDKs and backend collect.
How to use Google Play Data Safety Helper
- Paste your file — Paste your AndroidManifest.xml.
- Send for analysis — APKLint checks it on our servers over an encrypted connection.
- Review the findings — Work through each result with a short explanation of why it matters.
- Nothing is stored — Your pasted text is processed for this request only — it isn't written to file or object storage, logged for analytics, or shared.
Why use APKLint
Always free
Every tool is free with no login and no paywall. Reasonable file and input limits keep the free service stable.
No on-page ad banners
A clean, focused interface with no third-party ad banners cluttering your results.
Privacy-first
What you submit is processed for the request only — it isn't written to file or object storage, and never shared.
How it runs
Parses the XML or text you paste with a hardened parser (defusedxml).
No sign-up
Start immediately — no account, login, or email required.
Works anywhere
Runs in any modern browser, on desktop or mobile.
Frequently asked questions
What does Google Play Data Safety Helper do?
Map your AndroidManifest permissions to Google Play Data Safety categories to help pre-fill the form. A permission-based estimate — also declare your SDKs.
Is the mapping the final answer for the form?
No — it's a starting point from permissions. You must also declare data collected by your SDKs and your own backend.
Is it free to use?
Yes. Every tool on APKLint is completely free, with no sign-up and no account.
How is my data handled?
What you submit is sent to our backend over an encrypted connection only to produce your result. It isn't written to file storage, used for analytics, or shared.
What should I paste in?
Paste your AndroidManifest.xml.
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