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Success stories
We made Google Play Academy courses mandatory for all interns. Play Academy increased efficiency in mentoring relationships by 50%, and have seen a 30% increase our game launch speed overall.
Kimmie Vu
Chief Marketing Officer, Rocket Game Studio
Vietnam
Google Play Academy helped us better tell our app's story. They are an extension of our marketing team.
Mohamed Kamara
Founder, InovCares
United States
We face the challenge of taking on many tasks and roles. Google Play Academy's courses are short, simple and clear. We easily adapted them into our development process.
Laia Bee
Co-founder, Pincer Games, makers of Fighters of Fate
Uruguay
One of our visual designers implemented store listing A/B tests they learned from Play Academy. To our surprise, our conversion rate went up hour by hour. We ultimately increased organic users by 90% and conversions by 26%.
Jae Myung Shin
Founder, DelightRoom, makers of Alarmy
South Korea
The best gift I've received from Google Play Academy is free and open education resources. This has transformed my career and survivability in life.
Lee Fong Chan
Student
Malaysia
The course was great in taking a complex task and providing an actionable structure to work through it. We're already seeing a 20% increase in conversions through experimentation.
Sam Dolbel
Co-founder, SINC BUSINESS, makers of SINC Time Clock
United States
FAQs
Getting started
What is Google Play Academy?
Google Play Academy is free to developers, business people, and marketers of Google Play apps and games. Play Academy enables opportunities for new and aspiring app makers, shares knowledge and best practices to build a successful app or game business, and keep developers updated on changes in our tools.
How do I use Play Academy?
Google Play Academy is an online learning platform with over 100 courses available to help you build a successful app or game business. Courses are designed to be taken in under 10 minutes. Courses are organized in categories based on the typical app and game "development steps" like Design, Launch, and Grow.
How do I launch my first app or game?
Google Play Academy's courses contain knowledge and best practices to help you build a successful app or game business. Google Play Console is the tool you'll use to manage, prepare, and distribute your Android app or game on Google Play.
What languages are courses available in?
Courses are offered in 10 languages to anyone with a Google Account. Currently we support the following languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Indonesian.
How much does Google Play Academy cost?
Google Play Academy is available at no cost.
Support and account management
How do I find specific courses?
First, Sign in to Google Play Academy. You can discover content within the learning "categories" (Design, Prepare, Launch, etc). You can also view the entire "Course Catalog".
Can I download the course content?
All content on Google Play Academy is available only on the online learning platform. You can share courses with friends or colleagues by clicking the "Share" link on the course launch page.
What devices and browsers are supported for use?
Google Play Academy works with all current web browsers, and can be accessed on most mobile devices.
How do I delete my account?
Sorry to see you go. To delete your account, please navigate to your profile in Google Play Academy, and click on the 'Delete account' link at the bottom of the page. You will then receive two prompts asking you to confirm if you'd like to delete your account. This action is permanent and cannot be reversed. Keep in mind, deleting your Google Play Academy Account will not automatically delete your Google Account.
Where do I update my timezone?
Google Play Academy account defaults to UTC. You can update your timezone within your Google Play Academy profile. To update, navigate to your profile, click 'Edit Profile', and select your timezone from the drop-down menu.