Guides / Aged
An unused Play developer account can be closed under Google's own rule
Do not add numbers this page does not have. Google's published closure conditions include an account created more than a year ago that has never submitted an app, or an account created more than a year ago with fewer than 1,000 lifetime installs, an unverified phone or email, and no Play Console use for 180 days. Read the current help page.
What that means for a handover
An old empty account is not automatically safe to hold. Ask when it was created, whether an app was ever submitted, and whether the phone and email are verified. Age is not a passed review. Guyi does not promise that Google will keep the account open.
Do not invent extra thresholds
This page does not add other install counts, other day counts, or a promise to wake the account up. If the Console already shows a closure warning, that warning is part of the spec.
Questions
Does never submitting keep an old account forever?
No. One published condition is creation more than a year ago and no submission. Confirm the current page.
Is closure the same as a termination Guyi can reverse?
No. Guyi does not reverse a closure or a termination.
Ask for the account this guide describes
Send the spec to @hagee66