Android App Market’s Spring Festival holiday arrangements, CPs please pay attention!

As the saying goes, "After Laba Festival, it's the New Year." As the New Year is approaching, the editor would like to wish everyone a happy new year in advance. Happy New Year to everyone.

Speaking of the Spring Festival, many developers are concerned about the holiday arrangements of various channels during the Spring Festival. In order to facilitate developers to arrange product launches, the editor asked contacts in major markets and obtained first-hand information on the Spring Festival holiday arrangements of 12 application markets including App Store, Huawei, Alibaba, Baidu, Xiaomi, oppo , vivo , Samsung , Meizu, Gionee , Sogou and Anzhi.

1. App Store (Tencent Open Platform)

The Spring Festival holiday of App Store is from February 14 to February 22, 2018. We will resume work on February 23. During the holiday, we will not provide resources or operation -related issues. The staff on duty during the holiday will mainly handle emergency application review issues.

2. Huawei AppGallery (Huawei Developer Community)

Huawei AppGallery will be closed from February 15 to February 21. Specific arrangements:

1. Application (including game ) listing/delisting/version update:

Please submit your application for review before February 7 (inclusive). Applications submitted before this date will be put online before February 14 (inclusive). Applications submitted after February 7 will be reviewed starting on February 22 and will be posted online in the order of submission.

2. First release :

(1) Application first release: Supports first release applications scheduled up to February 14 (inclusive). There will be no first release display from February 15 to February 21, but the first release application can be submitted normally in the background. Only first release resources after February 22 can be applied.

(2) Game first release/closed beta: For games that are first released/closed beta between February 9 and February 23, please submit your application before February 8 (inclusive).

(3) Game Reservation: Reservation applications and material updates from February 14 to February 22 should be submitted before February 13 (inclusive). Applications submitted after this date will be reviewed in sequence starting from February 22.

3. Paid promotion :

(1) Promotion : The paid promotion platform will operate normally during the Spring Festival. To ensure the normal promotion of your app, please reserve sufficient promotion funds (it is recommended that the balance be sufficient to last until February 26). Set the upper limit of daily consumption reasonably according to the holiday (it is recommended to set the upper limit of daily consumption to 1.5 times of the usual time), and create promotion tasks before February 7 (including February 7).

(2) Recharge: Only online recharge operations are supported during the Spring Festival. Offline recharge must be applied for before February 7 (inclusive) and the recharge order must be created in the alliance background in a timely manner. Offline recharge applications received on February 7 will be reviewed and approved before February 14 (inclusive). Offline recharge applications after February 7 will be reviewed and approved in sequence starting from February 22. (Tip: There is a time difference of 1 hour to 2 working days between your company's payment and our company's receipt of the payment).

(3) Promotion review application: For promotion review applications submitted before February 7 (inclusive), the review results will be fed back before February 14 (inclusive); for promotion review applications submitted between February 8 and February 21, the review results will be fed back in sequence starting from February 22.

4. Intermodal services:

(1) Access: Provide technical support for the access of intermodal cooperation applications to the SDK until February 14. For applications submitted for review before February 7 (inclusive), the review will be completed before February 14 (inclusive); for applications submitted for review between February 8 and 21, the review will be conducted in sequence starting from February 22.

(2) Reconciliation: The settlement data for January 2018 will be provided on February 8. Please download it in time and confirm the accuracy of the income. To prevent the loss of settlement invoices, no settlement invoices will be accepted from February 12 to February 22.

5.Activity Application:

(1) App Market Gift Pack Event: From February 1 to February 7, you can sign up to participate in the March App Market Gift Pack Event in Developer Alliance-Events.

(2) Application monthly joint activities: From February 1 to February 7, you can sign up to participate in the March monthly joint activities in the Developer Alliance-Activities.

(3) Game activities: The application deadline for activities between February 12 and 22 is January 30; the application deadline for activities between February 23 and 28 is February 1. Please send the application details to [email protected].

3. Alibaba Application Distribution Open Platform

1. Developer & Application Review

Please submit for review before February 12. Applications submitted before that will be processed before February 15 (New Year’s Eve). Applications submitted after February 13 will be reviewed starting on February 22 and will be processed in the order in which they were submitted.

2. First Release & Benefits

During the Spring Festival (February 15th-February 21st), the first launch activities and welfare activities will be launched as normal. Applications for first releases and welfare activities must be submitted at least three working days in advance. The deadline for material submission is 17:00 on February 12. The review of first releases and welfare activities will be resumed on February 23.

3. Paid Promotion

Please submit applications for paid and competitive promotions during the Spring Festival before February 14. The platform will operate normally. To ensure the normal delivery of the application, please reserve sufficient promotion funds and set a reasonable daily consumption limit based on the holiday. During the Spring Festival period (February 15th - February 21st), only emergency requests will be processed, and normal review will resume on February 22nd.

4. Jifenbao Plan

During the Spring Festival, review will be suspended from February 15th to February 21st, and normal review will resume after February 22nd.

4. Baidu Mobile Assistant (Baidu Mobile Open Platform)

The 2018 Spring Festival holiday period for Baidu Mobile Open Platform is from February 15th to February 21st. To avoid software review backlogs during holidays and delayed launch of applications, everyone must submit their applications for review before February 14th .

5. OPPO Software Store (OPPO Open Platform)

1. Developer online/email consultation arrangements:

Developer consulting services will be suspended during the Spring Festival holiday (February 15th to February 21st) and will resume normal operations from 09:30 on February 22nd.

2. Arrangements for application of developer account and service number:

Developer account and service account application: Please submit for review before 24:00 on February 9. Applications submitted before this date will be reviewed before 18:00 on February 12. Applications submitted after this date will be reviewed starting at 09:00 on February 22.

3. APP management and activity operation arrangements:

1. Application/game upload and update: Please submit for review before 24:00 on February 9. Applications submitted before that will be reviewed before 18:00 on February 12. If submitted after that, the review will start at 09:00 on February 22.

2. The review of removal applications will end at 18:00 on February 12. The review of removal applications submitted after this date will begin on February 22.

3. Zhimei App and Welfare Club can apply normally, and the review period will be postponed along with the holidays.

4. Application for the first release of the new version: Please submit your application before 24:00 on February 9. Applications submitted before that will be reviewed before 12:00 on February 12. If submitted after that, the review will be resumed on February 22. The display rules for the new version of the first-released resources remain unchanged and will be displayed for a maximum of 15 days.

4. Information flow advertising review arrangements:

The review of information flow advertisements will be suspended during the Spring Festival holiday (February 15th - February 21st). Please submit your application for review before 12:00 noon on February 14th. Applications submitted before this date will be reviewed before 20:00 on February 14th. Applications submitted after this date will be reviewed on February 22nd.

5. Deposit recharge arrangement:

Financial recharge applications will stop being processed at 17:00 on February 12, and related work will resume on February 22. To ensure that there is sufficient balance in your account (it is recommended that the balance is sufficient to last until February 22), please be sure to complete the offline transfer in advance and submit the corresponding recharge application. (Tip: Please allow 1-2 hours for the payment from your company to our company)

6. OPPO settlement related matters:

The game center, theme store, and advertising alliance stopped accepting invoices on February 9, 2018, and resumed normal operations on February 22. (In order to prevent the loss of invoices, invoices delivered to OPPO between February 9 and February 15 will be rejected. Please be advised!)

7. Arrangements for submitting OPPO game promotional images:

From February 6 to February 26, all promotional image materials of the OPPO gaming platform (including the large banner on the homepage, interstitial images of each operation position, splash screen images, etc.) should be submitted by developers before 18:00 on February 2. Submissions made after the deadline will no longer be accepted and the corresponding resources will be cancelled.

8. OPPO game activities, gift packs, server launches, and reservation submission arrangements:

1. For activities launched on the platform between February 6 and February 26 (referring to non-game activities, such as gifts for downloading, sign-in, rebates, etc.), and configuration materials (including all content such as activity rules, pictures, prizes, etc.), developers are requested to submit them before 18:00 on February 2. Otherwise, the activities and corresponding promotional resources will be cancelled.

2. Game packages, game activities, game launch information, and game reservations that need to be launched between February 9 and February 26 must be submitted before 18:00 on February 8. Content submitted after the deadline will be reviewed starting on February 26 (if the operation node has not passed). If you need to submit resources, please connect with OPPO game operations in the docking group. For details, please pay attention to the messages in the group.

9. Game community review arrangements:

The deadline for game community review is 18:00 on February 10. Please upload game community opening, community information updates, strategy information content uploads, event announcements, etc. before the deadline. Game developers must arrange to upload relevant community content during the Spring Festival in advance. Game community related review work will resume on February 26.

6. vivo Mobile Assistant (vivo Developer Platform)

1. Developer account registration related:

Please submit your developer account registration for review before February 9 (inclusive). Accounts submitted before that date will be reviewed on February 10. Accounts submitted after that date will be reviewed starting on February 24.

2. APP maintenance and activity operation related:

(1) Applications/standalone machine uploads and updates must be submitted for review before February 9 (inclusive). Applications submitted before February 15 (Chinese New Year’s Eve) will be put online. Applications submitted after this date will be reviewed starting on February 24.

(2) For online game uploads and updates, and game activity/gift package applications, please submit them for review before February 7 (inclusive). Applications submitted before this date will be reviewed before February 12. Applications submitted after this date will be reviewed starting on February 24.

(3) Applications for delisting applications/stand-alone games/online games must be submitted for review before February 9 (inclusive). If submitted after this date, the review will begin on February 24.

(4) Applications for App Store CPD product activities (currently only supporting applications from commercial customers) should be submitted for review before February 1 (inclusive). The review will begin on February 25 after the holiday.

3. Application for Star Project resources:

(1) Please submit your application for the "Aurora Award" and "New Product Express" before February 1 (inclusive). If you submit your application after this date, the review will begin on February 24.

(2) Please submit your “Card and Coupon Recommendation” for review before February 10 (inclusive). If you submit your application after this date, the review will begin on February 24.

4. CPD promotion related:

(1) For promotion plans during the Spring Festival, please submit them for review before February 9 (inclusive) and change the end time of the promotion plan to February 24 or later. Promotion plans submitted later than the above time will be reviewed starting on February 24th. (Note: Modifying the promotion plan will trigger an audit)

(2) Please set a reasonable daily consumption budget limit. (Due to the peak traffic during the Spring Festival holiday, it is recommended to increase the daily consumption budget limit to more than twice the usual amount)

5. Information flow advertising related:

(1) The deadline for advertising review before the Spring Festival holiday is before 18:00 on February 14.

(2) From February 15 to February 17, the review of information flow advertisements will be suspended; from February 18 to February 23, reviewers will work in shifts. If you have urgent review needs, please contact the vivo business manager.

(3) The deadline for configuring custom H5 is before 18:00 on February 12. Configuration will be suspended from February 13 to February 17, and will resume normal configuration after February 18.

6. Related to placement and recharge:

(1) To ensure that there is sufficient balance in your account (it is recommended that the balance is sufficient to last until February 25), please arrange for the payment to arrive in advance and submit a recharge application. Our company will process the recharge applications corresponding to the funds received before February 13 (including February 13). The funds received after February 13 will be reviewed starting from February 24.

(Tip: There is a time difference of 1 hour to 2 working days for the funds from your company to arrive at our account. Generally, large-amount inter-city transfers after 17:00 in the afternoon will be delayed until the next morning, and will be postponed in case of holidays)

(2) Please submit your invoice application for the Spring Festival period for review before February 5 (inclusive). We will issue the invoice in February and send it to your company before the Spring Festival. Invoice applications submitted after the above time will be processed uniformly on March 20. (Tip: If you have applied for an invoice before February 5, please ensure that the courier recipient can sign for the courier in time before the Spring Festival)

7. Game joint operation settlement related:

(1) We will stop accepting game joint operation invoices after February 10 and resume accepting them on February 24.

(2) Game joint operation payment will be suspended after February 10 and resumed on February 24.

7. Xiaomi App Store (Xiaomi Open Platform)

Xiaomi App Store will be closed on February 15th. The deadline for pre-New Year app review is February 13th. You can submit your app three working days in advance to avoid review delays caused by a large number of app uploads at the end of the year.

8. Samsung App Store (Samsung China Developer Website)

The Samsung App Store will be closed from February 15th to February 21st. Applications for listing and updating submitted to the seller office background before 17:00 on February 11th will be reviewed before February 14th. Applications submitted after 17:00 on February 11th will be reviewed starting on February 22nd and will be put online in the order of submission.

9. Meizu Open Platform

Meizu's Spring Festival holiday time is from February 12 to February 21. The specific arrangements are as follows:

1. Developer Q&A (QQ and email)

The developer Q&A service will be suspended during the holiday and will resume normal operation on February 22.

2. Developer account review

Account review will be suspended during the holidays. If you need a review, please try to contact Kzai (493207558) or Aka (2442575011) before February 10. Review will be resumed on February 22.

3. Application Review & Management

【Application Review】: Applications submitted before 24:00 on February 8 will be reviewed before 18:00 on February 11, and applications submitted after that will begin review on February 22;

[ App removal and claim]: The application period ends at 12:00 on February 11, and subsequent applications will be processed starting on February 22.

4. First Release & Benefits

[First Release Application]: First release emails will not be processed during the holidays. Please apply for first release by email 4 working days in advance. Applications for first release from February 10 to February 25 will not be accepted for the time being.

[Benefit Promotion]: Applications submitted before 18:00 on February 8 and completed material submission before February 9 will be scheduled to go online before 18:00 on February 11. Applications submitted after that will begin review on February 22.

5. Advertising

【Financial Recharge】: Financial recharge service will be suspended during the holidays. If you need to recharge, please submit a recharge application before 12:00 on February 11 to ensure normal advertising during the holidays.

[Advertising Review]: Normal review will be conducted during the holidays. Review time: 9:00~18:00. Please prepare sufficient materials in advance and submit an advertising review application to ensure normal holiday advertising delivery.

10. Sogou Mobile Assistant (Sogou Mobile Assistant Open Platform)

Sogou Mobile Assistant Open Platform will be closed from February 15th to February 21st and will officially resume work on February 22nd. During the holiday, the platform can submit review applications normally, but the review work will be completed after the holiday.

11. Gionee Software Store (Gionee Open Platform)

Gionee Software Store will be closed from February 13 to February 23. The specific arrangements are as follows:

1. Customer service and developer email consultation arrangements:

Developer consulting services will be suspended during the Spring Festival holiday (February 13 to February 23) and will resume normal operations from 09:30 on February 24.

2. Developer real-name authentication and various APP review arrangements:

1. New/updated APP review: Please submit for review before February 11, and the review will be completed before February 12. If submitted after this date, review will resume from 09:30 on February 24. [In order for your APP to be available in time before the New Year, developers are requested to upload it before February 11. 】

2. The deadline for developer real-name authentication/delisting/official labeling/claim review applications is 18:00 on February 11. Applications submitted after this date will be resumed for review at 9:30 on February 24.

3. First release application/first release materials: The deadline for first release application is 18:00 on February 9, and the deadline for uploading the first release package is 18:00 on February 11. Uploading after this date will automatically cancel the first release. [Tip: When applying for the first release, you can choose February 13 to February 24 as the first release date. You only need to upload the first release package and first release materials before February 11.]

4. Arrangements for submitting developer activity benefits:

Application/game prize-winning activities/exciting content/coupons: Please submit for review and materials before 18:00 on February 9. Submissions before this date will be reviewed before 18:00 on February 10. If submitted after this date, the review will resume on February 24.

5. CPT/CPD promotion related:

1. Please set up a reasonable CPD promotion plan (due to the peak traffic during holidays, it is recommended to increase the daily limit to more than twice the usual time);

2. Make sure there is sufficient balance in your account (it is recommended that the balance is sufficient to last until February 24). If you need to recharge your account, please arrange the payment in advance and submit a recharge application on the Gionee Open Platform. Our company will process recharges until 17:00 on February 9. Funds received after 17:00 on February 9 will be reviewed again on February 24. (Tip: The transfer may take 1 hour to 2 working days to arrive, please try to arrange the payment time).

12. Anzhi Market (Anzhi Developer Alliance)

Anzhi Market will be closed from February 12 to February 23, 2018, and all services will be suspended during the holidays.

PS: Regarding the store’s Spring Festival review schedule, App Store, Alibaba, Baidu, Huawei, OPPO, vivo, Samsung, Meizu, Gionee, Sogou and Anzhi App Market have already officially issued announcements.

As for the other app stores, the editor has learned from contacts in various channels that temporary changes may be possible. You can pay attention to Qinggua Media. The editor will continue to follow up and update the holiday arrangements of various channels to provide fresh and fast first-hand information for developers.

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