Record submitted foreground location declaration

android/play-store/location-and-fgs-declaration.md

@@ -95,22 +95,14 @@ permission or disclosure screen.
 Do not use a real home address, real medical information, chat text, email,
 handover code, access token, or another person's location in the recording.
 
-### Current draft review
+### Retained operator copy
 
-The local 30-second draft
+Earlier draft recordings were removed after the final Play-delivered evidence
-`/g/home/Downloads/Who-Need-Help-Play-Console-location-sharing-DRAFT.mp4`
+was approved. The retained operator copy is:
-was visually reviewed on 2026-08-09. Its SHA-256 is
-`550d831747e75abb4ad1bea11ff20c37b6ceedbf971883643d102fd04168b2ab`.
-It shows the before-sharing state, the in-app trigger, prominent disclosure,
-Android location permission, active in-app state, persistent notification,
-the matched participant's live marker, background/minimized operation, the
-notification Stop action, and the removed marker after Stop.
 
-This draft is a recording reference, not final Play submission evidence. The
+`/home/simple/Downloads/Who-Need-Help-Google-Play-FGS-location-review.mp4`
-final unlisted video must be recorded from the exact `0.1.2 (3)` build delivered
+
-through Google Play Internal testing, and that installed build must pass the
+It is the verified 21.379802-second edit described below, not a separate draft.
-Play installer, signing identity, App Link, active-sharing, and Stop-cleanup
-checks before the video URL is entered in Play Console.
 
 ### Reproducible production fixture
 
@@ -226,9 +218,15 @@ Server-side verification for the same take observed active tracking with a
 retained current position, then stopped tracking with zero retained raw
 positions. Exact cleanup deleted the run-scoped request, assignment, tracking
 session, and temporary requester; the protected runtime state and prepare log
-were removed. Production readiness remained healthy. This file is final local
+were removed. Production readiness remained healthy. The retained operator
-evidence, but it is not considered submitted until an unlisted hosted URL is
+copy has the same SHA-256 and is stored at
-entered and saved in Play Console.
+`/home/simple/Downloads/Who-Need-Help-Google-Play-FGS-location-review.mp4`.
+
+The video was hosted as an unlisted YouTube Short at
+`https://youtube.com/shorts/UZh_QBdlbBc`. The authenticated Play Console
+foreground-service form was saved with **User-initiated location sharing** and
+this URL. This records the submitted form state; it is not a claim that Google
+has approved the declaration.
 
 The remaining Play policy references were rechecked on 2026-08-10. The current
 Play Help still requires a video demonstration for the declared permission and

android/play-store/store-presence-runbook.md

@@ -6,19 +6,21 @@ does not authorize saving fields in Play Console or publishing a release.
 ## Observed Console state on 2026-08-13
 
 - App type is **App**.
-- App category is not selected.
+- App category was subsequently saved as **Social**.
 - Tags are not selected.
 - Store-listing contact email, phone, and website are empty.
 - The default English listing has no saved short description, full
   description, app icon, feature graphic, or phone screenshots.
-- The Dashboard showed 9 of 11 setup tasks complete. The remaining setup tasks
+- The Dashboard initially showed 9 of 11 setup tasks complete. Category was
-  were category/contact details and the store listing.
+  saved afterward; public contact details and Store-listing completion still
+  require a current Console recheck.
 - Closed testing was still locked pending those setup tasks and reported zero
   opted-in testers.
-- The foreground-service declaration had no saved task selection. Selecting
+- After this initial observation, the foreground-service declaration was saved
-  **User-initiated location sharing** temporarily exposed a required video-link
+  with **User-initiated location sharing** and the unlisted demonstration URL
-  field; the selection was then cleared and the final form had all checkboxes
+  `https://youtube.com/shorts/UZh_QBdlbBc`. Recheck the current Console state
-  unchecked, no video field, and a disabled Save action. Nothing was saved.
+  before any later release; this runbook does not treat a saved form as Google
+  approval.
 
 These are direct observations from the authenticated Play Console session on
 that date. Recheck the Console before applying because its fields and policy

docs/google-play-release-candidate-2026-08-09-v3.md

@@ -86,18 +86,20 @@ samples, zero retained raw positions after Stop, and exact fixture cleanup.
 The final 21.379802-second foreground-location declaration video was recorded
 from this Play-delivered candidate and verified locally and server-side. Its
 path and SHA-256 are recorded in
-`android/play-store/location-and-fgs-declaration.md`. It has not yet been
+`android/play-store/location-and-fgs-declaration.md`. It is hosted as an
-uploaded or entered in Play Console.
+unlisted YouTube Short at `https://youtube.com/shorts/UZh_QBdlbBc`, and the
+authenticated Play Console foreground-service form was saved with
+**User-initiated location sharing** and this URL. This does not claim Google
+approval.
 
 The remaining gates are:
 
-1. host the verified final video as an unlisted video and enter its URL in the
+1. recheck the saved foreground-service declaration before submitting a new
-   Play Console foreground-service/location form;
+   bundle or release and respond to any Play policy feedback;
-2. complete and verify the Play Console foreground-service/location form;
+2. complete the Play Console public contact task and Store listing; read-only
-3. complete the Play Console category/contact task and Store listing; read-only
    Dashboard inspection on 2026-08-10 showed app setup at 9 of 11 tasks and
    Closed testing locked;
-4. recruit the required tester cohort only after Closed testing is unlocked;
+3. recruit the required tester cohort only after Closed testing is unlocked;
    the Dashboard currently reports `0 testers currently opted-in`;
-5. keep Closed and Production tracks untouched until their separate gates are
+4. keep Closed and Production tracks untouched until their separate gates are
    complete.

docs/verification.md

@@ -77,20 +77,20 @@ results from product limits and unknown production properties.
 
 ### Google Play Console and store-presence observation on 2026-08-13
 
-- A read-only inspection of the authenticated Play Console observed app setup
+- A read-only inspection of the authenticated Play Console initially observed
-  at 9 of 11 tasks. The two incomplete tasks are **Select app category and
+  app setup at 9 of 11 tasks. The category was subsequently saved as `Social`;
-  provide contact details** and **Set up store listing**. App type is `App`,
+  tags remain empty. A monitored public contact address and the Store listing
-  category and tags are not selected, and the public email, phone, and website
+  still require separate verification before they can be treated as complete.
-  fields are empty. The default listing still has no saved short description,
+  The initial observation had empty public email, phone, website, listing text,
-  full description, app icon, feature graphic, or phone screenshots. No
+  icon, feature graphic, and screenshots; recheck the Console before applying
-  Console value was saved during the inspection.
+  the prepared assets because those external fields can change independently.
-- The foreground-service declaration has no saved task selection. The current
+- The foreground-service form was subsequently saved with
-  form reveals a required video-link field when **User-initiated location
+  **User-initiated location sharing** and the unlisted demonstration URL
-  sharing** is selected; that is the only observed use case matching this
+  `https://youtube.com/shorts/UZh_QBdlbBc`. The retained operator copy is
-  application. The verified local demonstration is
+  `/home/simple/Downloads/Who-Need-Help-Google-Play-FGS-location-review.mp4`,
-  `output/android/play-console/wnh-fgs-review-final-v5.mp4`, SHA-256
+  SHA-256
   `3c5f52019bf8a42ff42e1d9232afc126b62627390d74eed75084d82ecb33ac56`.
-  It has not been hosted and no declaration was saved.
+  The saved form is submission evidence, not evidence of Google approval.
 - Closed testing remains locked until app setup is complete. The Console
   reported zero opted-in closed testers. Current Google Play documentation for
   a new personal developer account requires at least 12 opted-in testers for