Back in iPhone OS 3.0 (remember Apple changing it to iOS this year?), mandatory content ratings were added to Apple’s App Store. That was quite some time ago. Now, Google has followed what Apple did, and they’ll become compulsory for Android developers soon. The company teases the fact that they’ll be showing the ratings for all apps along with other “Android Market upgrades in the coming weeks”, probably coming along when Google announces Gingerbread. It is said that.

Any dev that fails to specify a rating level for their existing apps will have their content automatically listed as “Mature” (that is, the most restrictive level) until they take care of the problem. That seemed rather harsh. How about the other options? In addition to Mature, available ratings will include Pre-teen, Teen, and naturally, an “All” option for apps guaranteed not to offend even the most sensitive of young minds, besides those that easily get butthurt.

SOURCE via Android Developers