GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES NOTICE
Pocket Bones: Board Games

Effective Date: October 27, 2026
Last Updated: October 27, 2026


1. KEY POINTS

- Pocket Bones: Board Games (“Pocket Bones”), published by Jesus Afkerian, an individual operating under the AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE brand (“AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), uses Google Play services for Nearby play and as the base for Google’s ads and analytics software.
- These components are provided by Google LLC under the Android Software Development Kit License Agreement. They are not open source.


2. THE COMPONENTS

These components are included in Pocket Bones versions 1.1 (version code 4) and 1.2 (version code 7):

- Google Play services Nearby (com.google.android.gms:play-services-nearby, version 19.5.1), used for Nearby play. It connects phones directly over Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi.
- Google Play services base libraries (play-services-base 18.5.0, play-services-basement 18.9.0, play-services-tasks 18.4.0 and play-services-stats 17.0.2), required by the other Google components.
- Google Play Inline Install library (com.google.android.play:hsdp, version 2.0.1), included by Google’s software. Pocket Bones does not call it directly.

The Google Mobile Ads, User Messaging Platform, Ads Identifier and App Set components are described in AD_SERVICES_NOTICE.txt, and the Firebase components in FIREBASE_NOTICE.txt.

The Nearby library also adds to the app’s manifest a service for Google’s Exposure Notifications system. Pocket Bones does not use Exposure Notifications.


3. INFORMATION AND PRIVACY

Google states that Nearby connections between devices are fully encrypted, and that when apps use Nearby, Google Play services collects usage statistics (discovery and connection times, reliability and throughput, device model, country, build version and the app’s package name). Users can allow or stop this in their phone’s Settings app, under Google, then Usage & diagnostics. Source: https://developers.google.com/nearby/connections/overview

The Pocket Bones Privacy Policy, at https://afkerianinteractive.com/pocket-bones/privacy-policy.html, explains what the app sends to other phones during Nearby play.


4. TERMS THAT APPLY

- Android Software Development Kit License Agreement: https://developer.android.com/studio/terms
- Google APIs Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/terms
- Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google’s guide to the open source licenses inside Google Play services is at https://developers.google.com/android/guides/opensource. The components Google lists for the versions in Pocket Bones are in GOOGLE_SDK_OPEN_SOURCE_NOTICES.txt.


5. NO ENDORSEMENT

Google, Google Play and Android are trademarks of Google LLC. Google does not sponsor or endorse Pocket Bones. AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE gives no warranty on behalf of Google.