I have an opensource android app on the app store. I was a little annoyed/worried that the 'Verify your Play Console Developer account' was going to be super pa

I have an opensource android app on the app store. I was a little annoyed/worried that the 'Verify your Play Console Developer account' was going to be super painful since I'm not running a business or trying to make money off my app. The messaging was, shall we say, confusing. They wanted you to choose a verification deadline for some reason. The email talked about a D-U-N-S number, and an official document verifying your identity. When my verification time came up, I basically didn't have to do anything. I checked a checkbox saying I was an individual, not a business/organization. I didn't have to verify my identity (maybe I did that when I first created the google play account). Even though my situation was not the same as the OP's, I do have a lot of sympathy for them. Its a pain to distribute apps through the play store (or the app store). I would opt out of there were a real alternative.