Registry · store policies for proxy SDKs

Where bandwidth-sharing and proxy SDKs are allowed

Google Play allows proxy functionality only when it is the app's primary purpose; Amazon prohibits it; LG says it plans to suspend such TV apps, and Samsung and Roku have reportedly blocked or removed them. Each record below quotes the platform or the report, with a date and a link, so you can check it yourself.

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Platform by platform

Store policies for proxy SDKs
PlatformStatusBasisSummary
Google PlayPrimary purpose onlypublished policyGoogle Play allows an app to facilitate proxy services for third parties only when that is the app's primary, user-facing core purpose, and Google has used Play Protect to warn about and remove apps carrying some proxy SDKs.
Amazon AppstoreProhibitedpublished policyAmazon's Device and System Abuse policy prohibits apps that facilitate proxy services to anyone other than the device owner; VPN apps are not treated as proxy service apps.
LG webOSPlans to suspendpress reportsLG Electronics USA told KrebsOnSecurity in July 2026 that it plans to suspend smart TV apps that turn a television into an always-on residential proxy node; we found no published LG policy text.
Samsung TizenBlocked for new appspress reportsAccording to press reports in August 2026, Samsung has blocked new Smart TV app submissions that include residential proxy functionality and is removing existing ones; we found no published Samsung policy text.
RokuReportedly barredpress reportsRoku reportedly bars developers from using bandwidth-sharing SDKs; we did not find the rule in Roku's published developer policies, so this rests on press reports.
Chrome Web StoreNo proxy clause foundno proxy clause foundThe July 2026 Chrome Web Store policy update adds no proxy-specific clause, but it requires collected data to be strictly necessary to an extension's single purpose and all data collection to be prominently disclosed, enforced from 1 August 2026.

How these records are kept

Quotes are copied from the linked page on the check date and never shortened into a stronger or weaker rule. Where a platform has published a rule, the record quotes it. Where the only evidence is press coverage, the record says so and uses words such as “reportedly”. Each record shows the date it was last checked.

Found something out of date? Email maya@proxies.sx with the source.

Why TV and app stores moved in 2026

In June 2026 the security firm Spur reported scanning 6,038 LG webOS and Samsung Tizen apps and finding residential proxy code in 2,058 of them: 42.5 percent on webOS and 26.9 percent on Tizen. Google disrupted two residential proxy networks in January and July 2026 and used Play Protect against apps carrying their SDKs. LG and Samsung announced action in July and August.

For publishers: on Google Play, bandwidth sharing must be the app's primary, disclosed purpose, with the user's informed consent. On Amazon, LG, Samsung and Roku, do not ship it. That is why the PROXIES.SX SDK is offered only for apps built for sharing.

Questions

Does Google Play allow proxy SDKs?
Only in apps where facilitating proxy services to third parties is the primary, user-facing core purpose of the app, under the Device and Network Abuse policy. Google has also used Play Protect to warn about and remove apps carrying some proxy SDKs.
Did LG ban residential proxy SDKs?
LG Electronics USA told KrebsOnSecurity in July 2026 that it plans to suspend smart TV apps that turn a television into an always-on residential proxy node. We did not find a published LG policy text.
Does Samsung allow residential proxy SDKs in Tizen apps?
Press reports from August 2026 say Samsung has blocked new Smart TV app submissions that include residential proxy functionality and is removing existing ones.
Are VPN apps treated as proxy apps?
Not by Amazon: its Device and System Abuse policy says VPN apps are not considered proxy service apps for the purposes of that policy.
Why does a proxy provider publish this?
PROXIES.SX publishes a bandwidth-sharing SDK, and publishers need to know where it can and cannot ship before they integrate it. The records quote each platform and note where only press reports exist.

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