Mobile Apps

This page highlights issues Mobile App development teams need to know about open source code in their apps.

Credits

Mobile apps that Power publishes must include 3rd party notices listing relevant open source license information. We usually make this available in a menu selection near the app’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy text, in a Settings or About menu. We call this Credits whereas some apps list these as Notices, Third Party Notices, or Open Source Credits.

Development teams are responsible for identifying and crediting all open source software they use in the app development process. After you identify the open source software used to create your app, please work with the SDRT to get launch approval. This process may include including the proper Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Credits contents. Depending on your app, you may have additional disclosures to add. The SDRT will work wth the app team and/or the Legal department to ensure you have open source credits attributed properly and to ensure the credits are generated during the build process.