This guide describes how to use the anti-piracy feature to secure your
Android games.

The anti-piracy feature is available for Android games only. If anti-piracy
is turned on for your game, the Google Play Games Services checks if a user is licensed to
play your game. If none of the user accounts on a device are licensed for your
game, the Google Play Games Services calls sent by your game fail and return a
`LICENSE_CHECK_FAILED` status code.

To be licensed for your game, users must install it from Google Play. The
license checking takes place regardless of whether your game is a free or paid
app. The checking is only performed if the game is published. Users with test
accounts can play the game without purchasing it.

## Enable anti-piracy

To turn on the anti-piracy feature for your Android game:

1. Follow the steps described in
   [Set Up Your Game](https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/console/enable-features) to add your Android game
   to the Google Play Console, if you have not done so already.

2. In the Google Play Console, open the **Games services** tab, then
   select your Android game from the list.

3. Open the **Linked apps** tab, then select your existing Android game or
   link to a new Android game.

4. Turn the **Enable anti-piracy** option to **ON**.

5. Click **Save and continue**.

6. Publish your game in order for license checking to be
   activated.