What is Google Play's 'Target API Level requirement' policy enforcement, and what is the consequence for apps that do not meet it?

• A.Google Play requires new apps and updates to target an API level within one or two years of the latest Android release; apps that do not meet the requirement cannot be submitted as updates, and existing non-compliant apps are hidden from new device searches (though still installable via direct link for existing users) - this ensures apps benefit from modern Android security features that targetSdkVersion gating activates
• B.An app that misses the requirement is recompiled by Google against the current SDK, and the store publishes the rebuilt artifact automatically because the platform holds the bundle in an intermediate form (the App Bundle carries enough metadata for the retarget); every developer therefore stays compliant without action, and the consequence is a behavior change nobody tested: the store notifies the account afterward in the release notes