My Google developer account shows that my app is verified, but I still see "This app isn't verified". How do I get Google to properly review my OAuth app?

My Google developer account shows that my app is verified, but I still see "This app isn't verified". How do I get Google to properly review my OAuth app?

There’s one critical step in the process, which is to add the ../auth.contacts.readonly and  ../auth.contacts.other.readonly scope to your Google developer account. If this scope isn’t present, Google will just rubber stamp your verification and make everything look so good in your developer account, while reality is different.

There are a few gotchas in doing this properly, so I made a short video to show and describe how to do it. This video shows how to ensure your OAuth app is ready for a proper review including verifying your URLs and adding the appropriate scope. 

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