The first real money I ever made from game development was on Android. It was in 2013, when Android was still the underdog compared to the iPhone, and was being touted as a great platform for developers.
Disclaimer:
Even though the title says “my”, this is not my blogpost.
The alternative is to not list a phone number and to abandon Google until they remove the requirement.
Listing a phone number you won’t answer is lying to your customers.