Google clamps down on apps dodging Play Store billing system

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The payment system takes an industry-standard 30% commission similar to Apple’s App Store. FMTNews

SAN FRANCISCO: Google said Monday it plans to start enforcing a rule requiring Android apps in its Play Store to use its payment system, which takes a 30% cut of transactions.

Google has always required apps offered on the Play Store’s virtual shelves to use its payment system, which takes an industry-standard 30% commission – the same as Apple does in its App Store for iOS-powered mobile devices.Google said the policy applies to fewer than 3% of developers with apps in the Play Store.

“Even if a developer and Google do not agree on business terms the developer can still distribute on the Android platform,” Samat said. The latest version of Fortnite contains a payment system that lets player transactions bypass Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play, preventing the firms from collecting their typical cut.

 

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