Apple app-store ruling in US echoes among Indian startups New Delhi: Indian internet entrepreneurs are renewing their demand that Apple and Google also provide local developers with a choice of payment options for in-app purchases, after a US Court struck down some of the store rules laid down by the iPhone maker. The Alliance of
Google recently agreed to comply with South Korea’s latest order that demanded the search giant to allow third-party payments in its Google Play Store.
Google has announced that it will lower its Play Store fees to 15 percent for all subscription apps, and to 10% for media apps from next year. Details here.
Google cuts Play Store fees by half
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Google cuts Play Store fees by half
Shilpa Phadnis / TNN / Mar 17, 2021, 09:45 IST
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BENGALURU: Google has slashed commissions it takes from Android developers that sell in-app digital goods and services on the Play Store. Effective July, Google Play is reducing the service fee it receives to 15% from 30% for the first $1 million of revenue every developer earns each year.
“With this change, 99% of developers globally that sell digital goods and services with Play will see a 50% reduction in fees. These are funds that can help developers scale up at a critical phase of their growth by hiring more engineers, adding to their marketing staff, increasing server capacity, and more,” Google said in a blogpost on Tuesday.
The reduction in Play Store fees only applies to developers (including Indian developers) selling in-app digital goods and services, for example, coins in a game.