{"id":474067,"date":"2022-07-14T23:28:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T20:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-and-android-app-developers-are-fighting-and-were-losing\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T23:28:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T20:28:14","slug":"google-and-android-app-developers-are-fighting-and-were-losing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-and-android-app-developers-are-fighting-and-were-losing\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google and Android App Developers Are Fighting, and We\u2019re Losing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af11dc74b7be\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af11dc74b7be\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-and-android-app-developers-are-fighting-and-were-losing\/#%E2%80%9CGoogle_and_Android_App_Developers_Are_Fighting_and_Were_Losing%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Google and Android App Developers Are Fighting, and We\u2019re Losing&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoogle_and_Android_App_Developers_Are_Fighting_and_Were_Losing%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Google and Android App Developers Are Fighting, and We\u2019re Losing&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-747257 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/google-play-store.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/sanktpetersburg-russia-august-19-2018-play-1159513891\" data-credittext=\"BigTunaOnline\/Shutterstock.com\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/sanktpetersburg-russia-august-19-2018-play-1159513891\">BigTunaOnline\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/97404\/apple-vs-epic-the-ruling-is-in-and-now-it-gets-complicated\/\">Epic Games\u2019 legal battles with Apple and Google<\/a> over in-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> purchases in <em>Fortnite<\/em> have been ongoing since August 2020. Over the past few months, more companies have pushed back against Google, impacting how people can (or can\u2019t) spend money in Android apps.<\/p>\n<p>Google requires\u00a0all Android apps on the Play Store to use the company\u2019s own Play Billing system if an app or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> wanted to offer in-app purchases \u2014 like cosmetic items in a game. Play Billing is available in over 135 countries and supports many different payment methods, but Google does take a small cut of each transaction to cover operating costs. The service fee used to be 30% of each transaction, but last year\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/developers-can-now-sign-up-to-get-googles-lower-play-store-fee\/\">Google started lowering it to 15% for most apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Google has <em>technically<\/em> required apps to use Play Billing for many years, instead of other payment methods (e.g. the app itself storing your credit card numbers), but the company only started <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/googleplay\/android-developer\/answer\/10281818?hl=en\">enforcing the rule on June 1, 2022<\/a>. After that date, apps couldn\u2019t process payment details themselves, which could increase profits for the developers \u2014 everything had to go through Google.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-818457 size-large\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot_20220714-134815_Google-Play-Store-508x1024.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Buying coins in Pokemon Go\" width=\"508\" height=\"1024\" data-credittext=\"Buying coins in Pok\u00e9mon Go with Google Play Billing\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Buying coins in Pok\u00e9mon Go with Google Play Billing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, why does any of this matter? Well, some applications and services are changing how they work on Android to comply with Google\u2019s rules, while others could be kicked out of the Play Store entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Match Group, which owns dating apps Tinder, OkCupid, and Match, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/05\/09\/match-group-google-lawsuit-google-play\/\">filed a lawsuit against Google last month<\/a> over \u201canticompetitive tactics\u201d for payments. The court battle is still ongoing, but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/05\/20\/match-google-restraining-order-apps\/\">Google later agreed<\/a> to keep Tinder and other apps on the Play Store until an agreement is reached. Kakao, a popular messaging app in South Korea, was blocked from updating its Android app until it complied with the payment rules \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/07\/14\/kakao-confirms-withdrawal-external-payment-option-after-standoff-with-google\/\">the company finally said on July 14<\/a> that it would remove external payments.<\/p>\n<p>There haven\u2019t been any high-profile apps or games pulled from the Play Store over the new rules so far, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/50616\/appe-boots-fortnite-out-of-the-app-store-in-an-escalating-battle-royale\/\">except for <em>Fortnite<\/em><\/a>. However, some popular apps have already updated to comply. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2022\/04\/04\/audible-nook-android-purchases-billing-policy\/\">Barnes &amp; Noble and Audible removed the ability to purchase books<\/a> through their Android apps, rather than give Google a cut, so books can only be purchased by visiting the stores in a web browser.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/113115\/google-changes-course-will-allow-third-party-app-payments-on-android\/\">Google is carving out an exception to the new rules for some apps<\/a>, called \u2018User Choice Billing,\u2019 but Spotify is the only partner for now. Regardless if you think Google\u2019s position is fair or not, the changes have already caused some inconvenience for smartphone owners, and it could get worse as time moves on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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