With the help of a new pilot programme from Google, developers of Android apps will now be able to accept payments using their own billing systems. The "User Choice Billing" initiative, which would enable users choose between being billed via Google Play or through the app's preferred mechanism, is now accepting applications from developers all across the world. The first partner for User Choice Billing to be announced was Spotify.
Instead of constantly using Google Play billing, non-gaming Android app developers can sign up for the programme and offer a different paying option. Customers must have access to customer support for the alternative charging method, which must adhere to PCI-DSS payment information security standards, and they must notify Google of any changes to the app enrollment process.preferences.
The service fees, which are reduced by 4% if clients pick the alternative payment method, are still the responsibility of the developers even if they choose to accept the alternative payment method. In order to support "continuous investments across Android and Google Play," according to Google, the fees collected are necessary.
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Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the EAA, which includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Sweden, will test the pilot.
After Apple and Google were both accused of engaging in anti-competitive practises with relation to App Store collecting fees, User Choice Billing was created. The South Korean government passed new regulations that mandated that Google and Apple offer alternate payment systems.
