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> they're hoping that this will stop some app developers from demanding the right to use third party payment processors I thought you could do that for apps th
by aembleton 6y ago
> they're hoping that this will stop some app developers from demanding the right to use third party payment processors
I thought you could do that for apps through the Play store. For example I pay for the Windy app through Paypal.
- madeofpalk 6y agoI believe Games is the one exception - Games must use the Play Store for all in-app purchases.
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoThis is actually somewhere Google has generally been more accepting than Apple. While Apple has been very harsh on both the app purchase and any in-app content or services being through them, Google has been more lenient, historically, on the latter. Google has actually changed their minds on that, and will start being Apple-level strict in September of this year: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/09/google-announces-crackdown-on-in-app-billing-aimed-at-netflix-and-spotify/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/09/google-announces-cra...