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Many comments here confuse paid apps or in-app purchases with donations. In fact, donations are sort of a blind spot on Google Play: They're forbidden through t
by blauditore 6y ago
Many comments here confuse paid apps or in-app purchases with donations. In fact, donations are sort of a blind spot on Google Play: They're forbidden through the platform's payment system (because it would be a price charged without service in direct return), but donation buttons are also forbidden. Since both are forbidden, it's not (just) commercial optimization by Google, but that just makes it weirder IMO.
As a rule of thumb, don't include a direct link to PayPal, Patreon or similar, but create a dedicated page on your website listing those and link that page.
- tenuousemphasis 6y ago>As a rule of thumb, don't include a direct link to PayPal, Patreon or similar, but create a dedicated page on your website listing those and link that page. That's exactly what this developer did. They linked to a page on their website that has the donation options. Google still objected.
- themacguffinman 6y agoAFAICT donation buttons/links are not entirely forbidden, it's only permitted for organizations that are officially registered as tax exempt (eg. a non-profit) [1]. Apple's App Store has the same policy on donations. [1] https://pay.google.com/intl/en_in/about/policy/?visit_id=637536680064804556-2054669066&hl=en&rd=1 https://pay.google.com/intl/en_in/about/policy/?visit_id=637...
- redthrow 6y agoYou answered my question. Signal (a non-profit) definitely has "Donate to Signal" link in Settings.