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This is not true. I am running several apps here in India that use their own alternative payment methods (mainly UPI, India's ingenious mobile payments platform

• astatine 5y ago
  I would go further- I haven't used a single app which required me to use Google's payment method. Every app allows a direct external IAP.
  • dwaite 5y ago
    What's an _external_ IAP?
• Hamuko 5y ago
  >Any existing app that is currently using an alternative in-app billing system will need to remove it to comply with this update. For these apps, we are offering an extended grace period until September 30, 2021 to make any required changes. >New and existing apps submitted by developers based in India will have until March 31, 2022 to comply, and new and existing apps submitted by developers based in South Korea will have until September 30, 2021 to comply. https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/10281818 https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...
• heavyset_go 5y ago
  From here[1]: > New and existing apps submitted by developers based in India will have until March 31, 2022 to comply, and new and existing apps submitted by developers based in South Korea will have until September 30, 2021 to comply. You have until 2022. If you're dealing with physical goods or bill payments, then you might be exempt. [1] https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/10281818?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...
  • tinus_hn 5y ago
    That’s the same exemption as on iOS, if you’re a webstore you don’t have to use Apples payment solution for purchases.