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- By Ashish Singh
- Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:01 AM (IST)
- Source:IANS
Google has stated that it will be taking the necessary steps on the developers after giving them more than three years to prepare including three weeks after the Supreme Court orders. As per Google, it is necessary “ensure our policies are applied consistently across the ecosystem, as we do for any form of policy violation globally”.
In a blog post, the business said that non-compliant apps may be removed from the Google Play Store as part of its policy enforcement as needed. As part of the company's payment policy, developers are still welcome to resubmit their apps for listing on the Play Store by selecting one of three billing alternatives.
Even if it is a component of a paid service, one alternative is to function on a consumption-only basis without having to pay a service fee. Google stated, "Any developer could use this option to let users access content they paid for outside of the app."
The second choice involves integrating Google Play's billing system to conduct business with millions of users globally and provide secure payment methods and central payment management.
The third choice is to provide users in India with an additional payment method in addition to Google Play.
"The cost is further lowered by an extra 4% when consumers choose to use alternative billing methods. As part of our user choice billing pilot, which is currently available in 35 markets, app developers who are expanding into overseas markets can also sign up, according to Google.
Meanwhile, "these developers still have other ways to run their businesses on Android, like distributing their content directly through their websites or through other Android app stores."
The business stated, "We continue to offer our support to help developers get into compliance and existing users will be able to access the apps without interruption."
According to the firm, approximately 200,000 Indian developers that follow the policies use Google Play. In a case submitted by Internet companies last month, the Supreme Court challenged Google Play Store's pricing structure as "exploitative" and sent notice to Google India.