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Google says 97% app developers already using Play Store billing system

Google said Play's billing system will not be required for apps that sell physical goods

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Google said it has always been deeply vested in facilitating start-up ecosystem growth, with numerous outreach programs that offer mentorship and guidance to a wide spectrum of developers | Photo: Bloomberg

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
Google recently provided clarity about its policies, where apps that sell digital goods within the Play Store have to use its billing system, which allows the tech giant to collect a percentage of in-app purchases as a fee. Some of the Indian start-ups and unicorns have made claims about Google abusing its monopoly, enforcing the billing system, and take a 30 per cent commission on the transactions.

All apps distributed on the Google Play Store, that are offering in-app purchases of digital goods, need to use Google Play’s billing system. Google said this isn't new and its payments policy has

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