Google promises to make it easier to install third-party app stores in Android 12

[Karlston]

Google promises to make it easier to install third-party app stores in Android 12

If you've somehow missed it, Epic Games has been in a feud with Apple - and to some degree, Google - over the policies on their mobile operating systems and the respective app stores. One of the causes for concern is that the two companies make it very hard or nearly impossible for developers to distribute their apps in different ways, thus forcing many of them to give Google and Apple 30% of the revenue they make through digital sales.

 

While Apple has shown no signs of budging, Google today announced some significant changes for Android developers. In a blog post titled "Listening to Developer Feedback to Improve Google Play", the company has said that starting with the next year's version of Android, or Android 12, it will make it easier for users to install app stores other than Google Play, thus giving developers more options as to how they distribute their Android apps. Google didn't delve into specifics on this, but this should be good news either way.

 

Google also announced that it has updated its payment policy for the Google Play Store to make it clearer that any developer that sells paid apps or in-app items for apps on the Play Store needs to use Google's billing system and pay the respective revenue cut. This isn't a change per se, but a clarification of the policy that was already in place, and Google says only 3% of developers are selling digital goods that require the usage of Google's billing system.

 

Google also said that it's not imposing restrictions on how developers communicate their pricing with customers, as long as it isn't done in the app itself. That is to say, if developers offer different pricing options on their own website or in another app store, they can let users know about it via e-mail or any other channel. However, it appears that this kind of communication isn't allowed in the app itself, based on Google's wording.

 

The ability to more easily install third-party app stores should be good news for developers such as Epic Games, who have been adamant about not sharing their revenue with Google. It remains to be seen if Apple will also concede in any appreciable way.

 

 

Google promises to make it easier to install third-party app stores in Android 12

 

[steven36]

Thats the lest they can do  with  that 30% cut they going too take from developers . But unlike Apple they have a life line that may save them from Antitrust . If a developer dont want  to pay they can offer  the app at FDriod , another store or post the APK  on there website . They most likely will be less apps in Google Store  soon  Android  will become kind of like KODI were you need different  repos or look  for addons everywhere. It already that way for people who use  cracked and banned  apks  for years, Sounds like Google is trying  to downsize  there store were they dont have to vet apks for security as much. If an other store gets malware then its not Googgle's problem any more you choose to install  it from a 3 party so there not responsible. .

 

Google is not really a Software company no way there a ad and services company  that  build apps on top of open source with there services  to mine your data and serve you ads there cash cow is not apps it's ads that use services and open source to keep there hooks into the masses  , There a Ad Tech company . Stock Andorid  is open source . Stock chromium is open source. And Google  has many other projects were  they use open source to serve  you ads. Why pay Google a 30% cut so they can profit off ads as well?  That's double dipping. For years google let devs host  there apps on the store after they made Google the 1# Mobile OS. Google is going  to charge a 30% fee being the monopoly they are on Mobile in most of the world that makes them no different than the mafia . They even some that call them the AD Mafia . 

 

People don't use a OS  they use software and services on a OS.  if Google didn't have all them apps on there store people would not use it , Google  have there  own apps  with there services that serve you ads but you don't need Google software to use  them  , They apps not by Google that do stuff with there services they always have been. Everything they try to charge a fee  for has failed they even give there version Android away to phone manufactures . with out 3rd  parties that are successful at selling services  Android becomes just Google services it would never succeed they would just go back to doing what do best at selling ads and make lots of money on other OS.     ,There   not  the  #1 phone manufacture there the #1 OS that a  big difference the never been able to compete with Apple and others at selling hardware. 

 

I think it's too late for Google to sale services  for cash they got everyone hooked on freemium  they copy Yahoo and others.  businesses don't use there services very much they use AWS and Microsoft services more . They ruin Microsoft's consumer market with there free services because nobody buys software no more unless it's games.  Back in the 90s they was only 2 choices ether you used Open source software or you used Windows or MAC and bought your software . Still Apple is successful at selling services  to consumers without ads.