by dbadmin | Nov 15, 2023 | Android, Google, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Back in 2008, Google only wanted to collect a small charge to cover the costs of handling and billing on the Android Market. The company then settled on keeping 5% of the app store proceeds as revenue share. In contrast, by...
by dbadmin | Nov 14, 2023 | Epic Games, Google, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google apparently paid Samsung $8 billion over four years to keep Search, Assistant, and Play Store as default services on its phones. Documents reveal Google also wanted the Galaxy Store to be available through the Play Store...
by dbadmin | Nov 10, 2023 | Google Play Store, Netflix, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google has been offering large publishers “sweetheart” deals that bring down the percentage of revenue they have to pay under Google Play Billing. Both Spotify and Netflix have been reportedly offered these deals, though Netflix...
by dbadmin | Nov 8, 2023 | Google, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google allegedly gave $360 million in ad credits and co-marketing incentives to Activision Blizzard to ensure that its games launched on the Google Play Store alongside rival platforms. Further, Google allegedly had a...
by dbadmin | Nov 7, 2023 | Google Play Store, News, smartwatches
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority You can now easily uninstall apps from connected devices via the Play Store on your phone. We’re guessing this feature will be available for Wear OS smartwatches at first. There’s more to Android than...
by dbadmin | Nov 2, 2023 | Google, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is introducing a new banner in the Google Play store for specific app types. The banner will inform the user what apps have received an independent security review. The banner will first start appearing for VPN apps....
