In-app billing doesn't support the subscriptions model: http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=140504
So, yes, I'd say if you are selling an app with subscriptions, you are violating the TOS and your app is subject to removal. On Feb 26, 10:36 am, davemac <[email protected]> wrote: > Google announced in-app billing. > Seehttp://developer.android.com/guide/market/billing/index.html. > > - dave > > On Feb 25, 9:26 pm, rich friedel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > didn't they just do an update to the market which allows in-app billing? > > On Feb 25, 2011 9:16 PM, "HeyYouThere" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thank you for your reply. Here's what I don't understand: > > > > Lookout - They have you enter your payment information directly into > > > the app -- taking a credit card payment for their subscription service > > > > Google does not support this yet in the market...So do you think I am > > > SOL? > > > > On Feb 25, 7:39 pm, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I am no lawyer, but AFAIK you CANNOT take any 3rd party payments in an > > >> app marketed through the Google Android Market. This is not against > > >> PayPal per se and it's fair otherwise what would stop you from > > >> offering a "free" app and then charge the user outside of the Market, > > >> thus not giving Google their 30% cut? Of course, as opposed to > > >> Apple, you have the option to sell your app on your own or on > > >> alternate markets and do whatever you want. > > > >> If you have a subscription tied into your app, and you are not giving > > >> Google their cut, you could certainly wake up one morning and find > > >> your app pulled -- and rightly so. > > > >> On Feb 25, 2:53 pm, HeyYouThere <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > Well, > > > >> > I am a developer and I understand that you guys have this thing lately > > >> > where you will randomly pull apps...Even ones that have been there > > >> > since Genesis 1:1. > > > >> > Anywho, I have a subscription tied into my app, and I am wondering, IF > > >> > I WILL WAKE UP AND FIND MY SUPENDED PULLED BECAUSE I USE THE PAYPAL > > >> > ANDROID API FOR SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENTS? > > > >> > Quote: > > >> > ======================================== > > >> > 3.3 You may also choose to distribute Products for free. If the > > >> > Product is free, you will not be charged a Transaction Fee. You may > > >> > not collect future charges from users for copies of the Products that > > >> > those users were initially allowed to download for free. This is not > > >> > intended to prevent distribution of free trial versions of the Product > > >> > with an "upsell" option to obtain the full version of the Product: > > >> > Such free trials for Products are encouraged. However, if you want to > > >> > collect fees after the free trial expires, you must collect all fees > > >> > for the full version of the Product through the Payment Processor on > > >> > the Market. In this Agreement, "free" means there are no charges or > > >> > fees of any kind for use of the Product. All fees received by > > >> > Developers for Products distributed via the Market must be processed > > >> > by the Market's Payment Processor. > > >> > =========================================== > > > >> > Now while this IS clearly written, an app called Visual Voicemail was > > >> > pulled after two years of being on the market...500k + downloads, 10k+ > > >> > ratings, and a high ranking, and all that -- they sold additional > > >> > addons thru their site I believe. > > > >> > So I am confused, and since Google support seems to only respond every > > >> > lunar eclipse, I have to post this question here. Anyone with any > > >> > info, please do share. > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
