Hi all, Recently started looking at monetizing an app via purchases for people to 'add content' not to buy to 'receive content'. a) The app is free to use by anyone. b) Users will not pay anything to look at content. The app provides listings of specific companies in a local area. I would like to charge business owners to promote their listing, get it highlighted, or bumped to the top of search results that I display in the app. The added information is distributed in the app and also on a main 'regular' website. I note these terms ... *"In-app purchases:* Developers offering additional content, services or functionality within an application downloaded from Google Play must use Google Play's payment system as the method of payment, except:
- where payment is primarily for physical goods or services (e.g. buying movie tickets; e.g. buying a publication where the price also includes a hard copy subscription); or - where payment is for digital content or goods that may be consumed outside of the application itself (e.g. buying songs that can be played on other music players)" So, I'm wondering, do I have to use the Google Play payment system for obtaining payment if I wish to sell the upgrade in the app? Or is this considered a service or function and I have to use the Google Play payment system? I suppose a further question is also - what is to stop me obtaining payment for adding the promotional content on the website outside of Google Play, and only displaying the content inside the app - i.e. all is free in the app to everyone and payments are never taken in the app for any additional services or functions? Hope you can help. Thank you. Dale. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
