Google has announced that it will be stopping its enforcement of a policy, which had mandated app developers to use its in house billing system in India. This means that developers no longer have to pay the 30 percent service fee to the company. Here’s all we know about this matter.

The Search Engine giant has said that it will no longer force app developers to use its proprietary billing system when they are selling digital products. This news arrives following a new ruling by the local government’s antitrust body. For those unaware, the brand had previously set an extended deadline of October 31 to allow developers in India to integrate apps with its Google Play billing system. This system would also charge a commission fee that ranged from 15 percent to 30 percent for each sale.

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If this sounds familiar, Apple also employs a similar structure and also had a legal battle with Epic Games regarding this system. And similarly, even Apple started letting app developers skip their billing system to avoid the commission fee. For those unaware, the CCI (Competition Commission of India) ordered Google not to restrict app developers from using third party billing or payment processing services within India last week. Apart from this, the company was also hit with a sizeable 113 million US Dollar fine as well.

A couple of days ago, Google also stated that the requirement to use the billing system is still is still applicable for users outside of this country. Furthermore, it will also be looking into taking legal options in the region. Both Apple and Google have been facing criticism, with allegations of both firms holding a solid monopoly in the app market. Since then, both companies have lowered the service fee but maintain that a charge is set to ensure funds to a safe and secure mobile ecosystem.

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