From Google Play removed for alternative methods of receiving payments
Google began to delete from the catalog applications that accept payments from users to bypass the standard mechanism (in-app purchase). They suffered, including applications that have been in the catalog for several years, have tens of thousands of downloads and a high rating.
The author of the program Worldscope Webcams writes that his application was removed from the catalog precisely on the basis of this item of the rules. Users were asked to remove the built-in advertising by specifying the PayPal payment code. This is prohibited by clause 3.3. distribution agreement , it obliges to make payments exclusively through the Play Market.
The trick is that developers from a small number of countries have the right to accept payments via Google Play. For example, Russia is on the list of countries, but Ukraine, Belarus and even some EU countries are absent! There is no Croatia, where the author of the Worldscope Webcams program lives.
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It turns out that the developers of these states, Google allows to release only free applications?
On the official page with the list of countries it says: “We are doing everything possible to expand this list, but for the time being we are not able to specify the exact time frame for resolving this issue.”
In fact, it is unlikely that Google "is doing everything possible." The list was last updated a year and a half ago, adding just a few lines to it. On the other hand, most likely, not all countries that actually can sell applications are listed. Perhaps it is just slightly out of date and not true.
However, the help for developers says: “If your country is not listed above and you do not have a bank account to receive payments, Google will most likely not be able to pay for sales in this account by other means.”
Now it became clear that Google is not only "unable to make payments", but also actively prevents developers from collecting payments from users in alternative ways.
UPD 05.02.2014. Application Worldscope Webcams unblocked .
The author of the program Worldscope Webcams writes that his application was removed from the catalog precisely on the basis of this item of the rules. Users were asked to remove the built-in advertising by specifying the PayPal payment code. This is prohibited by clause 3.3. distribution agreement , it obliges to make payments exclusively through the Play Market.
The trick is that developers from a small number of countries have the right to accept payments via Google Play. For example, Russia is on the list of countries, but Ukraine, Belarus and even some EU countries are absent! There is no Croatia, where the author of the Worldscope Webcams program lives.
')
It turns out that the developers of these states, Google allows to release only free applications?
On the official page with the list of countries it says: “We are doing everything possible to expand this list, but for the time being we are not able to specify the exact time frame for resolving this issue.”
In fact, it is unlikely that Google "is doing everything possible." The list was last updated a year and a half ago, adding just a few lines to it. On the other hand, most likely, not all countries that actually can sell applications are listed. Perhaps it is just slightly out of date and not true.
However, the help for developers says: “If your country is not listed above and you do not have a bank account to receive payments, Google will most likely not be able to pay for sales in this account by other means.”
Now it became clear that Google is not only "unable to make payments", but also actively prevents developers from collecting payments from users in alternative ways.
UPD 05.02.2014. Application Worldscope Webcams unblocked .
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/211224/
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