According to Google, price ranges for in-app purchase will be listed on their detail pages within the Play store --including those fees payable for virtual products and subscriptions. Recent changes had already indicated whether in-app purchases were present within each title, but this takes it a thankful step further. I expect reactions to this change will be mixed. In … [Read more...] about Google Adding Transparency to In-App Purchase Prices
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Google to Pay Back $19M for App Purchases by Kids
Following in the footsteps of a 32.5M settlement reached with Apple in January, Google has agreed to pay back over $19M in charges racked up by kids playing games on smartphones and tablets. According to the details of the suit, the Federal Trade Commission noted that children were able to make these considerable payments using their parents' credit cards for in-app currency … [Read more...] about Google to Pay Back $19M for App Purchases by Kids
Meaning of Free Apps Changing in Europe
Every person with a smartphone or tablet has experienced the frustration of a free (but not so free) app; you download it, you install it, you go to run it... and find that it's so bogged down with ads and purchase options that it's nearly impossible to use. In North America, many classify these apps as being Freemium. Beginning in September, Google has reached an agreement … [Read more...] about Meaning of Free Apps Changing in Europe
Apple Bans Matt Fraction Title from In-App Purchases but Not iBooks
There was some buzz about this last week, but now it's official: Writer Matt Fraction revealed on Twitter yesterday that Apple will not carry the second issue of his comic, Sex Criminals, and he quoted Apple's stated reason why: "We found that one or more of your In-App Purchases contains content that many audiences would find objectionable, which is not in compliance with the … [Read more...] about Apple Bans Matt Fraction Title from In-App Purchases but Not iBooks