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05-25-2012, 01:30 AM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/android524.jpg (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/google-play-adds-in-app-subscription-support-for-android/)Google Play (formerly Android Market) now supports in-app subscriptions, so developers can optionally accept recurring payments for their apps. Subscriptions can be monthly or annual, and ... are all auto-renewing by default. Good news, developers! You'll get at least one accidental payment from a user.
First out of the gate to support this is Glu Mobile, which appears to be using it for recurring conversions of money to in-game credits in games like Frontline Commando (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glu.modwarsniper). There's even API functionality allowing developers to use in-app subscriptions to determine access to non-Android-based properties, like websites - allowing an Android app to serve as the subscription system.http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)Google Play adds in-app subscription support for Android (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/google-play-adds-in-app-subscription-support-for-android/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Fri, 25 May 2012 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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First out of the gate to support this is Glu Mobile, which appears to be using it for recurring conversions of money to in-game credits in games like Frontline Commando (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glu.modwarsniper). There's even API functionality allowing developers to use in-app subscriptions to determine access to non-Android-based properties, like websites - allowing an Android app to serve as the subscription system.http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)Google Play adds in-app subscription support for Android (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/25/google-play-adds-in-app-subscription-support-for-android/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Fri, 25 May 2012 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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