{"id":29944,"date":"2024-03-07T02:04:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T09:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blinkbargain.com\/blog\/google-is-following-apples-lead-by-adding-new-developer-fees-in-the-eu\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T02:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T09:04:21","slug":"google-is-following-apples-lead-by-adding-new-developer-fees-in-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/blinkbargain.com\/blog\/google-is-following-apples-lead-by-adding-new-developer-fees-in-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Google is following Apple’s lead by adding new developer fees in the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday Google outlined the changes<\/a> it will make to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that goes into effect starting today. One important detail it left out, however, was whether it would charge developers who directed users outside the Play Store to sideload apps \u2014 and if so, how much.<\/p>\n

Now, Google has revealed that it will indeed charge developers even if they don’t use the Play Store, just like Apple did with the App Store<\/a>. Per new details found in the Play Console help section<\/a>, the company will charge two new fees:<\/p>\n

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    An initial acquisition fee of 10% for in-app purchases or 5% for subscriptions for two years. This represents the value Play provided in facilitating initial user acquisition.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    An ongoing services fee of 17% for in-app purchases or 7% for subscriptions. This covers ongoing Play services like parental controls, security, fraud prevention, and app updates.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Developers can opt out of ongoing fees after two years if users agree, but ongoing Play services will no longer apply. “Since users acquired the app through Play with the expectation of services such as parental controls, security scanning, fraud prevention, and continuous app updates, discontinuation of services requires user consent as well,” Google stated.<\/p>\n

    Google included the following chart to show how the fees will apply to a hypothetical “Fantastiq App”:<\/p>\n

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