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The CCI's Google orders: How does it impact innovation for apps

Opinion split on how ecosystem will change after regulator asks tech giant to stop misusing its 'dominant position'

Indian developers benefit from Android, Play: Google on CCI penalty

Tech giant was yesterday ordered to pay Rs 937 cr as penalty for abusing dominant position of its app store

Apps and payments: What is the controversy about Google Play Billing System

Tech giant defends itself as Competition Commission fines it Rs 936.44 crore for unfair business practices

Indian app developers hail CCI penalty on Google as 'collective victory'

Competition commission fine on tech giant for abusing dominant position will have domino effect in other markets, they add

Play Store policies: CCI lands second blow, Google fined Rs 936 crore

Regulator suggests eight corrective steps

Microsoft to bring Xbox mobile store to compete Play store, App store

Given Apple's restrictions on third-party app stores on iOS, it is impossible to see Microsoft store on iPhones

Google passkeys for password-less future: Know what is it and how it works

Google passkeys is currently available for developers to test via Google Play Services beta

Google allows Donald Trump's app Truth Social on Play Store: Report

Before attempting to launch on the Google Play Store, Trump's social media app first launched on the Apple App Store in February

Google to introduce reward point system in India for Play Store users

Internet major Google will roll out it's reward point system in India, which can be redeemed for making purchases at Play Store, the company said on Tuesday. The facility, Google Play Points, is available in 28 countries globally. "Google Play Points helps users earn points and rewards for the many ways they use the platform. Over the past years, Google Play Points has been expanded to 28 countries and has more than 100 million people finding value in the programme. The programme will be rolled out to users in India in the coming week," the company said in a statement. With Play Points, users will be able to earn points when they make purchases with Google Play, including in-app items, apps, games, and subscriptions. Google Play has also partnered with developers of popular apps and games across the world, which will enable users to redeem their points for special in-app items. In India, it is partnering with over 30 participating titles that include games from global studios such

Google launches Play Points rewards programme for users in India

Users earn points when they make purchases with Google Play, including in-app items, apps, games, and subscriptions

Global app stores sales drop to $31.6 bn in Q3, TikTok breaks record

Global consumer spending on in-app purchases, premium apps, and subscriptions on Apple App Store, Google Play declined by 4.8% (year-over-year) to $31.6 billion in Q3, a new report showed on Friday.

Applying for a digital loan? Stick to loan apps on RBI's white list

The name of the bank or NBFC on whose behalf the app lends should be mentioned on the former's website

Delisting of lending apps will be an ongoing process on Google Play Store

Verification involves manual interventions that can be quite complex

Google asks loan apps to display link to partner bank, NBFC: Report

Google also said that the digital lending apps that fail to comply with the rules, will be deleted from the Google Play Store

WinZo sues Google for allowing limited categories of real-money games

Challenges inclusion of only DFS and Rummy on Google Play Store, calls the policy an unfair trade practice

WinZO sues Google for Play Store's new policy allowing only fantasy sports

Google is set to run a pilot test for the local developers to distribute their daily fantasy sports (DFS) and rummy games apps on Play Store in India, as e-sports become big in the country

Winzo sues Google to stop new gaming policy, calls it discriminatory

Online gaming platform Winzo has sued Google to stop the tech giant from allowing real-money games for fantasy sports and rummy on its platform

Several app developers may soon have to pay 6% commission to Google: Report

This comes after Google announced a change in its billing system allowing the developers to pay via mechanisms other than the Google Play billing system

Google to show Play Store reviews based on your device, says report

The update, promised to occur in "early 2022" in August 2021, now has arrived as Google prepares to introduce its own tablet and wearable, reports The Verge

Google's new policy to filter out suspicious ratings, reviews on Play Store

Tech giant Google is bringing a new app review policy to make app ratings and reviews as genuine as possible in the Play Store