After his HTC One S refused to connect to mobile internet despite three warranty repairs, he quickly switched to a Nexus 4, which he considers his true first Android phone. Manuel's first steps into the Android world were plagued by issues. He isn't shy to dig into technical backgrounds and the nitty-gritty developer details, either. Manuel studied Media and Culture studies in Düsseldorf, finishing his university career with a master's thesis titled "The Aesthetics of Tech YouTube Channels: Production of Proximity and Authenticity." His background gives him a unique perspective on the ever-evolving world of technology and its implications on society.
He has been covering tech news and reviewing devices since joining Android Police as a news writer in 2019. Manuel Vonau is Android Police's Google Editor, with expertise in Android, Chrome, and other Google products - the very core of Android Police’s content. Rather than share its revenue with Google (and potentially raise prices for customers), Amazon opted to stop using its apps to sell digital goods altogether. However, Google's payment processing comes with an extra fee that can be up to 30% of the cost of a purchase for Amazon. From June 2022, all developers are prohibited from selling digital content using their own payment methods when they want to distribute their apps through the Play Store without any exceptions.Īmazon could have opted to switch over to the Play Store for payments. The search behemoth is cracking down on the practice, though. For a long time, Google hadn't enforced this rule for digital goods, particularly to the benefit of big companies like Amazon, Spotify, Netflix, and more. Among them is a policy that forces developers to use Google's payment methods only, at least if they want to sell in-app subscriptions or other digital goods. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Why Amazon removed payment options for digital goods from its Android appsĪmazon's Android apps are available through the Google Play Store, which is subject to certain rules.
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