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Level 2.0: Eclair

2 years ago

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Distributing Paid Apps

Hey everyone, Google removed the option to distribute paid apps some time ago. We loved that feature to roll out paid apps like ZoiPer Pro and many more. Are there any plans to get this awesome fe...

Lizzie
2 years ago
Hey PC-SPEZIALIST,

Just wanted to come back to you on this.

At the moment there doesn't appear to be any plans for supporting paid apps in Managed Google Play, however we have raised a Feature Request on your behalf that this functionality may be implemented in the future.

The ongoing discussion is pointing in the right direction by using Managed Configuration to manage the licenses of the app, could be via push of certificates or user login in the app, this would not inflict Play Store policies.

I also see you got a similar response from the Play community. Sorry this isn't better news for you, but hopefully this provides a bit more clarity.

I wish you the best with this and do keep us posted how you get on if you can.

Thanks,

Lizzie

Lizzie

Google Community Manager

2 years ago

Hello PC-SPEZIALIST,

Thanks for starting this conversation.

Good question, I haven't heard that anything has changed on this I'm afraid.

As I understand it, when this was available pre-2019, it was only available in the US and we are finding that some app developers are creating their own commercial models. If I hear anything has changed on this I will come back to you here in the community.

jasonbayton, I know you responded to a similar question a few years ago in the previous Help Community about this, not sure if you have anything to add here?

Thank you,

Lizzie