Google Play bans ordering and evaluating paid apps in Russia – Russia |
Moscow. the 6th of May. Interfax – The American company Google has banned users and developers from Russia from requesting and demanding paid apps on Google Play.
“In line with our compliance work, Google Play is blocking paid app downloads and updates in Russia effective May 5,” the company said in a blog post.
It turns out that this is shown only in the Russian-language version, when switching to the Russian-language version it is not there, the Interfax correspondent was convinced.
It is noted that developers can place new free applications on Google Play, as well as manage them. However, it will no longer be possible to lay out paid ones in connection with joining the group.
Already paid subscriptions will be calculated for a certain number of devices during the period of use. As for the free trial period.
Google developers offer, for example, a grace period that already exists to users after their payment has failed, up to 30 days, or a subscription renewal of up to a year.
If included in “critical essential services”, then the company offers to make them fully useful or remove the subscription “for the duration of this suspension” for a fee.
Free applications can be downloaded without restrictions, as a result of which they can be downloaded.
On March 10, due to problems with payment in foreign stores, Google limited the work of Google Play in Russia. Also, the applications of Russian banks that fell under the sanctions were removed from the store. Free applications can be downloaded without restrictions.