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Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how third-party app stores and alternate billing systems will be handled by Android.

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Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead

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Google and Epic announce settlement to end app store antitrust case

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Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions

Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, ending a bruising legal battle that led to one of several rulings...

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Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

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Epic Games Settles with Google Worldwide

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Android App Sideloading Is About To Completely Change (Again), And I'm Worried

The rules and procedures for sideloading apps onto Google's Android operating system are soon to noticeably change, presenting some cause for concern.

Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps

He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Epic Games and Google are burying the hatchet, but documents released today reveal that they aren’t only aligned on how Google is shaking things up for app stores.

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Android security gets aggressive as Google bans thousands of developers and millions of sketchy apps

Google is using AI to block millions of harmful apps, crush scam tactics, and strengthen Play Protect, making Android safer.