Google starts third-party billing in play store with Spotify and Bumble’s users as the chosen ones for the pilot testing. It hasn’t been a secret that Google and Apple have long been restricting their App developers to use only their own payment gateways for any...
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Google Hangouts – Shutdown of the messaging platform
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
November 3, 2022
Google Hangouts – One of the most powerful messaging app with SMS, messaging and voice all integrated into one – is shutting down on the 1st of November 2022. They have put up a notice urging users to move to Google Chat. Starting November 1,...
Google fined $113.60 million by Competition Commission of India in relation with Play Store policies – 2nd time in a month
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
October 25, 2022
The Competition Commission of India, for the second time within a month, has fined Google, for abusing its dominant position, this time with respect to its Play Store policies. Only last week, the Indian competition watchdog had fined Google $161.95 million with respect to its...
Google fined $161.95 million by Competition Commission of India in relation with Android mobile devices
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
October 23, 2022
The Competition Commission of India (Commission) has imposed a penalty of Rs.1337.76 crore ($161.95 million) on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android Mobile device ecosystem, apart from issuing cease and desist order. In April 2019, the regulator ordered a...
Google to Pilot Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) and Rummy games on playstore
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
September 9, 2022
Fantasy sports industry representing biggies like Dream11, Mobile premier league, Games24x7 and many others have been for years lobbying around Google to allow their apps on Play Store. Google has for many years maintained a policy that doesn’t allow fantasy sports and gambling apps to...