Sina Technology News Beijing time on June 1 morning news, according to reports, Amazon announced last month that it will no longer support the Android (Android) system Kindle in-app purchase function, and recently began to send notifications to users via email.
If you’ve used the Amazon Kindle app on Android, you should have noticed that the software no longer offers purchases and rentals, or subscriptions to the company’s Kindle Unlimited service.
In fact, Amazon did this to comply with a policy that Google began implementing on June 1.Starting today, the company will require all developers to process all payments related to “digital goods and services” through the Play Store payment system.
Before that, Amazon was one of the few Android developers that could use third-party channels to process in-app payments. But after the implementation of the new rules, Amazon decided to completely remove the purchase function on the Kindle in order not to pay a commission to Google. The company has done the same with its music app.
Meanwhile, users can still buy point cards in the Audible app, but they can no longer buy audiobooks directly with credit and debit cards. In the US, Amazon also doesn’t offer Kindle in-app purchases on iOS.
It’s worth noting that Amazon isn’t the only company turning off purchases on Android. Barnes & Noble, for example, removed direct purchases from its Nook app for Android in April. Some companies have also challenged Google on this issue through legal means, such as Tinder parent company Match Group, which filed a lawsuit against the search giant in May.
Amazon’s Kindle, Audible and Music apps for Android may return to direct purchases in the future. In March, Google partnered with Spotify to test a third-party payment system. But it’s unclear how long it will take for the pilot to expand to other businesses.
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