Google Bans Apps With Deceptive Subscription Offers From the Play Store (engadget.com) 3
A newly instituted Google Play policy bans apps that use deceptive language or imagery to trick you into subscriptions. Engadget reports: Apps now have to be clear about a plan's cost, frequency and terms, including whether or not there will be an automatic renewal. They should also outline the features you can use without a subscription, and explain how you cancel service before your free period is over. The company has improved the Play Store's approach to subscriptions to match. You'll now get a email reminder before your trial or intro offer is over, as well as for any plans that last 3, 6 or 12 months. The checkout is now more transparent, and you'll be alerted if you delete an app with an active subscription.
next they need to (Score:5, Interesting)
now they need to go after apps where you pay to be ad-free and a bit later the app developers changed the rules where you get ads after all.
this has happened to me several times. the latest was with the last update for solitaire megapack by classic cards.
Financial model tab as general solution (Score:2)
I think the more general solution approach would be to make the financial model more explicit. The implementation that is easiest for me to imagine would basically have two parts. They could appear in a tab or section of the app's description for people who are thinking about installing the app.
In the first part, the developer would describe the financial model. In most cases that could be done by picking from a menu of options. Of course there should be an "Other" option allowing the developer to say whate
What took them so long? (Score:1)