Android 12 will make it easier to install apps from third-party stores
Google is also making it more difficult for developers to skirt its 30 percent fee on in-app purchases.
In-app purchases
Apple won’t collect fees on paid Facebook events until 2021
Unless those events are hosted by Facebook Gaming creators.
Apple calls Epic lawsuit a 'campaign to reinvigorate interest in Fortnite'
Apple tears Epic apart in a spicy new legal document.
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Apple's App Store appeals process is now open for developers
The company is accepting feedback on its App Store guidelines.
Disney+ will allow in-app 'Mulan' purchases via Apple, Google and Roku
You can also buy $30 'premium VOD' access directly on its website.
Epic Games offers ‘Fortnite’ discounts if you bypass Android and iOS app stores
A direct payment option is a workaround for Apple and Google fees.
Hey email app open to all after Apple 'definitively' approves it
Basecamp skirted Apple’s requirement that developers use in-app purchases.Apple re-approves Hey email app after last week’s standoff
Basecamp made changes over the weekend.
The IRS won't ask you to report 'Fortnite' V-Bucks on tax returns
The agency's overall approach to in-game currency isn't clear, though.
Denver Uber users can buy public transit tickets in the app
It's part of Uber’s plan to become a one-stop transportation platform.
Google targets ads at gamers who don’t make in-app purchases
Spend money in a game or pay the price by watching ads.
