‘India is emerging as an app development hub for the world’
2 years, 3 months ago

‘India is emerging as an app development hub for the world’

The Hindu  

Google Play has completed a decade in India. In an exclusive emailed interview with The Hindu, Aditya Swamy, Director of Play Partnerships at Google, discusses the evolution of the local app ecosystem, the platform’s initiatives towards local developers, app store commission policy, and the future areas of focus for the company. How has Google Play evolved in India and supported local developers in the past decade? AS: Our service fee supports our continued investments across Android and Google Play, allowing for a range of distribution, development, and security services, and reflects the value we provide to consumers and developers. We remain committed to building a truly local Play for India and invest in initiatives to enable a diverse range of developers to build helpful apps on Play.

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Google Play Store: 8 out of 10 Indian companies return to the platform
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Play Store: 8 out of 10 Indian companies return to the platform

India TV News  

As the battle between Google and Indian startups intensifies, some apps of 8 out of 10 key homegrown companies who are spearheading the fight with the tech giant are already back on the Google Play Store after they complied with the new policy. Google had delisted more than a dozen apps by major Indian digital companies, including Matrimony and Shaadi.com …

PhonePe launches app store to take on Google’s Play Store
10 months ago

PhonePe launches app store to take on Google’s Play Store

Hindustan Times  

Walmart-backed Indian fintech PhonePe on Wednesday launched its app store for Android called Indus Appstore, becoming the first Indian rival to Google’s Play Store. The company is in conversation with multiple phone manufacturers so that the app store can come pre-loaded on different Android cellphones, founder and PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam said at the launch event in Delhi. “We are …

Google launches Play Points in India
2 years, 2 months ago

Google launches Play Points in India

The Hindu  

Google is rolling out Play Points in India that were available in 28 countries around the world till now. Users will be able to earn points when they make purchases with Google Play, including in-app items, apps, games, and subscriptions, Santos Cohen, Director, Go-To-Market, Google Play Points, said in a blog on Tuesday. In India, Google has partnered with over …

Google Play Store to soon offer fantasy sports and rummy apps in India
2 years, 3 months ago

Google Play Store to soon offer fantasy sports and rummy apps in India

India Today  

Google has announced that it is planning to run a pilot program to offer locally developed real-money games like Rummy apps or Daily Fantasy Sports on its Play Store, which is one of the biggest app marketplaces in the world. The pilot program will remain live for a limited time period as Google is just exploring this to offer local …

Indian apps, games record 200% increase in active monthly users: Google Play
2 years, 4 months ago

Indian apps, games record 200% increase in active monthly users: Google Play

The Hindu  

Indian apps and games saw a 200% increase in active monthly users in 2021 compared to 2019, a Google Play official said in a blog post on Thursday. "Indian apps and games saw a 200% increase in active monthly users and an 80% increase in consumers spends in 2021 compared to 2019 on Google Play. Local developers are also finding …

Google Play after 10 years: 200% increase in monthly active users for Indian apps
2 years, 4 months ago

Google Play after 10 years: 200% increase in monthly active users for Indian apps

Hindustan Times  

When Google merged the still relatively fledgling Android Market, Google Music and Google eBookstore in 2012, they probably must not have imagined the scale the platform would achieve 10 years later. Google Play now has 2.5 billion active users globally, with India assuming critical importance in this time. The global active users figure of 2.5 billion links with active Android …

Bitclass, Clubhouse among Google Play’s best apps of 2021
3 years ago

Bitclass, Clubhouse among Google Play’s best apps of 2021

Live Mint  

In 2021, smartphone users in India not only warmed up to e-learning but also voice and audio-based platforms, if trends from the latest Google Play’s Best of 2021 announcement are anything to go by. Google Play Editors’ pick for the best app of the year in India in 2021 is Bitclass, a platform that enables interactive cohort-based learning. Apps like …

Why vocal for local won’t bother Google
4 years, 2 months ago

Why vocal for local won’t bother Google

Live Mint  

BENGALURU/NEW DELHI :For several years, regulators, politicians, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists across the world have been whining about the seemingly limitless power wielded by America’s Big Tech, chiefly, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft. These companies have made a range of allegations against the American search giant: Google’s Play Store is exploiting its dominant position and enforcing unfair policies that …

120 startups to form association to take on Google
4 years, 2 months ago

120 startups to form association to take on Google

Live Mint  

The heads of more than 120 startups are planning to form an indigenous app developers’ association within a month to lobby against global technology giants such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Apple, said three startup founders. Interestingly, IAMAI, which represents India’s digital and mobile ecosystem, and has Google India as a member, also held a closed-door meeting on Saturday, to …

Pressure mounts on Google to soften its stance in India
4 years, 2 months ago

Pressure mounts on Google to soften its stance in India

Live Mint  

Technology giant Google is being prompted to soften its stance in India after pushback from startup founders in the country over its policies. There are instances such as fantasy sports platform Dream11 getting 100 million users without listing on Google Play Store, the founders said. Startups are also demanding fair play as Google, which is used by 95% of Indian …

Developers chat about ‘Make In India’ future for apps industry
4 years, 5 months ago

Developers chat about ‘Make In India’ future for apps industry

The Hindu  

For as long as we netizens could scroll, swipe and tap between the library of apps on our phones and tablets, there was the prevalent belief that, with the power of the Internet in our palm, we were all-knowing. There may be some startups coming up with more modern versions of these utility apps.” It is also worth pointing out …

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