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Kakao confirms it is removing its external payment option after standoff with Google

Kakao says emoji subscription purchases fell by a third due to Google’s new in-app policy

August 4, 2022 Kate Park 210 ViewsAndroid, android apps, Apps, Asia, Google, in-app payments, Kakao, kakaotalk, Mobile, south korea 3 min read

The number of emoji subscription purchases on the South Korean messaging app KakaoTalk has dropped by a third over the year, parent firm Kakao said in quarterly earnings call Thursday. It blamed Google’s new in-app payment policy, which forces apps to use the Android-maker’s own billing system. KakaoTalk’s Emoticon Plus subscription service, which costs approximately […]

Kakao confirms it is removing its external payment option after standoff with Google

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Kakao confirms it is removing its external payment option after standoff with Google

July 14, 2022August 10, 2022 Kate Park 229 ViewsAndroid, android apps, anti-google law, Apps, Google, Google Play, in-app payments, Kakao, kakaotalk, korea, Mobile 2 min read

South Korean messaging giant Kakao confirmed today it will remove an external payment option after Google blocked the South Korean company behind KakaoTalk from issuing updates. Kakao continued using an external payment link in its Android app against Google’s new in-app payment rules. While the app’s updates were suspended on June 30, the local reports […]

This Week in Apps: Google battles KakaoTalk, Twitter deal in jeopardy, FTC asked to investigate TikTok

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This Week in Apps: Google battles KakaoTalk, Twitter deal in jeopardy, FTC asked to investigate TikTok

July 9, 2022 Sarah Perez 281 ViewsAndroid, android apps, app stores, Apple, Apps, bytedance, China, developers, FTC, Google, iOS, ios 16, iOS apps, iphone apps, kakaotalk, Mobile, mobile apps, Reddit, This Week In Apps, TikTok 20 min read

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the […]

Google halts KakaoTalk updates on Play Store in Korea after messaging app refused to remove its own payment links

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Google halts KakaoTalk updates on Play Store in Korea after messaging app refused to remove its own payment links

July 5, 2022 Kate Park 256 ViewsAsia, Google, kakaotalk, south korea 2 min read

Google has stopped providing updates to popular messaging app KakaoTalk in South Korea, according to a local report, after Kakao continued using an external payment link in its Android app, against Google’s new in-app payments policy. Google’s new policy requires developers selling digital goods and services to use Google’s first-party billing system, but Kakao has […]