Google will add a new payment option for Play Store: If you want an app or product to be available on Google Play, you can ask someone else to pay for it and give it to you. This option is already available in some territories, and its operation is very simple.
In this way, the Google Play Store could provide better access to products and applications to users who might not be able to afford their cost. If you need an app for studying, working, or even a game for entertainment, you can ask a family member or friend to pay for it via a link.
Having trouble paying for an app? You can ask someone else to give it to you.
Google Play makes important changes, adding more options and possibilities. The App Store recently launched a very useful feature for users, allowing them to uninstall applicati ons remotely. And in the case of developers, Google has increased the price limit at which they can sell apps: they can sell apps for up to $1,000.
NOW, Google will allow us to ask another person to pay for our purchase in the Play Store, whether it is an application or any type of content available on the platform. Android analyst Mishaal Rahman and Android Authority have published images revealing how this new option works when paying on Google Play.
Images: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority
When purchasing an application, such as a game, when the Play Store asks for confirmation of the purchase with our default payment method, we click the button to change the payment method. In the list of available actions we will see several options: add a credit card, use a code and others. But also, we will see a new button: “Ask someone else to pay“.
If we select this option, Play Store will offer us a link that we can share with the person we want to ask to pay
The payment link will only be available for 24 hours and then it will expire, meaning the person receiving the link will only have that much time to complete the purchase. Moreover, whoever is going to pay You will be able to know exactly what app or content you are paying forsince this information is included in the shared link.
This feature is currently available in India, but Google is expected to add this new payment method to more territories in the future.
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