Actually we had this question a few times here and the usual answer is no you cannot do it because of the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement<https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html> .
First of all you are limited to the use of so-called "payment processors" that are authorized by Google: *1.2 If you want to charge a fee for your Products, you must also acquire > and maintain a valid Payment Account from an authorized Payment > Processor. * > Then there's a special section about free apps on Google Play which explicitly forbid what you are trying to do: *3.3 (...) If the Product is free, you will not be charged a Transaction > Fee. You may not collect future charges from users for copies of the > Products that those users were initially allowed to download for free.* > Since your primary source of your paid app is outside the Google Play Market there's another clause that protects Google: *4.5 Non-Compete. You may not use the Market to distribute or make > available any Product whose primary purpose is to facilitate the > distribution of software applications and games for use on Android devices > outside of the Market.* > Right now it looks pretty clear to me. No need for a lawyer, Google Play doesn't want that kind of thing to happen. You need your own distribution channel that is under your control. And since your app sounds very specialized I think it's pretty much ok to ask for more money. You could therefore bite the bullet and release your paid app on Google Play with a price tag that makes you happy (even minus 30%). On Thursday, February 7, 2013 11:44:24 PM UTC-6, Harish wrote: > > Dear all, > > Need your opinion for listing my app to play store. > > I have a medical app which we are planning to sell using various > distribution channel in bulk volume. > > We already have license checking mechanism with our site. and we will > manage license with our support team. > > We give our app 1 week for trial and user have to activate after one week. > > My question is - If I list my app to google play store for broader > audience then does there any way I can manage bulk licenses without paying > 30% transaction fees. I mean I will have list of users with me who already > paid for app and they can download app from app store freely. > > Or If I list my app free on market and after 7 days user will pay using > our payment channel does it violates developer agreement ? > > My main objective of using play store is to manage updates efficiently. > > I see many example where people list free and premium apps on Google, I > wants to list only free not the premium one. does it violates Google terms > and condition. > > Looking for your advice > > Regards > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
