On September 29, it was reported that Google's official blog recently said that all apps on the Google Play App Store that involve payment or in app purchase must use Google Play's payment and settlement system instead of an independent payment system, and Google will take 30% of the share of related in app purchase and payment transactions.

In order to give application developers time to make adjustments, the deadline for this provision is set at September 30, 2021.

In fact, using Google Play's built-in payment and settlement system is Google's current policy, but it has not been enforced. The official said that 97% of application developers have complied with this policy, while a few applications will prompt users to use credit cards or other payment applications to bypass Google's settlement system.

This also marks the beginning of next year's "Google tax" or "Android tax" will also come. Previously, Apple had long drawn 30% of the fees for App Store applications and internal purchase transactions, which became an important source of income for Apple. However, it has also triggered a relationship with Tencent WeChat One of the most recent disputes among application developers such as Epic is that Epic's popular game Fortress Night was taken off the shelves by Apple for violating the draw rules.

However, compared with the relatively closed iOS system, Android's third-party application distribution channels are much richer. It may not be difficult to bypass the "Google tax" technically. For domestic Android phones that have excluded the whole set of GMS services, the impact may be more limited.

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