Android developers within certain countries now have the option to set the price of their apps and in-game purchases to a lower amount than before. This new change is now available within the following countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Phillippines, Poland, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam.
Developers can drop the pricing for their app/game as a whole, or for in-app purchases right away. To do so, you just need to log into the Developer Console and go to “Pricing & Distribution” or “In-app Products” for your apps/games. There you can select the new low price point, if that’s what you want to do of course.
Here’s a list of the new minimums, the country they are in, and what the minimum used to be for each one:
– Brazil: R$ 0.99 (was R$2.50)
– Chile: CLP $200.00 (was CLP $500.00)
– Colombia: COP$ 800.00 (was COP$ 2000.00)
– Hungary: Ft 125.00 (was Ft 225.00)
– Indonesia: Rp 3,000.00 (was Rp 12,000.00)
– Malaysia: RM 1.00 (was RM 3.50)
– Mexico: MXN$ 5.00 (was MXN$ 9.90)
– Philippines: ₱15.00 (was ₱43.00)
– Poland: zł1.79 (was zł2.99)
– Peru: S/. 0.99 (was S/. 3.00)
– Russia: руб 15.00 (was руб 2.00)
– Saudi Arabia: ﷼ 0.99 (was 2.00﷼)
– South Africa: R3.99 (was R10.00)
– Thailand: ฿10.00 (was ฿32.00)
– Turkey: ₺0.59 (was ₺2.00)
– Ukraine: ₴5.00 (was ₴8.00)
– Vietnam: ₫6,000 (was ₫21,000.00)
Source: Android Developers Blog
