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Reviews on Google Play will now display your Google+ profile

On Nov 27, 2012 2:52 pm, by droid

Good news for Android developers this morning who are a bit sick of facing the trolls on the Google Play store who leaving rather harsh comments in the reviews section of any given listing on Google Play. It was mentioned that this would be arriving and it is now here where should you leave a review on the Google Play store, it will post your name that you use on your Google+ account along with your profile picture. This is a mandatory new Google+ integration and should you not have a Google+ account, you won’t be able to leave comments and reviews.

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Google Play now offers a free trial period for in-app subscription services

On Oct 09, 2012 8:11 pm, by droid

Not too long ago Google rolled out the abilities to offer up subscriptions that users can sign up for and get charged a monthly fee. The subscription service is available as an in-app purchase where, for example, if you like a magazine, you could subscribe to it for a monthly fee, usually around $3.99. As of today, Google has rolled out the ability to try a subscription service before buying into it.

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Google has now banned third-party billing from Google Play

On Aug 01, 2012 4:08 pm, by droid

Google has also changed the policy in regards to third-party billing services and the use of those services by Android developers. Now that the Google Play store has both in-app purchases and subscription services, Google has decided to make sure developers use their services instead of others.

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Google is taking steps to prevent shady apps and games

On Aug 01, 2012 3:46 pm, by droid

Google sent out an email late yesterday detailing some new Google Developer Policy changes that will be taking effect that looks to take steps to reduce the number of shady apps and games, along with fake apps and anything else deemed suspicious on the Google Play store. Great news for legit developers who get their games cloned and for all of us who have to watch out for clones.

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Easter Egg found, contains more Jelly Beans

On Jun 28, 2012 9:02 pm, by droid

If you have been in the Android scene for any decent length of time then you know the Google team loves putting Easter Eggs inside each new version of the OS that comes out. Well after one day of people actually being able to fondle the new Jelly Bean OS (Android 4.1) while at Google I/O 2012, the first Easter Egg has been found.

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The Android Platform Development Kit is Google’s solution to fragmentation

On Jun 28, 2012 6:28 pm, by Jeremy Hill

As much as I like Android, there’s no denying the huge amount of fragmentation when it comes to software. Google announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on the first day of Google I/O, and it’s only coming to a handful of devices in July. The Motorola Xoom, Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S are first on the update list, but there’s no telling when other devices will be so lucky.

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Let the games begin: Novarama CEO says freemium game devs are degrading the industry

On Jun 28, 2012 4:01 pm, by droid

This happens more often than we actually report but game development studios and their staff, usually of the upper management / executive variety, just love to throw opinions out there which are usually attacking another company or business model in the gaming industry. Today we have the CEO of Novarama who has launched quite an attack on the freemium gaming sector.

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Google Play store gets updated with a new layout, new categories and more

On Jun 27, 2012 9:21 pm, by droid

Coming hot off the Google I/O 2012 Day 1 Keynote event, there was a lot of information that came out of this press event. One large chunk of information which everyone should know about happens to be regarding the Google Play store which just had it’s web version updated.

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Zynga letting developers use their API, announces Zynga With Friends hub

On Jun 26, 2012 7:41 pm, by droid

Amidst the plethora of new ‘Ville’ and ‘With Friends’ titles announced during today’s press event, along with a rather impressive list of developers who have signed on to their new Partner Programs, Zynga has announced the availability of their API to third-party developers as well as Zynga With Friends, their new social and multiplayer cross-platform hub.

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Google finally allows developers to respond to customer comments on Google Play

On Jun 21, 2012 6:26 pm, by droid

A feature that should have been in place from the jump, or at least some part since Android’s inception, is the ability for developers to respond to customer comments on Google Play. Well that feature, something anyone who has developed for Android knows we’ve always wanted, has finally arrived… sort of.

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