Hi All!
I am now learning developing apps, I have found that publishing to android market cost maintenance fee. I wonder where did you post you apps to? eg slideme? any other good suggestions?
Thanks!
It's cheaper than Apple...
Google Market cost $25, Apple's is $99.
Surely you can afford $25
It's also a one-off payment.
If your app costs say $1 you'll easily get 25 downloads and cover the cost.
Does this apply to free apps as well?
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yes it is for having a merchant account/ market license, its for free and paid apps
I am trying to avoid it because of the currency exchange rate. $25 USD != $25 in my country >.<
Just a heads up. It's not a huge discount, but it's not often that it's less than the normal price. Go here, and add to cart, and during checkout use coupon code 82YNNB5U. You have to use a Mastercard. This will also give you a $10 of $50 coupon for later.
Great information, will send this to my friend who wanted to buy one recently...
Yeah. I bought it yesterday because of this, and I had a $5 off coupon that I was able to stack onto it.
Thanks for the info.
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Quick question -- I've preordered a Nexus 7 16gb and i wanted to use the $25 to grab some tablet apps on my Nook while i wait for it. Only issue is, the credit isn't showing up in my payment options...
Do you get the credit upon ordering, or is that when you activate it?
it looks like you get the credit once the new device is activated. at least, that's how it looked from the google videos.
thekillingtree said:
it looks like you get the credit once the new device is activated. at least, that's how it looked from the google videos.
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Yep that's how it works. Along with the Transformers movie.
got556 said:
Yep that's how it works. Along with the Transformers movie.
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wait so we are getting free movies too??
Just 1 free movie. The Transformers one.
doctahjeph said:
wait so we are getting free movies too??
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We get Transfomers: Dark of the Moon, The Bourne Dominon (book), and a couple magazines. Plus the $25 credit, of course.
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Is everybody who buys this tablet now or in the store getting 25$ giftcard and films or just the one who are pre-ordering it in Google Play Store?
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Is everybody who buys this tablet now or in the store getting 25$ giftcard and films or just the one who are pre-ordering it in Google Play Store?
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It says for a limited time, so I assume just those who are pre-ordering. Or the first round of pre-orders, who knows.
I do think it is good the credit/movies and all that will just come on the device. Easiest way to do it.
Strategy
In their developer conference they said that it is new strategy to customers buy more products in Google Play, but he did not say if all tablets have that 25$ gift
provided all pre-ordered devices will get $25 gift.what happens if the device is activated outside US,UK, and Australia? will there still be $25 gift in the form of other currency? thanks
kingblade20 said:
provided all pre-ordered devices will get $25 gift.what happens if the device is activated outside US,UK, and Australia? will there still be $25 gift in the form of other currency? thanks
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I do believe that's a question to call and ask google. They havent released any info yet about overseas presales that I'm aware of
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When I ordered mine (Canada), it did showed credit being applicable. Anyways, with the amount of taxes we pay - I guess Google hand out pro-rated credits
Does the credit apply to the play store as a whole, meaning can this credit be applied toward the case or other accessories?
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the free credit will show up once your card has been placed and the order shipped and it probably applies to apps or media. The free book, movie and magazines will probably only be accessible if you log into google play from the US or Canada, The UK or Australia the only places where legit pre-orders are available right now.
If you pre-order one and you log in for the first time outside of those countries, you will not be able to access that part of the play store and download the free media. I may be wrong and it all comes pre-loaded but I have a feeling otherwise, I guess we will have to wait and see.
Okay, so the free credit (£15 per device - from the UK); I've ordered 2 tablets together - to save on postage. One for my wife and one for someone else, I ordered it while logged into my google account and unticked the option that said to register the devices to me (as obviously my wife and friend have their own google accounts).
So how will it know to assign the credit to them, is this built into the tablet rather than via the store? Sorry I'm a bit confused and don't want to lose out on the £30 total credit.
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Okay, so the free credit (£15 per device - from the UK); I've ordered 2 tablets together - to save on postage. One for my wife and one for someone else, I ordered it while logged into my google account and unticked the option that said to register the devices to me (as obviously my wife and friend have their own google accounts).
So how will it know to assign the credit to them, is this built into the tablet rather than via the store? Sorry I'm a bit confused and don't want to lose out on the £30 total credit.
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Id say the first account you log on with will get it on each device
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Does the credit apply to the play store as a whole, meaning can this credit be applied toward the case or other accessories?
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Unfortunately, the credit cannot be used for subscriptions or accessories. Sucks right?
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Id say the first account you log on with will get it on each device
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This is exactly how it works.
kaiserpc said:
Okay, so the free credit (£15 per device - from the UK); I've ordered 2 tablets together - to save on postage. One for my wife and one for someone else, I ordered it while logged into my google account and unticked the option that said to register the devices to me (as obviously my wife and friend have their own google accounts).
So how will it know to assign the credit to them, is this built into the tablet rather than via the store? Sorry I'm a bit confused and don't want to lose out on the £30 total credit.
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Perhaps a card is given in the packaging with a number similar to a credit card number and when you go to input a credit card you type in this number so you can pay with it like that; and then perhaps you can choose between using a credit card or using the gift card.
Credit is given when the actual device is activated.
Credit goes to the Google account used for that activation.
I just tried to purchase an App (Metaballs HD Live Wallpaper) and it wouldn't allow me to pay using the free $25 Play Store credit. I have $8 and change left. It displayed a message that this method of payment was declined.
I then tried another app (Olive Tree Bible Reader) and it allowed me to use the Play Store credit for that purchase.
Can developers specify that credits not be used to purchase their apps?
Anyone else experience issues with using Play Store credit to purchase apps?
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