After restoring apps, Google is enabling in-app payments and deadline extensions aimed at clearing the service fee it charges developers, providing a brief relief to Indian companies against its billing policy.

This action comes after Google met with local tech companies and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, claiming removal of apps from Google’s Play Store on March 1.

It is said that the top will consider an appeal from developers against Google’s restrictions.

The IT Minister claimed that the apps will be restored back into their original state from Play Store after his meeting with executives from Google and other Indian tech companies.

Meanwhile, developers have raised petition on involving the antitrust watchdog regarding the unsustainable nature of Google’s fee on in-app purchases.


Google's Play Store app marketplace billing system is at the center of the dispute between the tech giant and Indian internet firms.

When Google first launched its own billing system (GPBS), it levied a commission of 15–30 percent on in-app purchases of digital products and services that could be used anywhere in the Android ecosystem.

Apps that offered in-app payment choices before being delisted did so without having to pay Google commissions.

However, after being removed from the Play Store, the apps switched to an external payment method that does not charge commission. The creators of these apps contend that this mode has a detrimental effect on sales.

Between Saturday and Monday, Google had reinstated the apps that adhered to its Play Store guidelines.