And NOT fifty-fifty the Google Play Store—from where you lot could convey installed whatever Android apps you lot want
Because if you lot alive inward Europe, from straightaway on, you lot convey to pass to a greater extent than or less extra cash on a smartphone with built-in Google services, which were otherwise until straightaway freely available in addition to already included inward the cost of your smartphone.
For the really commencement time, Google has announced its plans to accuse a fee to European Android telephone manufacturers who desire to include a costless version of Google apps on their Android handsets.
In short, Android telephone makers volition straightaway convey to pay Google for installing the Play store, Gmail, YouTube, Maps, in addition to Chrome, that are unremarkably considered to endure gist parts of the Android operating system, simply are truly Google services.
"Since the pre-installation of Google Search in addition to Chrome together with our other apps helped us fund the evolution in addition to costless distribution of Android, nosotros volition innovate a novel paid licensing understanding for smartphones in addition to tablets shipped into the EEA. Android volition stay costless in addition to opened upward source," Google said inward a blog post.
Here's Why Google Have to Charge Android Device Manufacturers
The motility comes inward reply to this summertime ruling past times the European Commission, which hitting Google with a record $5 billion antitrust fine for abusing the authorization of its Android mobile operating organization in addition to thwarting competitors.
Google invested billions of dollars inward creating Android OS in addition to withal spending millions to hold the project. To decease on its mobile operating organization open-source in addition to free, Google asks device manufacturers to pre-install a suite of pop Google apps that generate revenue for the company.
But the European Commission ruled that Google should halt forcing Android telephone manufacturers to "illegally" necktie its proprietary apps in addition to services—specifically, Chrome in addition to Google Search—to Android, equally it unfairly blocked competitors from reaching consumers.
Google is inward the procedure of appealing the fine simply said inward the meantime, the fellowship is complying with the novel licensing scheme for Android devices launched later Oct 29 inward the European Economic Area, which comprises the 28 European Union countries, along with Iceland, Principality of Liechtenstein in addition to Norway.
Key Points: Google's New Android Licensing Policy
- Android volition stay costless in addition to opened upward source.
- Android manufacturers selling their handsets inward Europe are straightaway allowed to make smartphones in addition to tablets without pre-installing whatever Google apps to comply with the European Union antitrust regulators.
- Android makers who withal desire to include Google Play Store in addition to many of its other apps, similar Gmail, Maps, Drive, in addition to YouTube, volition convey to obtain a paid licensing understanding from Google.
- There volition endure typically ii types of paid licenses: One with the Play Store in addition to Google apps simply without Google Search Engine in addition to Chrome Browser, in addition to minute with everything inward it.
- Chances are the commencement license could endure to a greater extent than expensive than the second, equally Google's search engine in addition to Chrome browser generate to a greater extent than revenue for the company.
- Not mandatory equally earlier, simply if Android telephone makers desire costless licence, they tin give the axe pre-install all Google apps without (leaving whatever selective apps), with competitors' apps.
Since at that spot is no means to larn the Play Store inward Europe for costless later ii weeks, this could termination inward higher smartphone prices if Android telephone manufacturers create upward one's heed to overstep the novel licensing cost on to their customers.
However, it is non yet clear how much Google is going to accuse for the licensing fees.
