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Google announced today on its blog that it’s letting developers offer subscriptions using Google Play’s in-app billing system. One of the first developers to take advantage of this new payment system is Glu Mobile. Android users who download subscription-enabled apps like Frontline Commando will be able to buy a VIP package from within the app. This subscription-based package will give users an allotment of Glu credits that can be used to buy items within the game.
This new subscription billing will complement Google’s current in-app purchasing system which lets customers buy game upgrades from within the app. Both the in-app purchases and subscriptions are billed through a user’s Google Play account. You can read more about the in-app subscriptions on Google’s website. Developers can find the tools they need to implement subscriptions on the Android developer website.
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
