What's new with Play Billing
summary
Play Billing launches Billing Library 2.0 with immediate features: support for pending transactions (cash, bank transfer) and out‑of‑app purchases, expanded seller support to 112 countries and 170+ carrier partners, and a zero‑latency cart plus developer payload for experimentable metadata; libraries already account for $2B in transactions. New subscription features include Subscribe and Install (auto‑install after store purchase) and promotion codes, with early tests showing a 34% increase in paid subscribers; Pause and longer 14/30‑day grace periods cut churn (PebMed reports 24%).
AI-written summary · about
chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to play billing
- 5:39Play billing library 2.0
- 7:22Expanding user access
- 10:31Optimizing purchase experience
- 13:24Updated release cadence
- 17:12Subscription acquisition
- 22:15Subscription retention
- 26:42Summary and resources
related talks
44mTaking your users’ money: In-app billing from start to best practices
36mGrow and optimize your subscriptions with new Google Play features
17mMigrating to Billing Library 5
46mA deep dive into
49mTaking your users’ money: In-app billing from start to best practices
26mThe joys and challenges of building a paywall with BillingClient 5
26mWhat's new in Google Play
34mTesting In App Billing the Easy Way