Paid Apps coming soon (hopefully)

Takca

I just got this email from the App market support

unfortunately it doesn't mention what countries

android-market-support wrote:

Hello,

We're writing to inform you about some changes to Android Market that require your attention.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be adding paid apps support for additional countries. If you have selected to publish your paid apps to all locations and intend to support all new locations as we expand the number of supported countries for paid apps, you don’t have to do anything. If you have selected to publish your paid apps to all locations but intend to only target the currently supported 14 countries, please update your location selections to target these specific countries.

Please look for follow-up emails when we introduce paid apps support for specific additional countries in the coming weeks. At that time, you’ll have the option to target these specific countries.

Thanks, and we look forward to continue working with you on Android
Market.

Sincerely,
The Android Market Team

Google, Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

Email preferences: You are receiving this email to notify you of important changes to your Android Market account.

BionicRasher

I really hope Ireland is included in this.

smackyB

Yeh I got that too.. doesn't mention if they're expanding the number of countries where people can have Merchant accounts though :-(

Sack

Please please please please let this include Ireland.

JohnK

Nice one, that sounds promising

heepie

I just read this post about it, saying that Hungary, Poland, and Sweden can now access the Market. Hopefully Ireland won't be far behind...

http://androinica.com/2010/09/25/more-countries-will-soon-get-paid-apps-in-android-market/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+androinica+(Androinica+-++A+Google+Android+Blog)

jd83

Paid apps working on my desire. I have market access installed but its not running. Maybe someone else check and see if they have access

Mr E

Nope... free apps only. I rebooted the phone just to be sure.

Brian

Not seeing any paid apps, having used Market Access to emulate a Meteor SIM.

jd83

Market access must have been running on mine ah well hopefully soon

super_furry

What is the problem anyway? Can't understand why it's not there now.

choronzonix

Really hoping this becomes available asap. It would be nice to be able to support developers a bit more instead of being forced to steal them.

Professey Chin

choronzonix wrote: »

Really hoping this becomes available asap. It would be nice to be able to support developers a bit more instead of being forced to steal them.

Eh.Theres plenty of ways to get the apps without stealing them

ronkmonster

I use this to get around the no paid apps
http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/

It turns off when you turn off phone so it's not permanent and apps are linked to your google account.

Atomic Pineapple

super_furry wrote: »

What is the problem anyway? Can't understand why it's not there now.

Various red tape and legal issues.

angel01

ronkmonster wrote: »

I use this to get around the no paid apps
http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/

It turns off when you turn off phone so it's not permanent and apps are linked to your google account.

Do you need to root the phone to use this?

choronzonix

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Eh.Theres plenty of ways to get the apps without stealing them

Indeed. But having the paid apps section of the Market enabled would surely entice more people into buying them out of convenience.

ronkmonster

angel01 wrote: »

Do you need to root the phone to use this?

Not sure, mine is rooted though.

http://uploaded.to/file/en3pg4
direct link to it

Bugzy

big lol just shows how much google don't like Ireland

http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/27/android-market-international/

maybe its not for sure but cmon even Africa got it haha

breeno

Holy moly.....I'm seeing paid apps in the market! :eek:

Anybody else?? I'm on a vodafone Ireland sim.

Random

breeno wrote: »

Holy moly.....I'm seeing paid apps in the market! :eek:

Anybody else?? I'm on a vodafone Ireland sim.

i can't see any. what phone are you on? i'm htc desire / vodafone ireland prepay sim.

breeno

I'm on the Desire, voda billpay. Running the desire hd rom but I doubt that makes a difference. The search function still doesnt show paid apps but when I go into apps>all apps>top paid they're all there!

JohnK

Not seeing any here either with a nexus 1 on 02

Random

i have all apps - and then "top free" or "just in" are my only options. scrolling down the various lists i can't see any options.

breeno

Random wrote: »

i have all apps - and then "top free" or "just in" are my only options. scrolling down the various lists i can't see any options.

Very strange, I have 3 options at the top. My phone was originally an o2 branded desire from carphone warehouse which I rooted and debranded. I wonder if that has any bearing. Sorry for the false alarm.

I'm happy out though

Random

breeno wrote: »

Very strange, I have 3 options at the top. My phone was originally an o2 branded desire from carphone warehouse which I rooted and debranded. I wonder if that has any bearing. Sorry for the false alarm.

I'm happy out though

my device is the same, just don't have the option. can only buy with uk sim.

5starpool

breeno wrote: »

Very strange, I have 3 options at the top. My phone was originally an o2 branded desire from carphone warehouse which I rooted and debranded. I wonder if that has any bearing. Sorry for the false alarm.

I'm happy out though

Did you install Market Enabler at all on your rooted phone?

subway

rooted phone
market access installed
emulating meteor in market access
force stop market access & market

still have paid apps visible

long_b

Nothing here either - Nexus One on Meteor

choronzonix

No paid apps here either - HTC Desire on meteor billpay here.

subway

just to confirm, you are going market > apps > any category > top paid and see nothing?

muckwarrior

Has anybody with a vanilla non rooted phone seen paid apps?

5starpool

subway wrote: »

just to confirm, you are going market > apps > any category > top paid and see nothing?

There is no Top Paid option even at the moment.

choronzonix

subway wrote: »

just to confirm, you are going market > apps > any category > top paid and see nothing?

There is no 'top paid'.

subway

ive just uninstalled market access and rebooted and paid apps are still there
must be a root thing

ronkmonster

subway wrote: »

ive just uninstalled market access and rebooted and paid apps are still there
must be a root thing

What app did you use to enable them on your phone?

Atomic Pineapple

subway wrote: »

ive just uninstalled market access and rebooted and paid apps are still there
must be a root thing

Nope, rooted Nexus One here with only free Apps

subway

ronkmonster wrote: »

What app did you use to enable them on your phone?

mentioned in the post you quoted and already in my post above...


market access

Ludo

Well apparently StreetView is going live in Ireland tomorrow....could they also activate paid apps at same time>

Brian

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-countries-more-sellers-more-buyers.html

Support for paid application sales is now expanded to developers in 29 countries, with today’s additions of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan.

In addition, Android Market users from 32 countries will be able to buy apps, with the addition of Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, and Taiwan. No action is necessary if you have targeted your paid apps to be available to “All Locations” and would like to launch in these additional countries. If you have not selected “All Locations” and would like to target these additional countries, or if you have selected “All Locations” and do not want to launch your apps in these additional buyer countries, please visit the Android Market publisher site to make the necessary adjustments.

Ludo

Not actually enabled here yet I assume?

JohnK

Doesnt seem to be, I still just see the free ones. The article linked does say over the next two weeks though so not much longer to wait

gerkeo

Just got this mail, I'm on an android dev Google mailing list.



We're writing to inform you about some changes to Android Market that require your attention.

Effective today, developers from 20 additional countries (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan) can now sell paid apps on Android Market. Over the next 2 weeks, users from 18 new countries (Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, and Taiwan) will be able to purchase paid apps from Android Market.

Please see the related post at Android Developer Blog here:
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/

We encourage you to visit the Android Market developer console at http://market.android.com/publish to make the necessary adjustments.

Thanks, and we look forward to continue working with you on Android Market.

Sincerely,
The Android Market Team


Finally, street view and paid apps in one day, Google still love us paddys

AAAAAAAHHH

gerkeo wrote: »

Finally, street view and paid apps in one day, Google still love us paddys

Well we do have their European headquarters here. You might say, it's about ****ing time.

choronzonix

Great news and yes, about time!

él statutorio

I got the maps update yesterday but I'm not seeing the marketplace updated. Still free app only for me. Unrooted vanilla desire.

Atomic Pineapple

Effective today, developers from 20 additional countries (Argentina,
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong,
Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia,
Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan) can now sell
paid apps on Android Market. Over the next 2 weeks, users from 18 new
countries (Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, and Taiwan) will be able to
purchase paid apps from Android Market.

By the end of today, paid apps in Ireland should be up and over the next two weeks it should become visible on handsets.

Mr Bloat

draffodx wrote: »

Effective today, developers from 20 additional countries (Argentina,
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong,
Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia,
Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan) can now sell
paid apps on Android Market. Over the next 2 weeks, users from 18 new
countries (Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, and Taiwan) will be able to
purchase paid apps from Android Market.

By the end of today, paid apps in Ireland should be up and over the next two weeks it should become visible on handsets.

Great news! Where did you get this from?

thegom145

Internet is confirming this:

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-countries-more-sellers-more-buyers.html

Hooray! Took them long enough, but now we don't have to hack our phones in order to pay google money to use some of their apps O_o

Atomic Pineapple

Mr Bloat wrote: »

Great news! Where did you get this from?

Developers email

squire23

Also confirmed here: http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/01/google-expands-androidss-reach-accepting-paid-apps-from-20-mor/