Google to Permit Payments Tiered Fees on Play Store June 30

Google will implement a major overhaul of its Play Store policies on June 30, 2026, allowing developers to use alternative payment systems and introducing a new, tiered fee structure. The changes will initially take effect in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Economic Area.

Under the new "billing choice" program, developers can integrate their own payment processors into their apps or direct users to their own websites to complete purchases. They can also design their own payment choice screens, provided they follow Google's user interface guidelines. This marks a significant departure from the previous requirement to use Google's own billing system for digital transactions.

The company is restructuring its fees, separating them into a service fee and a billing fee. A core change is a reduced service fee of 10 percent on a developer's first $1 million in annual earnings, which also applies to all auto-renewing subscriptions. This is a reduction from the previous standard commission of 30 percent.

For earnings above that threshold, the service fee increases and varies based on the user's status. For "new installs," the fee will be 20 percent, while for...