OMG! Now you will have to pay Google for this?

NP NEWS 24 ONLINE – Android users laugh on IOS users as they have to pay to iPhone for using many apps which are free on Android but now it looks like the even android user will have to pay to google to use android.
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Recently, it was reported that Google is set to significantly change how it works with Android manufacturers, at least in Europe. Rather than having the ability to load Google’s apps and services onto their Android phones for free, the company will begin to charge device makers that want to use its main Google apps.

According to documents, that fee apparently will be as much as $40 per device which means around 3000 Indian rupees in order to install the “Google Mobile Services” suite of apps.

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The report goes on to mention that the new fees will vary based on the type of device and on the country, and will go into effect on devices activated on or after February 1, 2019.

The pricing documents show that in Germany, the U.K., Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, a device that has a pixel density that’s higher than 500 ppi (pixels per inch) would pay the $40(3000Rs) fee in order to license the suite of apps, while devices with 400 to 500 ppi pay $20(1500Rs). Meanwhile, any device that’s under 400 ppi would be charged $10(735 Rs) and lower-end phones would cost as low as $2.50(200 Rs) per device.

It’s important to note that Android as a whole will still be free — it’s just that now those apps that we most often associate with Android may not be. Not only that, but those apps may not come pre-installed on every Android device — so if you want them, you may have to download them separately.

Ultimately, Android device manufacturers may still be tied to Google. They will likely still need to license the use of the Google Play Store, where users can download all of the Google apps that otherwise would have come with their phone.

Not only that, but it’s possible Google will be able to continue bundling all of its apps together in the future — the company is appealing the European Commission’s decision. Still, in the meantime, it has to comply with the decision, and as such the changes will go into effect starting on October 29.