Developers are our partners and by blending their creativity and development with our platforms and devices, together we make brilliant experiences for billions of people around the globe. Listening carefully to their feedback is a significant part of how we keep on improving to make Android better with each release and improve how mobile application stores work.
Today, we needed to share some extra bits of knowledge we’ve acquired from developer feedback and how we’re taking that input to improve Google Play and Android. A portion of the key themes we’ve heard include:
Supporting developers’ ability to pick how they distribute their apps through numerous app stores on various stages (mobile, PC, and console), each with their own plan of action competing in a healthy marketplace;
Explaining our approaches for who needs to use Google Play’s billing framework and who does not;
Ensuring equivalent treatment for all applications, including first-party and third-party applications, on our platforms;
Permitting developers to connect and discuss directly with their customers;
Empowering development and ensuring our policies embrace new technologies that can help drive the consumer experience forward.
We’d prefer to share our viewpoint on every one of these focuses.