Google opens Paid Android Apps

So Google has finally opened up paid apps in the Android Market for the Philippines. Thousands of apps which don’t normally appear on the Market are now available and ready for purchase thru your Android smartphone.

You can see them listed in the Paid Apps Tab on your smartphone or if you don’t have one with you, you can go to the website counter-part at market.android.com.

The paid apps seemed to be automatically converted from their dollar value to peso value. Payments can be made via credit card stored into your Google account (I already had one because I bought the Nexus One last year).

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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38 Comments

Ry says:

14 years ago

Is there a way to buy if you do not have a credit card?
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van says:

14 years ago

does this mean we can purchase paid apps from the android market? last time i checked, the paid apps in the android market aren’t available to our country.
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JKisaragi says:

14 years ago

I just checked their paid app availability list of countries and the Philippines is now included:

https://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=143779

Finally! My Galaxy S is 2-3 months shy of turning a year old and I have yet to dabble on paid apps (I haven’t got the heart to use custom ROMS or kernels on it), so this is just great!
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e30ernest says:

14 years ago

Not all apps seem to be available yet. I can see some of my paid apps for example (PowerAmp unlock) but can’t install others (Tasker). The market says the app is not available for my country/carrier.

Maybe the roll-out is gradual. I’ll check again tomorrow. :)
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Crysis2 says:

14 years ago

Ayos ‘to, susunod “direct carrier billing” na!
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Salleh says:

14 years ago

sana magkaron ng paypal payment para sa mga walang credit card. i bought all my Gameloft games directly at gameloft website since they accept paypal payment.
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William T says:

14 years ago

I think developers will have to specify that they want their app sold in our country, since Philippines is not included in the list before, most of the paid apps are still not there.

You might have to email the developer to have them listed. I did for one (PocketMoney) and it was listed immediately and available for purchase.

Finally, I could move from my iPod Touch to full Android (since I needed a couple of apps that while available on both iOS and Android are not available on our local Android store before).

Thanks Google. I was hoping for an announcement during Google I/O conference this week and was disappointed when the map of the Chrome webstore has Philippines in grey. So delighted when I accessed Market on my phone and found an app with price on it…
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why pay? says:

14 years ago

why pay when you can download paid apps in *shared.com and install appl**et market app where you can dl paid apps for free.. lol
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Jon says:

14 years ago

Finally! I just wish local debit cards may be used. :/
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Lester Bambico says:

14 years ago

I believe the article is pretty misleading. It should have clarified that paid apps are now available on the market app for Philippines. Anyway the article states “in peso” so i think its a given.

Although I have been long seeing paid apps on my flashed sgs but that’s probably due to my kernel too which is for another region .
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Keybol says:

14 years ago

This is cool! Try ko rin gumawa ng games para sating mga pinoy. By the way, sana mafeature nyo po Yugatech ang first game app ko

https://market.android.com/details?id=air.PingusQuestAndroid

Nakaka 8,990 downloads na po ako after a week, Free games sya. Thanks!
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fr0stbyte says:

14 years ago

Sana integrated na sa lahat ng shop ang debit card.. Convenient talaga ang pag-gamit sa kanila eh. Here in Australia, DC na ang pambayad mo sa lahat ng shops. Sobrang convenient.. No need to carry cash. Just bring your card to any shop and they’ll have you transact with them in no time.
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fr0stbyte says:

14 years ago

Just to add, my comment about DCs is more of a gripe at the lack of intergration as mode of payment sa Android Market..
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RaGe says:

14 years ago

i wanted to download the powerAMP app coz it’s only php200+ and the devs deserves to be paid…I don’t have a credit card do I have other options like paypal or something else?
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RaGe says:

14 years ago

i wanted to download the powerAMP app coz it’s only php200+ and the devs deserves to be paid…I don’t have a credit card do I have other options like paypal or something else T__T
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Pepe says:

14 years ago

Just saw this on my phone a few days ago. Finally!
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tanishi says:

12 years ago

sana pwede na bumili ng apps by cellular loads kahit mahal basta mabili na :)
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