Google phased out paid extension distribution on Chrome Web Store
On September 21, 2020, Google stopped releasing new paid extensions and apps for Google Chrome. He also announced plans to completely shut down the payment system on the
Chrome Web Store payments deprecation-Google Chrome
https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/cws-payments-deprecation
Paid Google Chrome extensions will go away by next year --9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2020/09/22/google-chrome-paid-extensions-deprecation/
In mid-January 2020, it was announced that the Chrome Web Store will phase out support for Chrome apps. At this time, Google said, 'Fostering a robust ecosystem of extensions is important to the mission of the Chrome development team. We will continue to provide a convenient extension platform to customize the browsing experience for all users. We will continue to work on it, 'he said, and will continue to support and invest in extensions.
Chrome app support is phased out, moving to open web standard apps in the future --GIGAZINE
However, on January 28, 2020, Google temporarily suspended the paid distribution of extensions on the Chrome Web Store because of 'increased fraudulent transactions using paid extensions'. It was. 9to5Google, a site that handles Google-related news, points out that this time Google decided to phase out the paid distribution of extensions in order to deal with malicious extensions.
Below is a roadmap to abolish the paid distribution of extensions announced by Google.
・ March 27, 2020 : Temporarily suspend new publication of paid items on Chrome Web Store
・ September 21, 2020 : Officially stop new distribution of paid extensions and in-app items
・ December 1, 2020 : Stop distributing the existing free trial version
・ February 1, 2021 : Complete abolition of payment system on Chrome Web Store
Even if the payment on the Chrome Web Store is invalidated, the license information of previously paid purchases and subscriptions can still be queried, and the user's license status can be checked using the license API. However, Google says that in the future it will not be possible to check the user's license status with the existing licensing API.
However, Google's efforts this time are to completely abolish the payment system on the Chrome Web Store, not to abolish the monetization of extensions themselves. Google is asking developers to move to a different payment processor if they use the Chrome Web Store payment system to bill extensions and in-app purchases and introduce a new licensing API.
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