carrier billing

• Android
• Google
• Google Play
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• Google Play Store

Google Play Store carrier billing added in Denmark, Saudi Arabia, & 2 more countries

Tom Maxwell Jul 23 2015 - 12:55 pm PT

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Carrier billing, also known as direct billing, is a way through which customers of Google Play can pay for premium downloads without ever manually inputting a credit, debit or gift card – by having new charges billed directly to the carrier service plan they pay monthly. Now it’s available for Play Store customers on a few more select carriers in several countries – only on select carriers, though. The change was initially spotted by Android Police.

Here are the carriers and countries where Play Store carrier billing is now available:

• 3 in Denmark
• Sun in Philippines
• Mobily in Saudi Arabia
• Avea in Turkey
• du in UAE

Typing on mobile devices can be a frustrating, mistake-prone experience that takes longer than typing on a full-sized desktop keyboard, so it’s no surprise to see app developers quickly bringing to fruition changes that reduce the amount of finger-pecking necessary to take action – making password input a fallback to fingerprint scanning being one example. The full list of carriers and countries that have support for Play Store carrier billing is available on Google’s support site.

• Android
• Google
• Google Play
• India
• carrier billing

Google Play prepaid cards official for India at select stores

Tom Maxwell Jun 16 2015 - 9:08 am PT

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India is a large, fast-developing country where cash is still the predominant payment method for everything from paying for cabs to refilling on smartphone data. Large multibillion dollar upstarts like Uber arrive in the country and find that it’s only once they add cash payment that their businesses really take off, and so it’s no surprise that Google is jumping into the fold through the arrival of Google Play prepaid cards in India.

These gift cards should start showing up in select Vijay Sales and Spice Hotspot stores in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata & Jaipur. They will be available in denominations of INR 500 (US$7), INR 1000 (US$15) and INR 1500 (US$23), and can be paid for with any payment method these stores allow.

Redeeming the cards is as simple as visiting this page and inputting the redemption code on the back of the card. It’s believed that direct carrier billing might come to India sometime soon, but there’s no word from Google on that just yet.

• Android
• Google Play
• O2
• carrier billing

Google Play carrier billing now available to O2 customers

Mark Hearn Jun 17 2014 - 2:40 pm PT

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The UK’s second largest wireless carrier now gives subscribers the option to bill Google Play purchases directly to their monthly bill. Whether purchasing an app, music, movie or game from the Play Store, O2 customers have the option to pay for it upfront or they can choose between “charge to mobile” or having the purchase deducted from their prepaid balance.

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