15% lower Google Play fee for Wear OS, Android Auto integrations

San Francisco: Google is offering Android app developers a lowered Google Play commission rate if they agree to add deeper integration for Google platforms like WearOS and Android Auto in their apps.

Like Apple’s App Store, Google charges a 30 per cent commission fee for transactions in the Google Play Store, AppleInsider reported.

While it has already announced one program to reduce the fee for some developers, it has introduced a second that could make the change more permanent for larger apps.

Called the Play Media Experience Program, Google hopes to encourage developers of Android apps to support other platforms than just smartphones, specifically, others that Google also manages.