Google agrees to bring back apps

With the intervention of the communications and IT minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Google on Tuesday reinstated all the apps in its Play Store, which it had removed on March 1 over non-payment of commission charges for in-app purchases.

The development is significant because the reinstatement is on the same terms and conditions which existed as on March 1. This means that the users of these apps can make in-app purchases either by using Google’s payment system or third party billing. Google had reinstated several apps between March 2-4 but these were on consumption-only basis, which means that purchases could be made outside the Play Store.