Find XO: The 30% commission is broken: How opening external payments on Google Play changes the app economy (newsbytesapp.com)

- Google will open external and alternative payments on the Play Store in the US, UK, and EEA starting June 30. - As a result of the Epic lawsuit settlement, the standard commission will decrease from 30% to 20%, with some rates lowering to 9–10%. - However, immediately switching to external payments is not the right sequence. - Handling refunds, taxes, and payment failures directly may cause smaller apps to incur higher operating costs than the fees saved. - Only consider changing payment flows after evaluating actual transaction size and operational capacity.