Google har äntligen tillkännigivit att vi inom ett par veckor kommar att erålla fullt stöd för betalapplikationer i Sverige i ett inlägg på Google Android Developers Blog. Detta innebär dels att svenska utvecklare kommer kunna sälja applikationer och dels att vi konsumenter kan köpa betalapps.

Vi kan inte annat än att säga att det var på tiden – Android fyller trots allt två år om några veckor. Två år utan betalapps anser nog de allra flesta var i mesta laget, men vi skall inte klaga för mycket nu när det äntligen är här. Tack, Google! Bättre sent än aldrig.

Uppdatering: Google har skickat ut ett mail till utvecklare med ett Android Market-konto, där det framgår att man från och med idag kan publicera betalapplikationer på Android Market/skapa ett merchant account (se bilder nedan). Totalt omfattas tjugo länder av ändringen varav våra grannar Danmark, Norge och Finland är inkluderade. Tyvärr går det inte att publicera applikationer på svenska market ännu, men möjligheten skall dyka upp inom två veckors tid – precis som man skriver i bloggen.

Effective today, developers from 20 additional countries (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan) can now sell paid apps on Android Market.

Over the next 2 weeks, users from 18 new countries (Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, and Taiwan) will be able to purchase paid apps from Android Market.

— Android Market Support

Svenska utvecklare kan från och med idag publicera prissatta appar på Android Market

...tyvärr dröjer det upp till två veckor innan svenska Market blir tillgängligt

Since we launched Android and Android Market, we have seen the population of Android users and devices expand into many countries. This widespread adoption has brought with it growing interest in Android Market’s support for the buying and selling of paid applications in these additional countries.

We have been hard at work on this and it is my pleasure to announce that effective today, developers from 20 more countries can now sell paid apps on Android Market. Additionally, over the next 2 weeks, users in 18 additional countries will be able to purchase paid apps from Android Market.

Support for paid application sales is now expanded to developers in 29 countries, with today’s additions of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan.

In addition, Android Market users from 32 countries will be able to buy apps, with the addition of Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, and Taiwan. No action is necessary if you have targeted your paid apps to be available to “All Locations” and would like to launch in these additional countries. If you have not selected “All Locations” and would like to target these additional countries, or if you have selected “All Locations” and do not want to launch your apps in these additional buyer countries, please visit the Android Market publisher site to make the necessary adjustments.

We remain committed to continuing to improve the buyer and seller experiences on Android Market. Among other initiatives, we look forward to bringing the Android Market paid apps ecosystem to even more countries in the coming months. Please stay tuned.

–Google Android Developer Blog

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