
But that's not necessarily out of Google's goodwill – South Korean lawmakers banned app store operators from forcing developers into their own in-app payment method. While Google allows third-party payment systems, it does not allow external ones.

(It's also more convenient for the app developers as they skip out on paying fees to Google.) On July 7, Kakao, Google, and the Korea Communications Commission all sat down for a chat where Kakao made clear their intention to stop using the external links, according to Business Korea.Īccording to the Yonhap news agency, Kakao said it was only intending to bring more convenience to users of the freeware.

Kakao released an APK file to its own internet service portal, Daum Portal, on July 1 as a workaround. The license type of the downloaded software is shareware.
