On Wednesday night, Google sent out a notice to Android developers, announcing that Russian Play Store users will soon be suspended from app/game purchases, in-app purchases, and subscriptions. In an expanded response to the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the search giant said it would cut off the payment system for the Play Store in Russia “in the next few days.”
Other than that, there are no other changes to the “availability” of the Google Play Store in Russia. For example, the first entry of the official quick Q&A shows that previously purchased and free resources can still be obtained smoothly.
For developers, they are still free to publish and update apps. As for what policy changes will be made in the future, please pay attention to the official follow-up announcement in time.
In terms of subscriptions, old customers can continue to use until the current deadline, but subsequent subscriptions will be cancelled due to failure to pay successfully. In this regard, the official gave developers a delay suggestion – even if the delay maybe a whole year.
Users will retain full access to the content, but will not be billed during the grace period, and the renewal date will be refreshed synchronously.
Of course, developers can also choose another route, which is to exclude paid subscriptions “during the suspension of payment services” to ensure that key services can be provided to Russian users and their secure access to application information.