Popular Android emulator developer “yongzh” has had all of his apps yanked from Android Market without warning, he told users today, signaling that Google’s recent bans (started last month at the behest of Sega) are all but over.
What’s this? An AT&T Android device that doesn’t shackle you to the official Android Market? The new Samsung Infuse 4G lets you flip the toggle to download any Android app from any market. That’s great! But is it the future?
And just like that, the Android Market got a weensy bit better, with in-app billing. Expect to see a lot of those free apps suddenly introducing worthy in-app upgrades. [Android Dev Blog]
In-app purchases for Android will finally be a reality next week. Developers get a head start on the fun and can start uploading their apps and setting prices now but can’t publish them until the service is live. [Android Developers Blog]
The German site Android News claims to have the first screenshots of Amazon’s App Store for Android. But what does it reveal, exactly?
Late last night Google finally published an official response to the dozens of malicious Android applications that had infiltrated the Android Market.