Paid Android Apps Coming Early 2009

• Rob Jackson
• 16 years ago

Developers will only have to wait until October 27th to begin offering their FREE Android applications through the Android Market found on the brand new T-Mobile G1. After paying a $25 one-time-fee, the application will be offered on the market with no other restrictions. However, paid applications is a different story.

A recent Android Developer’s Blog post is showing that PAID Android Applications won’t be coming to the T-Mobile G1 (or any Android Handset) until early first quarter in 2009. That means a few things:

• Assuming you’re paying for apps because they are of superior quality, some of the best Android applications won’t be available until next year
• All Android Applications on the market will be free for the next 3 months
• 3rd party platforms such as Handango and MobiHand will be offering paid applications in the VERY near future and will have a head start on the actual market in terms of paid applications. But will they be rendered useless once the REAL market allows for paid apps?

We’ll be following all the application developments on Phandroid and AndroidForums.com so make sure to add us to your RSS Feed Reader and join the forums for free (respectively)!

[Via Android Developer’s Blog]