From 2e3db7954a4857294d05214c6618d93fb48952c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Hufnagle Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 20:46:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Devices without SIMs use IP address for paid apps filtering Added note that, if a device doesn't have a SIM card, its IP address determines the current country, and therefore whether to filter paid apps on Google Play. Bug: 3128012 Change-Id: I18d1f5ef195d0102b4c835932d3e813b8d5d89ca --- docs/html/google/play/filters.jd | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/html/google/play/filters.jd b/docs/html/google/play/filters.jd index 50cc807926419..a73b17f17fe28 100644 --- a/docs/html/google/play/filters.jd +++ b/docs/html/google/play/filters.jd @@ -382,9 +382,12 @@ characteristics that affect filtering on Google Play.

suspended, users will not be able to reinstall or update it, even if it appears in their Downloads.

Priced - Status

Not all users can see paid apps. To show paid apps, a device -must have a SIM card and be running Android 1.1 or later, and it must be in a -country (as determined by SIM carrier) in which paid apps are available.

+ Status

Not all users can see paid apps. To show + paid apps, a device must be running Android 1.1 or later, and it must be in + a country where paid apps are available. If a device has a SIM card, the SIM + carrier determines whether paid apps are available. If a device doesn't have + a SIM card, the device's IP address is used to determine whether the device + is in a country where paid apps are available.

Country Targeting

When you upload your app to Google Play, you can select the countries in which to distribute your app