Google Play Adds Usage-Based Billing and Bundling for Subscriptions

Google Play is adding new subscription payment options for Android developers, including Usage-Based Billing, Multi-Quantity Subscription Purchase, Mixed Carts, and Cross-Developer Bundling. The features are currently available or rolling out through Google's Early Access Program, according to 9to5google.com.

Usage-Based Billing is a prepaid metered billing system that automatically tops up a user's balance when it falls below a set threshold. This allows developers to charge for consumption-based services without manual intervention.

Multi-Quantity Subscription Purchase lets organizations buy multiple subscriptions in a single transaction and assign them as seats. Mixed Carts enable developers to sell auto-renewing subscriptions and one-time products together in the same purchase flow.

Cross-Developer Bundling allows developers to create and sell a hard bundle of two or more complementary subscriptions in their own catalog. The move expands the subscription tools available on the Play Store.