Android paid apps finally available in SA

[jes]

Android paid apps finally available in SA

South Africans can finally buy and download paid-for applications from the Android Market

 

[milomak]

woot

 

[Deep78]

hmmm 2nd thread like this ... but yes ... awesome stuff but not good for bank account :}

 

[Saman]

What's the process of making payment involve? Do you have to register your Credit card ?

 

[AfricanTech]

Woot woot - now I don't have to use my workaround UK sim any longer!

 

[RandomGRK]

IM SO HAPPPPPPPYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

I announced it to my IOS friends...They have nothing to say

 

[Elimentals]

What's the process of making payment involve? Do you have to register your Credit card ?

Set up a Google check-out account
https://checkout.google.com

If you do I would advice you to enable dual authentication and get Authenticator on your phone

 

[bokka1]

How does payment work?

 

[El Gato]

I am still rolling cupcake on my two year old Magic... Upgrade due in two months - so much for the benefits of being an early adopter. Love android and this is long overdue. Still waiting on news of the release of the HTC Sensation. Supposed to have been released already, but nothing on the VC site. Ditto for the Nexus S.

 

[Elimentals]

I am still rolling cupcake on my two year old Magic... Upgrade due in two months - so much for the benefits of being an early adopter. Love android and this is long overdue. Still waiting on news of the release of the HTC Sensation. Supposed to have been released already, but nothing on the VC site. Ditto for the Nexus S.

Holy Cow!!!!

I would have rooted and re-flashed 2.3 ages ago....

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Magic_(32A):_Rooting_(3.22.x_radio) <--- how-to

 

[Dev()n]

Great news! Now we will be able to make full use of our Android devices!

 

[mmajdi]

Now I really have to start converting my iPhone app to Android versions..make some more Moolla..

 

[dabbler]

A quick question... Are the paid for apps REALLY that much better than the freely downloaded apps? Suppose time will tell.

 

[El Gato]

Holy Cow!!!!

I would have rooted and re-flashed 2.3 ages ago....

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Magic_(32A):_Rooting_(3.22.x_radio) <--- how-to

hehe. I like to keep it real. Plus all the rooting and jailbreaking stuff gets me nervous. With my luck i will brick the thing. I also have no back up device at the moment but will give it a shot when the new phone arrives.

 

[veethree]

I understand it's the full market - including games etc - which isn't the situation with Apple's App Store. Anyone know why Google has got this right and Apple hasn't?

 

[StevenC]

About time!

Yes, paid apps are better for the most part.

 

[BoomerPipe]

I take it this is a phased roll out, as no paid apps showing on the phone (market cache has been cleared) nor the web browser. By the way stock DHD no rooting taken place Yet.

 

[nickhallsa]

Ok, so has anyone actually managed to buy any apps yet ? I've tried to get a few on my Galaxy Tab 10.1v and all i get "not available in your country" :/

(and yes I have cleared my cache and settings)

 

[Krunical]

Finally its about time

 

[rbarryza]

Anyone know if this applies to developers submitting paid apps from SA as well? There's a difference between being able to buy apps in a country, and being able to sell apps from a country:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Market#Availability_for_users (This link hasn't been updated with the breaking news).