Paid Apps in the UK?

[danchappers]

Hey,
Is anyone in the UK seeing any paid apps at the moment? I believe we're due to start seeing them again

 

[Nik_Doof]

Tomorrow, accordingly:

http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Android/news.asp?c=12039

 

[danchappers]

Tomorrow, accordingly:

http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Android/news.asp?c=12039

cool thanks for that

 

[Burko]

Paid apps are live for UK users.

 

[AleksN]

I can also confirm this. Although all the prices are in dollars....

 

[Psychedelic-Squid]

I can also confirm this. Although all the prices are in dollars....

Not all, a few (example: Meteor Brick Breaker) are in pounds.

 

[spiderbites]

Just had a quick look and the paid apps have hit the UK 12:22am

I didnt think the paid apps would be available for rooted phones?

 

[Psychedelic-Squid]

Just had a quick look and the paid apps have hit the UK 12:22am

I didnt think the paid apps would be available for rooted phones?

They are, AFAIK you only need to be running RC9, it doesn't matter whether it's OTA RC9 or JesusFreke's version.

I can definitely see them, and I'm on a rooted phone.

 

[Giganticube]

Awesome, the paid apps just popped up for me today - I thought I had lost that chance, being rooted and all. I was quite suprised they were all in dollars - thought it may have had something to do with the Latitude activation app.

Just bought a couple of apps, Im a happy guy - I was concerned the only way to get them on my rooted phone would have been to pirate them!?

 

[Fneb]

I checked a couple of minutes after midnight (randomly, didn't realise they were coming) on my rooted phone and they were there! I thought all was good. However, with a Maestro card (a fairly popular card in the UK), I can only buy apps priced in GBP and not USD. Which means my selection is severely limited at the moment. Any one else having such problems or is it just me? It's rather annoying! Either Maestro users will be able to buy apps priced in dollars (the preferrable option) or, more likely I think, people will put prices in GBP but not fairly convert the prices, meaning we'll end up paying more.

spiderbites, they don't allow (some?) paid apps on the ADP firmware because, by default, you can access the files and make copies of them. Rooted RC9/RC33 phones are not affected as they are hacked versions of a locked down firmware.

 

[Karolis]

I checked a couple of minutes after midnight (randomly, didn't realise they were coming) on my rooted phone and they were there! I thought all was good. However, with a Maestro card (a fairly popular card in the UK), I can only buy apps priced in GBP and not USD. Which means my selection is severely limited at the moment. Any one else having such problems or is it just me? It's rather annoying! Either Maestro users will be able to buy apps priced in dollars (the preferrable option) or, more likely I think, people will put prices in GBP but not fairly convert the prices, meaning we'll end up paying more.

spiderbites, they don't allow (some?) paid apps on the ADP firmware because, by default, you can access the files and make copies of them. Rooted RC9/RC33 phones are not affected as they are hacked versions of a locked down firmware.

How did you manage to use Maestro? It did not accept my HSBC Maestro card as technically Google Checkout only works with Visa, Mastercard, American Express and one other (can't remember).

 

[Fneb]

Go to the Google Checkout page on the internet and add your card details through there, rather than adding a new card through the Android Market itself. If you (only) use a Maestro card, though, you'll only be able to buy applications priced in pounds - if you try to buy something priced in dollars, it'll say you don't have a valid credit card and ask you to put one in.

Still, at least I've been able to buy the London tube map app.

 

[Karolis]

Go to the Google Checkout page on the internet and add your card details through there, rather than adding a new card through the Android Market itself. If you (only) use a Maestro card, though, you'll only be able to buy applications priced in pounds - if you try to buy something priced in dollars, it'll say you don't have a valid credit card and ask you to put one in.

Still, at least I've been able to buy the London tube map app.

Thanks for the tip! I think it is stupid that they don't simply convert the prices into quids.

 

[Psychedelic-Squid]

Yep, Maestro here too, and I can only get the £ apps.

Thanks for the tip! I think it is stupid that they don't simply convert the prices into quids.

As far as I am aware, it is up to the developers to use their Android Market account to add areas/countries that can buy their app, and set the prices accordingly. (if anyone knows better, feel free to correct me). Unfortunately, many of them seem happy to just leave their apps US-only even though the UK market is now open. Or, it might be that they're unaware that this is possible.

Of course, it would be a lot easier if Google would modify the system to allow purchases of $ apps at current (at the time of purchase) exchange rates. Perhaps it's worth us UK users starting a petition for this.

Your thoughts?