Update 2: Google has officially confirmed to MediaNama that it was an error and the company has nothing to announce. Google has issued a statement : "There was an error recently introduced in our Help Center documentation. We apologize for any confusion this documentation error may have caused." Update: It looks like Google has now removed India's name from the Android developer support page. We have written to Google for a clarification on this matter and will update the article once we get a response. That being said, we wonder if someone at Google jumped the gun with the listing and pulled it later. A similar thing had happened with Google Navigation service launch earlier in the month, wherein it leaked a YouTube video on Google India account, and pulled it back few hours later, only to officially launch the service a day later. Earlier: It looks like Google has started allowing Indian developers to sell paid apps on Google Play Store over the weekend. This was first reported by Android Police. While there are no official announcements from the company yet, the Android developer support page now features India among 32 countries which allows developers to register for Google Checkout merchant accounts and sell paid apps. Earlier in June, Google has stated that Google Play store is offering paid apps in 132 countries and free apps in 190 countries. Initial Teething Issues? We noticed that several Indian app developers are facing issues in setting up merchant accounts, with an error message stating that the facility is not…
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