In July Google Will Introduce Family Library for Sharing Paid Apps

In July Google Will Introduce Family Library for Sharing Paid Apps

At the bottom of today’s post from Google on the new features coming soon to Google Play, there is a brief reference to a change that will allow family members to share paid apps. Why Google didn’t think this major change was worthy of a bigger announcement is beyond me, so we’re going to take a minute to make sure you know about it. 

On July 2, every app you buy will (by default unless the developer decides not to participate) become a part of your family group, which means everyone in that group can share use of that paid for app. In other words, your family will only have to buy certain apps one time for all to use.

That’s pretty cool, right?

Through a Google Support page talking about the upcoming change and in the new developer distribution agreement, we are starting to get an understanding of exactly how this will work.

According to Google, developers can opt-in to family sharing with the tick of a box, but do not have to. If they do, though, the change is permanent and can’t be taken back. They are also recommending that developers allow previous purchases of apps made prior to July 2 be included in family sharing. The new developer distribution agreement makes note of exclusions for sharing, which include in-app purchases and subscriptions. However, straight up app purchases can be shared at “reasonable limits designed to prevent abuse.”

Now, it’s up to developers to decide if they want to participate.

Via:  Google Developers | Google Support | DDA

Related Stories

• Here’s What’s New in Android N as of Google I/O
• Snake Rewind Hits Google Play, From the Original Creator of Nokia’s Snake
• Android Developers Get Two New Ways to Beta Test Apps
• Level Money Update Introduces “Flexible Money Management”

In July, Google Will Introduce Family Library for Sharing Paid Apps is a post from: Droid Life

from Droid Life http://ift.tt/27BtjvB

Get or watch

Read More

Google Spaces is a New Group Sharing App With Built In Chrome Search and YouTube

Google Spaces is a New Group Sharing App With Built In Chrome Search and YouTube

To kick off Monday, Google went ahead and gave us a new app to try out, called Google Spaces. As the name sort of suggests, it’s a bit of group messaging or sharing app that revolves around specific “spaces” or topics that you’d like to discuss with friends or family or co-workers. Google is calling it a “better group sharing experience,” so again, the goal is to get you sharing information with others about topics. Did we need an app like this? I don’t know! 

With Spaces, which we are still waiting to go live on Android, iOS, and Chrome, Google has built-in Search, YouTube, and Chrome to allow you to find items (like videos or web pages) to be shared and then quickly searched through to find other or older items too, perhaps mentioned topics deep in the past of a Space.

In the screenshots currently available from Google, they are suggesting spaces for topics like group trips to Paris, study sessions with fellow students, a comic book club, kitchen remodels, a space for college buddies to bro-out in, or parenting tips. It’s not a difficult idea to understand, right? You have this app for sharing topics with others who have interest in a topic.

If you are attending Google I/O, Google says to install Spaces because they plan to create a space for each I/O session so that “developers can connect with each other and Googlers around topics” at the conference.

Once Spaces goes live, we’ll be sure to share those direct links to Android and iOS. For now, feel free to cruise around the Chrome landing page and preview some of the fun.

Via: Google Blog

Related Stories

• Google’s Gboard is an Awesome New Keyboard for iOS That’s Probably Coming to Android
• Google Messenger Updated With GIF Support and a Widget
• Snake Rewind Hits Google Play, From the Original Creator of Nokia’s Snake
• So Much Jelly: Look at This Neat Trick for Chrome Users on iOS

Google Spaces is a New Group Sharing App With Built-In Chrome, Search, and YouTube is a post from: Droid Life

from Droid Life http://ift.tt/27rUWHt

Get or watch

Read More

YouTube Testing Native Sharing Threads of Videos and Conversations With Friends

YouTube Testing Native Sharing Threads of Videos and Conversations With Friends

Rolling out to a very limited amount of users, YouTube is testing a messaging and sharing feature from directly within the YouTube app on Android. With this feature, called Native Sharing, users can share YouTube videos to other YouTube users, without the need of leaving the app itself. For example, if you have a friend who you share YouTube videos with constantly, you both can start a thread to share videos in, as well as discuss them, all inside of the YouTube app. 

This feature will be housed inside of a new tab, located in the YouTube app. It will sit directly between your subscriptions and profile tab on the home page. If you have a group of friends you want to share videos and commentary with, you can add multiple individuals to a single thread. The sharing aspect is handled the same exact way it is shared normally, with a popup window sliding in from the bottom of your screen. Once you have the contact chosen, hit send, and away it goes into your thread.

As previously stated, this feature is available to a small group of YouTube users, but if you happen to be selected, you can actually invite friends to partake in Native Sharing with you. This should help increase the number of users quite rapidly. To invite friends, simply begin a new thread with their Google account selected.

As for me, I don’t have any update for the YouTube app, so it’s hard to say how exactly YouTube is choosing its participants. Either look for an update on Google Play, or open your YouTube app and see if the new Sharing tab is there. If you have it, you’re a very lucky duck.

Do you think Native Sharing and conversation threads will influence you to share more videos with your friends?

Via: Wired | reddit

Related Stories

• Google Play Games Updated With Record & Share Feature
• YouTube Gaming is Google’s New Twitch Competitor, Launches This Summer
• YouTube Red Goes Live Today
• Snake Rewind Hits Google Play, From the Original Creator of Nokia’s Snake

YouTube Testing Native Sharing, Threads of Videos and Conversations With Friends is a post from: Droid Life

from Droid Life http://ift.tt/1YmqjNp

Get or watch

Read More