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Revision as of 01:40, 1 July 2014

Google Play
Developer(s)Google
Initial releaseOctober 23, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-10-23) (as Android Market)
Stable release
Android40.4.31 / April 5, 2024; 2 months ago (2024-04-05)[1]
Android TV40.4.20 / April 5, 2024; 2 months ago (2024-04-05)[2]
Wear OS40.2.18 / March 24, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-03-24)[3]
Operating systemAndroid
iOS (Books, Movies, TV Shows and Music only)[4]
TypeDigital distribution, software update
Websiteplay.google.com

Google Play, formerly the Android Market, is a digital distribution platform for applications for the Android operating system and an online electronics and digital media store, operated by Google. The service allows users to browse and download applications developed with the Android SDK and published through Google, as well as music, magazines, books, movies, and television programs. Users can also purchase hardware, such as Chromebooks, Google Nexus-branded mobile devices, Chromecasts, and accessories, through Google Play.[5]

Applications are available through Google Play either free of charge or at a cost. They can be downloaded directly to an Android or Google TV device through the Play Store mobile app, or by deploying the application to a device from the Google Play website.[6] Many applications can be targeted to specific users based on a particular hardware attribute of their device, such as a motion sensor (for motion-dependent games) or a front-facing camera (for online video calling).

On March 6, 2012, with the merging of the Android Market and Google Music, the service was renamed Google Play to coincide with the rebranding of Google's digital distribution strategy.[7] The services operating under the Google Play banner are: Google Play Music, Google Play Books, Google Play Newsstand, Google Play Movies & TV, and Google Play Games. As of July 2013, the Google Play store officially reached over 1 million apps published and over 50 billion downloads.[8]

Catalog content

Play Music

Main article: Google Play Music

Google Play Music offers an online music store with over 18 million songs,[9] cloud storage of up to 20,000 songs at no cost, and a subscription music streaming service called All Access. Songs are priced at US$1.29, $0.99, $0.69, and free. Google Play Music is currently available in 28 countries.[10]

Play Books

Google Play Books
Developer(s)Google
Stable release
3.1.49 / June 2, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-02)
Operating systemAndroid, iOS
TypeDigital distribution
Websiteplay.google.com Edit this on Wikidata
Availability of Google Play Books

Google Play Books is the world's largest ebookstore with over 5 million titles.[9] Purchased books are stored in the cloud and are available for online viewing through a web browser and for both online and offline viewing via the Play Books app for Google Chrome on PCs and through the official mobile apps for Android and iOS.[11][12]

On May 15, 2013, Google updated the Google Play Books app on Android and iOS to add support for user uploaded PDF and EPUB files. Users can store up to 1,000 files free of charge on the cloud, as long as they are under 100MB.[13][14]

A Google Play Book, however, is only a license to read the book. If the purchaser happens to travel to a country where Google Play Books are not sold then the books on the device can be deleted. In such a case, the books would have to be re-downloaded after the traveler returns to a country where they are sold.[15]

Google Play Books is currently available in 45 countries.[10][16]

Play Newsstand

Google Play Newsstand
Developer(s)Google
Initial release20 November 2013
Stable release
3.2.1 / May 15, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-15)
Operating systemAndroid
TypeDigital distribution
Websiteplay.google.com Edit this on Wikidata

Google Play offers the purchase of magazines in the United States, Australia, Canada,[17] and the United Kingdom.[18]

On November 20, 2013, Google launched Google Play Newsstand which combined the features of Google Play Magazines and Google Currents into a single product, which serves subscriptions to magazines, web feeds and server-generated topical feeds. Users can subscribe to free news sources such as websites and blogs within the app, and to paid publications through the Google Play Store. Play Newsstand features about 1,900 free and paid publications. The app automatically formats articles for reading on a phone or tablet, complete with images, audio or video inline. Articles are cached on the device for offline reading.[19][20]

Play Movies & TV

Google Play Movies & TV
Developer(s)Google
Stable release
3.2.25 (Android)
1.0.1 (iOS) / June 19, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-19) (Android)
January 15, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01-15) (iOS)
Operating systemAndroid
iOS
TypeDigital distribution
Websiteplay.google.com Edit this on Wikidata

According to Google, there are thousands of movies and television shows available on Google Play Movies & TV, some in HD, including comedy, drama, animation, action and documentary.[21] Movies can be rented or purchased and watched on the Google Play website or via an application on an Android device. Some titles are only available for rental, some only for purchase, and others for both rental and purchase. TV shows can be purchased by episode or season but cannot be rented.[21] Alternatively, users can download movies and TV shows for offline viewing and view them later using the Google Play Movie app.[22]

Movies are available in 69 countries.[10] TV shows are available only in Australia, Canada, Japan, the US and the UK.[10]

Play Games

Google Play Games
Developer(s)Google
Initial releaseMay 16, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-05-16)
Stable release
1.6.07 / May 2, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-02)
Operating systemAndroid
TypeSocial gaming
Websiteplay.google.com Edit this on Wikidata

Google Play Games is a service designed for Android which features real-time multiplayer gaming capabilities, cloud saves, social and public leaderboards, and achievements. It helps users to discover new games by viewing what friends from Google+ are playing. It lists both games and friends on its home screen and lets users see highlights from both categories. This service is similar to Apple's Game Center. It started out only available in a limited selection of games such as Super Stickman Golf 2, PBA Bowling, World of Goo, Osmos HD, and a few others. The service was introduced at Google's I/O 2013 Developer Conference along with many other new services, and the standalone app was launched on July 24 at an event called "Breakfast with Sundar Pichai" together with the new Nexus 7, Android 4.3 and the Chromecast.[23][24]

Applications

Google Play makes free-of-charge applications available worldwide (except countries under US embargoes),[25] while paid applications are available in 135 countries.[26] Applications can be installed from the device or through the Google Play website on a PC.[27] According to AppBrain Stats, there are over 1,200,000 applications available as of June 2014,[28] of which over 1,000,000 are free and 200,000 are paid.[29] Google seems to remove low-quality apps from the store roughly once a quarter, when the number of available apps go down.[28]

As of June 2014, developers in 45 countries are able to distribute paid applications on Google Play.[30] However, developers pay $25 for registration to distribute on the Google Play Store.[31] Application developers receive 70 percent of the application price, while the remaining 30% goes to distribution partner and operating fees.[32] Revenue earned from the Google Play is paid to developers via Google Wallet merchant accounts, or via Google AdSense accounts in some countries.[33]

Devices

The Devices section of the Google Play store allows customers to purchase Google Nexus mobile devices, Chromebooks, other Google-branded hardware, and accessories. Google Play sells the Nexus 5 smartphone for $349 with 16 GB of flash storage unlocked with no contract required.[34] At the Google I/O Conference in June 2012, Google announced the Nexus 7 tablet computer for $199 with 16 GB of flash storage and $249 with 32 GB of flash storage would be made available for purchase through the devices section of the Google Play store.[35]

The Nexus 5 is currently sold in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.[36] The Nexus 7 is currently sold in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.[37] The Nexus 7 3G is currently sold in Australia, France, Germany, Spain, the United States. The Nexus 10 is currently sold in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.

At Google I/O 2013, it was announced that a special edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4 with stock Android 4.2 would be made available on Google Play on June 26, 2013.[38] Likewise, on May 30, 2013, HTC announced that a similar version of the HTC One would also be released the same day.[39]

Device Name Price (USD) Available?
Galaxy Nexus $399+ No
Nexus 7 Cover $19.99 No
Additional Nexus 7 Charger $24.99 No
Nexus 7 Dock $29.99 No
Nexus 7 Sleeve $29.99 No
Nexus 4 $199+ No
Nexus 7 (2012 version) $199+ No
Nexus 4 Bumper $19.99 No
Nexus Wireless Charger $49.99 Yes
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition $649 Yes
HTC One Google Play edition $499 Yes
Nexus 10 $399+ Yes
Nexus 10 Cover $29.99 Yes
Acer C7 Chromebook $199 Yes
Samsung Chromebook $249 Yes
Chromebook Pixel $1,299+ Yes
Chromecast $35 Yes
Nexus 7 (2013 version) $229+ Yes
Nexus 5 $349+ Yes
LG G Pad 8.3 $349+ Yes
Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition $649 Yes
Moto G Google Play Edition $179+ Yes
HTC One M8 Google Play edition $699 Yes
Nest Learning Thermostat $249 Yes

Play Store (Android application)

Google Play Store
Developer(s)Google
Initial releaseOctober 22, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-10-22)
Stable release
4.8.20[40] / June 1, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-01)
Operating systemAndroid
TypeDigital distribution
Websiteplay.google.com Edit this on Wikidata
Get it on Google Play logo
File:Android-app-on-google-play.svg
Android App on Google Play logo

The Play Store, originally the Android Market, is a digital application distribution platform and digital media store for Android developed and maintained by Google. The service allows users to browse and download music, books, magazines, movies, television programs, and applications from Google Play.

The Android Market was rebranded as the Play Store on 6 March 2012. The Android Market updates itself on older devices that it was installed on to reflect the change.[41]

History

The Android Market was announced by Google on 28 August 2008, and was made available to users on 22 October. Support for paid applications was introduced on 13 February 2009 for developers in the United States and the United Kingdom, with support expanded to an additional 29 countries on 30 September 2010.[42][43] In December 2010, content filtering was added to the Android Market and reduced the purchase refund window from 24–48 hours to fifteen minutes.[44]

In February 2011, Google introduced a web client that provides access to Android Market via PC. Applications requested through the Android Market web page are downloaded and installed on a registered Android device.[45] In March 2011, Google added in-app billing to Android Market, allowing apps to sell in-app products.[46] In May 2011, Google added new application lists to Android Market, including "Top Grossing" applications, "Top Developers", "Trending" applications, and "Editors Recommendations". Google's Eric Chu said the goal of this change was to expose users to as many applications as possible. In July 2011, Google introduced a redesigned interface with a focus on featured content, more search filters, and (in the US) book sales and movie rentals.[47] In September 2011, the Motorola Xoom tablet received an update that brought the redesigned Android Market to an Android 3.x Honeycomb based device.[48] In November 2011, Google added a music store to the Android Market.[49]

In March 2012, the maximum allowed size of an application's APK file was also increased from 50 MB to allow two additional files for a maximum of 50 MB for the APK and two additional files of 2 GB each, totalling 4146 MB/4.05 GB.[50] On 6 March 2012, the Android Market was re-branded as Google Play.[51] On 2 May 2012, Google rolled out direct carrier billing for music, movies and books.[52] On 24 May 2012, Google introduced in-app subscriptions to Google Play.[53] On 12 July 2012, Google released update 3.8.15 which added Application Encryption functionality to help reduce application piracy. Since this update, many developers have noted compatibility issues causing various third-party widgets and keyboards to disappear after phone reboots or connecting to USB storage.[54] Currently, a fix is planned for a future release of Android OS.

Overview

Play Store filters the list of applications to those compatible with the user's device. In addition, users may face further restrictions to choice of applications where developers have tied-in their applications to particular carriers or countries for business reasons.[55] Carriers can also ban certain applications, for example tethering applications.[56]

Some carriers, such as Sprint, offer direct carrier billing for application purchases.[57] Purchases of unwanted applications can be refunded within 15 minutes of the time of download.[58] There is no requirement that Android applications be acquired from the Play Store. Users may download Android applications from a developer's website or through a third-party alternative.[59]

Play Store applications are self-contained Android Package files. Play Store does not install applications; it asks the device's PackageManagerService to install them. The package manager becomes visible if the user downloads an APK file directly into their device. Applications are installed to the phone's internal storage, and under certain conditions may be installed to the device's external storage card.[60]

App installation history

Google Play features a download history that allows users to view apps installed earlier without having to search manually. Purchased apps can be re-installed at a later date without having to re-buy it. Currently, however, there is no way to permanently delete or remove apps downloaded from the Google Play website (My Orders/My Android Apps).[61] Since version 3.9.16, users are able to remove apps from the "All Apps" list on devices only.[62]

Compatibility

The Play Store application is not open source. Only Android devices that comply with Google's compatibility requirements may install and access Google's closed-source Play Store application, subject to entering into a free-of-charge[63] licensing agreement with Google.[64] In the past, these requirements had included 3G or 4G cellular data connectivity,[65] ruling out Android-powered devices comparable to Apple's iPod touch, but this requirement had been loosened by the 2011 release of the Samsung Galaxy Player.

Some tablet computers such as Amazon Kindle Fire, do not provide access to Google Play, and instead use their manufacturer's own mobile content distribution site. Some owners use Android rooting to access Google Play, or use sideloading to load applications.[66] As of July 2013, Barnes & Noble released an update to the Nook HD adding Google Play. Some applications, upon downloading from Google Play, elicit a warning that they are about to overlay the previously-loaded Nook version of the same application. BlackBerry 10 devices (OS 10.2.1 and higher) can sideload an app called SNAP which allows direct downloads of apps from Google Play[67]

Advertisements in free apps

Many of the free apps on the store use advertisements and are freemium—free apps with in-app purchases used as the sources of revenue.[68]

Number of applications and downloads

On 17 March 2009, about 2,300 applications were available in Android Market, according to T-Mobile chief technical officer Cole Brodman.[69] On 10 May 2011, during the Google I/O, Google announced that Android Market had 200,000 applications listed and 4.5 billion applications installed.[70] In October 2012 Google announced that Google Play had 700,000 apps available to download, matching the number of apps in Apple's App Store.[71] On July 24, 2013, Google announced that the Play Store now had one million applications listed and had seen over 50 billion downloads.[72]

Year Month Applications available Downloads to date
2009 March 2,300[69]
December 16,000[73]
2010 March 30,000[74]
April 38,000[75]
August 80,000[76][77] 1 billion
October 100,000[78]
2011 May 200,000[70] 3 billion[79]
July 250,000[80] 6 billion
October 319,000[81]
December 380,297[82] 10 billion[83]
2012 January 400,000[84]
February 450,000[85]
May 500,000[86]
June 600,000 20 billion[87]
September 675,000 25 billion[88]
October 700,000[71]
2013 February 800,000[89]
April 850,000 40 billion
May 48 billion[90]
July 1,000,000[72] 50 billion[72]
2014 June 1,200,000

Application approval

Google places some restrictions on the types of apps that can be published, in particular not allowing "sexually explicit material", "Violence and Bullying", "Hate Speech", "Impersonation or Deceptive Behavior", copyrighted material (without permission), and a few other activities.[91] Nevertheless, developers can still distribute the apps in .apk format and they can then be installed by users on their Android devices.[92]

On 31 March 2009, Google removed all tethering applications from Android Market because they supposedly violated terms of service of certain carriers.[93] Google later restored tethering applications to Android Market, except those for the T-Mobile USA network, which was specifically the subject of the violation:[94]

On Monday, several applications that enable tethering were removed from Android Market catalog because they were in violation of T-Mobile's terms of service in the US. Based on Android's Developer Distribution Agreement (section 7.2), we remove applications from Android Market catalog that violate the terms of service of a carrier or manufacturer. We inadvertently unpublished the applications for all carriers, and today we have corrected the problem so that all Android Market users outside the T-Mobile US network will now have access to the applications. We have notified the affected developers.

— Google, April 2009[94]

As of 20 May 2010, PDAnet, Easy Tether and Proxoid were all available in the U.S. market for T-Mobile users. On 5 April 2011, Google withdrew the Grooveshark app from Android Market due to unspecified policy violations.[95] However, the app is still available for direct download via Grooveshark's website for those users who have enabled non-market application downloads.[96][97]

In the first quarter of 2011, at the request of the carrier, Android Market began blocking Easy Tether, and other tethering applications that do not require root access, from download to Verizon Wireless Android phones.[citation needed]

On 27 May 2011, Google banned SpoofApp, a Caller ID spoofing application typically used for prank calling which had been available in Android Market since 18 December 2008.[98] On 29 May 2011, Google banned the account of the developer of several video game emulators, including Nesoid, Snesoid, and N64oid and neither Google nor the developer publicly revealed the reason for the ban.[99]

As of May 2013, it appears that Google has removed all ad blocking applications from Google Play Store. This includes such applications as Adblock Plus which was formerly available through the Play Store.[100] This application (one of the few not requiring root access to operate) can still be downloaded and installed from other sources such as F-Droid, so long as the user has configured their security settings to 'allow the installation of non-Market applications from Unknown sources'.

Application security

Google currently uses an in-house automated anti-virus system to remove malicious Apps uploaded on to the marketplace called Google Bouncer.[101] This is meant to prevent repeat-offender developers, as well as check for anomalies in uploaded apps. Bouncer is credited to reducing malware by 40 percent between the first and second quarters of 2011. Lookout Mobile Security has reported that malware resulted in a loss of US $1 million in 2012.[citation needed]

According to a 2014 research study released by RiskIQ,[102] malicious apps introduced through Google Play store have increased 388% between 2011 and 2013. The study also revealed that the number of malicious apps removed annually by Google has dropped drastically, from 60% in 2011 to 23% in 2013. Apps for personalizing Android phones led all categories as most likely to be malicious. The most downloaded malicious app in 2013 was Talking Angela.[103]

Hackers at Black Hat in 2012 claimed to have found a way to circumvent the Blocker system by creating a seemingly benign application that used a JavaScript exploit to turn into an app capable of stealing contacts, SMS messages, and photos.[104]

Before installing an application, Google Play displays all the permissions that an app requires. A game may need to enable vibration, for example, but should not need to read messages or access the phonebook. After reviewing these permissions, the user can decide whether to install the application.

Possible app permissions include functionality like:

  • Accessing the Internet
  • Making phone calls
  • Sending SMS messages
  • Reading from and writing to the installed memory card
  • Accessing a user's address book data

Security software companies have been developing applications to ensure the security of Android devices. SMobile Systems, one such manufacturer, claims that 20% of apps in Android Market request permissions that could be used for malicious purposes, and 5% of apps can make phone calls without the user's intervention.[105][106][107] This is not a claim that the apps are actually malicious, but rather highlight the potential for malicious activity.

Security issues

In early March 2011, DroidDream, a trojan rootkit exploit, was released to the Android Market in the form of several free applications that were, in many cases, pirated versions of existing priced apps. This exploit allowed hackers to steal information such as IMEI and IMSI numbers, phone model, user ID, and service provider. The exploit also installed a backdoor that allowed the hackers to download more code to the infected device.[108] These apps were downloaded more than 50,000 times before Google took action and removed them from the Market. The exploit only affected devices running Android versions earlier than 2.3 "Gingerbread". In many cases, the only guaranteed method of removing the exploit from an infected device was to reset it to factory state, although community-developed solutions for blocking some aspects of the exploit were created.[109] Google started remotely removing the malicious apps from infected devices on March 5, and also released its own app, the "Android Market Security Tool March 2011", which automatically removed the exploit. This app was automatically installed to all infected devices, and users with infected devices were notified via e-mail.[110] In some cases applications which contained Trojans were hidden in pirated versions of legitimate apps.[111]

Gift cards in a Target store in the U.S.

Gift cards

The rumor of Play Store gift cards started after references to it was seen in the version 3.8.15 update to the Play Store app.[112] Soon after images of the gift cards started to leak,[113] and on August 21, 2012 they were made official by Google and rolled out over the next few weeks.[114]

Google Play gift cards are currently available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[115]

Availability

Users outside the countries/regions listed below only have access to free apps and games through Google Play.

Country/Region Paid apps and games Devices[37] Magazines[10] Books[10] Movies & TV[10] Music[10]
Customers can purchase[116] Developers can sell[117] Movies TV shows Standard All Access
 Albania Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Algeria Yes No No No No No No No No
 Angola Yes No No No No No No No No
 Anguilla No No No No No No No No No
 Antigua and Barbuda Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Argentina Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
 Armenia Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Aruba Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Ascension Island No No No No No No No No No
 Australia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Austria Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes
 Azerbaijan Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Bahamas Yes No No No No No No No No
 Bahrain Yes No No No No No No No No
 Bangladesh Yes No No No No No No No No
 Belarus Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No
 Belgium Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Belize Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Benin Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Bolivia Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes No No No No No No No No
 Bermuda No No No No No No No No No
 Botswana Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Brazil Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
 Bulgaria Yes No No No No No No No No
 Burkina Faso Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Cambodia Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 British Antarctic Territory No No No No No No No No No
 British Indian Ocean Territory No No No No No No No No No
 British Virgin Islands No No No No No No No No No
 Cameroon Yes No No No No No No No No
 Canada Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Cayman Islands No No No No No No No No No
 Cape Verde Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Chile Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
 China No No No No No No No No No
 Colombia Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
 Costa Rica Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
 Croatia Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Cuba No No No No No No No No No
 Cyprus Yes No No No No No No No No
 Czech Republic Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Denmark Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Dominican Republic Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Ecuador Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Egypt Yes Yes No No No No No No No
 El Salvador Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Estonia Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Falkland Islands No No No No No No No No No
 Fiji Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Finland Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 France Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Gabon Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Germany Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Ghana Yes No No No No No No No No
 Gibraltar No No No No No No No No No
 Greece Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Guatemala Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Guinea-Bissau Yes No No No No No No No No
 Guernsey No No No No No No No No No
 Haiti Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Honduras Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Hong Kong Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Hungary Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes
 Iceland Yes No No No No No No No No
 India Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No
 Indonesia Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No
 Iran No No No No No No No No No
 Ireland Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes
 Isle of Man No No No No No No No No No
 Israel Yes Yes No No No No No No No
 Italy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Ivory Coast Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Jamaica Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Jersey No No No No No No No No No
 Japan Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No
 Jordan Yes No No No No No No No No
 Kazakhstan Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No
 Kenya Yes No No No No No No No No
 Kuwait Yes Yes No No No No No No No
 Kyrgyzstan Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Laos Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Latvia Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Lebanon Yes No No No No No No No No
 Liechtenstein No No No No No No No Yes Yes
 Lithuania Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Luxembourg Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 North Macedonia Yes No No No No No No No No
 Malaysia Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No
 Mali Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Malta Yes No No No No No No No No
 Mauritius Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Mexico Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Moldova Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Montserrat No No No No No No No No No
 Morocco Yes No No No No No No No No
 Mozambique Yes No No No No No No No No
 Namibia Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Nepal Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Netherlands Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Netherlands Antilles Yes No No No No No No No No
 New Zealand Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Nicaragua Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Niger Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Nigeria Yes Yes No No No No No No No
 North Korea No No No No No No No No No
 Norway Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Oman Yes No No No No No No No No
 Pakistan Yes No No No No No No No No
 Panama Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Papua New Guinea Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Paraguay Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Peru Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Philippines Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
 Pitcairn Islands No No No No No No No No No
 Poland Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Portugal Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Qatar Yes No No No No No No No No
 Romania Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No
 Russia Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Rwanda Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Saint Helena No No No No No No No No No
 Saudi Arabia Yes Yes No No No No No No No
 Senegal Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Singapore Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No
 Slovakia Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes
 Slovenia Yes No No No No No No No No
 South Africa Yes No No No Yes No No No No
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands No No No No No No No No No
 South Korea Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No
 Spain Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Sri Lanka Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Sweden Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Switzerland Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 Taiwan Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No
 Tajikistan Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Tanzania Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Thailand Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
 Togo Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Trinidad and Tobago Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Tristan da Cunha No No No No No No No No No
 Tunisia Yes No No No No No No No No
 Turkey Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No
 Turkmenistan Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Turks and Caicos Islands No No No No No No No No No
 Uganda Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Ukraine Yes Yes No No No No No No No
 United Arab Emirates Yes Yes No No No No No No No
 United Kingdom Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 United States[a] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Uruguay Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Uzbekistan Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Venezuela Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No
 Vietnam Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No
 Yemen Yes No No No No No No No No
 Zambia Yes No No No No Yes No No No
 Zimbabwe Yes No No No No Yes No No No

See also

Notes

  1. ^ including Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and the US Virgin Islands for paid apps only

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