Netflix does not allow in app payments for subscription to avoid Google's deal

Netflix refuses to allow in-app payments for subscriptions to avoid Google's commission charges..

The streaming giant previously declined a discounted rate offered by Google, instead choosing to direct users to make payments through a web browser...

Have you ever wondered why you can't subscribe to Netflix directly from the app?.

During the ongoing antitrust trial of Google, documents and testimony revealed that in 2017, Google offered Netflix a special discounted rate of 10 per cent for its in-app payments on Android..

In an attempt to retain revenue, Google offered Netflix a special 10 per cent deal to switch voluntarily to Google Play Billing (GPB) before discontinuing alternative payment methods...