


The latest KakaoTalk version available on Google PlayStore is 9.8.0 while the one on the Apple AppStore is the updated 9.8.6 version. The new policy mandates developers to sell digital goods and services using either Google’s first-party billing system or a third-party payment option. The decision by Google follows Kakao’s continued use of an external payment link in its Android app, despite the latest in-app payment policy by the US tech juggernaut. Google denies a review of KakaoTalk's latest update, citing a violation of its in-app payment policyĪlphabet Inc.’s Google has halted updates to Kakao Corp.'s KakaoTalk, South Korea's most popular messaging app.Īn employee of Kakao told The Korea Economic Daily on Tuesday that Google denied the review of the app's latest version late last month.
