Google's latest update to the Play Store is adding a new "Require password" settings option, as well as a more eye-catching in-app purchase reminder when applicable apps are downloaded. These security changes might well be in response to a recently-filed class action lawsuit against Google Play, and the ability for children to really ring up those in-app purchases within a 30-minute
window.
In the company's defense, however, the default setting requires users to input their password for every app and
in-app item.
Apple recently added an in-app purchase nag warning inside its iOS 7.1 update, noting that once the password has been entered,
users won't have to reenter it for 15 minutes. Google's store
update also adds the ability to
batch-install apps (ready for that.upgrade), although it's curiously dropped the batch-uninstall function.
Source: Engadget
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