The fee goes back to 30% after the first $1m, and Samat said applying it to all app developers â not just the developers making less than $1m per year was a âfair approachâ. âAndroid and Google Play have always listened to our developer partners from around the world and we continue to take their input into account as we build and run the ecosystem,â he said. Both companies are facing legal action from Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite, after Fortnite was kicked off both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in August last year because it was bypassing the companiesâ in-app payment methods in favour of its own cheaper direct billing that prevented Apple and Google taking a share.