Google Play Subscriptions: Complete Guide to Proportional Distribution Mode
summary
Explains how Google Play handles subscription switches using the five proration modes, emphasizing the default Immediate with time proration. Uses a concrete example (monthly ¥600 → yearly ¥10,950) to show the math that yields 10 days of credit, details which modes bill immediately versus defer (ImmediateAndChargeProratedPrice charges the difference now; Deferred waits until the current period ends), describes free-trial behavior for per-subscription vs app-wide trials, and gives recommended proration modes for upgrades, downgrades, and trial-to-paid transitions.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Google Play subscriptions intro
- 2:13Proportional distribution mode
- 3:17Five proportional modes
- 8:39Immediate without proration
- 10:01Deferred mode behavior
- 12:09Immediate with charge full price
- 13:38Free trial in proportional modes
- 22:09Recommended upgrade modes
- 23:58Closing remarks & Q&A
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