On Wednesday, Facebook moved closer to its goal of becoming a launchpad for developers, by announcing that it will launch its own App Center, one location for the platform’s many applications. In the very near future, the company will also begin supporting paid apps, a program that it is offering to developers in a beta test. As of today, developers can have in-app payments on the network, but all apps have been free to access, according to Washington Post.
Entry by Facebook’s Aaron Brady in the company’s blog post, said that the new center will be a way for Facebook users to identify high-quality apps connected to the social network. “Well designed apps that people will enjoy, will be prominently displayed. Apps that receive poor user ratings or don’t meet the quality guidelines won’t be listed,” he wrote. The app users will be able to access the app center from their mobile device. If it requires installation, Brady wrote, users will be sent to download the app from Apple’s App Store or from Google Play.
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