May 13, 2013 - 21:09 AMT
PayPal announces new Android SDK

PayPal on Monday, May 13, announced the new Android SDK (software development kit) to try to make it easier for developers to accept payments in apps on Google’s mobile platform, The Next Web reports.

The company says the software development kit will be available for U.S. developers on May 15.

The Android debut comes just over two months after the mobile SDK for iOS, which supports iOS 5+ on all varieties of iPhone and iPad screen sizes and resolutions. At the time, PayPal said an Android flavor was coming, and now it has delivered: its SDK will support version 2.2, meaning Froyo (released in May 2010), and above.

The Android payments solution accepts both PayPal and credit card payments. The company says it is quick and easy to use, “and removes payment friction so developers can focus on creating amazing experiences.”