Google Play now lets you earn rewards for watching in-game ads

In a bid to help developers monetise their apps and games, Google has announced a new method called Rewarded Products.

The new product is available in open beta in the Google Play">Google Play Console.

As described on the official Android Developers blog, the method makes it easy for Google Play">Google Play developers to increase their monetised user base. Gamers can choose to watch a video ad in exchange for virtual goods or in-game currency.

Developers can add this monetisation method to any app using the Google Play">Google Play Billing Library or Android Interface Definitions Library (AIDL) with a few additional API calls. The Rewarded Products use AdMob technology that gives access to range of content from advertisers which are currently working with Google.