in-app billing v3

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references :

http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_admin.html

http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_integrate.html

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18400059/beta-version-in-android-play-store-wheres-the-opt-in-link-for-testers

test users - http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_testing.html

security and design - http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_best_practices.html

always grab the latest GOOGLE test application (TRIVIAL DRIVE) from - https://code.google.com/p/marketbilling/source/list

Payload howto - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17196562/token-that-identify-the-user/17205999#17205999

Item Already Owned FAQ - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19195864/android-inapp-billing-error-response-7item-already-owned

Testing In-app Billing - http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_testing.html


FYI

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0-your gmail account should be created to supported countries, otherwise, you dont have access to inapp-purchase

1-open SDKmanager and download Google Play Billing Library

will download the library + a sample project to

C:\androidSDK\extras\google\play_billing

2-open your existing project
+create a namespace

com.android.vending.billing

drag&drop the library
C:\androidSDK\extras\google\play_billing\IInAppBillingService.aidl

to  com.android.vending.billing namespace!

3-edit AndroidManifest.xml add new permission

<uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING" />

4-the package C:\androidSDK\extras\google\play_billing\samples\TrivialDrive\src\com\example\android\trivialdrivesample\util should be included to your android project (change the namespace to classes)

5-copy&paste the code as needed (C:\androidSDK\extras\google\play_billing\samples\TrivialDrive\src\com\example\android\trivialdrivesample\MainActivity.java)

6-the apk should be in release mode otherwise when trying to upload it to GDeveloperConsole



either you will get a is not zipaligned either



how to prepare for release :

http://developer.android.com/tools/publishing/preparing.html

http://sreedevr.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/exporting-a-signed-apk-to-upload-android/

7-then after success upload to BETA TESTING tab it should enable anyone has the APK make a purchase right?

-NO! you have to create a google group and authorize it! via http://groups.google.com

7b- what does that mean? who knows!!! just follow me :

a-create a dummy google group (add any gmail to participate)

b-paste the group name to textfield and press ADD (in this point nothing changes to modal^)

close the modal and

8-go to upper-right dropdown and select PUBLISH!

now the APK 'moved' from BETA TESTING to PRODUCTION (but with BETA flag!)

go back to BETA TESTING tab!

the needed link will be there!



now anyone wants to participate and exists at google group of course! should navigate to this link to accept is a tester! otherwise nothing works...

also Google writes :

Your test account CANNOT BE THE SAME AS THE PUBLISHER ACCOUNT. If it is, purchases won't go through.

FYI - always download the APK from the link provided (or use the actual release APK) ^^^ otherwise when going to purchase you will get :

This version of the application is not configured for billing through Google Play

more at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11068686/this-version-of-the-application-is-not-configured-for-billing-through-google-pla