I'm in the process of developing a B2B utility application, first mobile app and a corresponding web app later. I would like to get your advice and experience in regard to out of app store subscription method. Here are some key elements that will explains my thoughts:
1) My app will be released free with in-app registration required for first time users. existing users will prompt to login.
2) In app registration form would be a basic data entry and without any payment mechanism/requirement.
3) Later on when the ground is ready and we'll acquire enough users, through push notification we'll offer our customers a monthly, bi-annually or annual subscription for purchase in order to continue using our app.
4) The users can only purchase a subscription package through our WEBSITE.
5) After free app usage expired, existing or new registered user will be asked to go to our website to select and purchase a package.
My only hesitation and therefore my question is...would this method be compliance with google play and app store policy?
Thanks in advance!
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Hello,
yesterday night I was buying an app on the market (carrom3d Pro), I got the confirmation mail about the transaction but on my Nexus the download stayed stuck at "authorizing...". Since then, if I cancel the download and ask for refund I get a server error, and trying to buy any other paid app would result in the same server error issue.
I can however install free apps, no issue with these.
Is this just me or again a large scale issue ?
BTW, I'm located in Belgium. Access to paid apps using Market Enabler. Whatever the network provider I would fake with Market Enabler (T-Mobile US, O2 Germany, ...) the results are the same.
I also cleaned the market cache (just in case) but didn't help.
Sometimes it takes ten or twelve hours, maybe longer. I contacted a developer directly one and they sent the apk to me.
Had this happen just last week.
I contacted the company thru Google Checkout and asked to cancel the order. I hope this way the application will be removed from my list and I can buy others. For now, with this download staying on "authorising" I just can buy anything else.
Never had any issue with the Market since more than a year.
This is for people who live in countries where paid apps are not available on the Android Market. I used to use Market Enabler to access paid apps and purchase them. After stock ICS I can still see paid apps but I am not able to purchase them, always get hit with "The item you were attempting to purchase could not be found". Also, Market Enabler's auto fake on boot does not work. I have tried clearing data and uninstalling the Market app's updates. No go.
Has anyone found a way to continue purchasing paid apps after the ICS update?
Here is a logcat of the problem. Apologies, first and last bump.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vF6X4L99u7Yug96pZ0-iWLkAZ81SIg2zKiPDd_rQsFs/edit
Update
I used the web market to try and purchase an app, I was prompted to enter new credit card details from a "supported billing country". So I used a virtual US credit card and was able to make the purchase.
My problem now is not spoofing the market. Using Market Access or Market Enabler, I am able to gain access to a US market that shows paid apps and the like. The issue is with purchasing them, Google no longer accepts my cards that are from the UAE, it will only accept cards whose billing address is from a supported country. My other cards appear greyed out both on the web market and on my phone. Can anyone confirm this?
The card that is available is a virtual one I attained through www.usunlocked.com Unfortunately, using this card is not very viable due to the high per-transaction fee of 50 cents. That seems to be an additional 50 cents on every app I purchase! Google's really ****ed me for trying to do things the right way.
Solved : Use Market Access and if Google won't accept your credit card due to the address not being from a "supported billing country", edit the card details in Google Wallet and use a US address.
Thanks to Anomaly for sharing his method.
I am using in-app billing in my android application. After signing, I uploaded a draft APK to the market (no debuggable in manifest), also included the com.android.vending.BILLING permission and all the files.I first tried the reserved android.test.purchased product ID for testing. It worked fine.
Now I add a 'In-app Product' with a new price for managed product to my app in the Google Play Develoiper Console and set the product to active. The APK is still in draft. I created a test user and reset my device to make that test user the primary account on my test device. Also mentioned the product id in String SKU in my main activity.(previously it was android.test.purchase) Now, while trying to install the app, I am seeing this message:
"Error : This version of the application is not configured for Billing through Google Play. Check the help center for more information."
I have waited for more than 2 hours and tried again. Still same. I have also checked the versioncode in the main application and in the phone's installed application is same. I am using In-app Managed Product. Also, I would like to add a product id with yearly subscription if managed product works fine. Please suggest.
Are you using a signed apk? Because a debug apk won't work with InAppBilling.
You need to have exact the same version of application (both signed, both with the same version number). After this, everything should work perfectly.
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I am from Romania and Google doesn't want to make merchant account from us => I can't publish any payed app, in-app purchases.
I would like to publish an app, which which has in-app purchase: 1 month or 3 month subscription. - similar logic needed the newsletter apps.
Where to publish?
At Samsung apps I have an account, I have checked to receive payment to Paypal, which is very fine, but when I have submitted a very basic app he has the status of "Under device test" it seems it a very long process at they: 7 days elapsed and still under test. A VERY BASIC APP.
Next thing it was to check the Amazon app store. I can't remember where I read, but at one page I saw they require exclusive apps. I am not sure if I rename the project to HelloWord_amazon it will be enough different then the HelloWord published at Samsung even if the first screen title is changed. Can you confirm?
At other time, other page I saw something related to payments: need to fill some formulas to not have double taxation at Amazon. Is it true, valid?
How are they sales for payed apps, in-app purchases, what percent in 2014? is like: 80% Google Play, 15% Amazon, 5% Samsung?
How are your sales at this stores.
Around 10-15% of the phones are rooted only. Mine too. So I am blocking ads very easy. This is one of the main reason why I use rooted phone.
It can be detected programatically, if somebody blocking the ads or not. But if blocking what to do? - he decided to use rooted phone and dropped even the phone warranty ... he is very decided about he don't want to see ads at any price, nor to pay to be removed.
Once I have used an app, which detected me as adds blocker, it was a message for me with some text and pressing OK the app exited. I gave a negative review and uninstalled...because it is useless the app for me.
I don't want to make an ads version of my software, nor to mine and sale the user data, personal info.
Just pay the subscription or go away method I want, only. Where to publish in my case?
Where to publish
matheszabi said:
I am from Romania and Google doesn't want to make merchant account from us => I can't publish any payed app, in-app purchases.
I would like to publish an app, which which has in-app purchase: 1 month or 3 month subscription. - similar logic needed the newsletter apps.
Where to publish?
At Samsung apps I have an account, I have checked to receive payment to Paypal, which is very fine, but when I have submitted a very basic app he has the status of "Under device test" it seems it a very long process at they: 7 days elapsed and still under test. A VERY BASIC APP.
Next thing it was to check the Amazon app store. I can't remember where I read, but at one page I saw they require exclusive apps. I am not sure if I rename the project to HelloWord_amazon it will be enough different then the HelloWord published at Samsung even if the first screen title is changed. Can you confirm?
At other time, other page I saw something related to payments: need to fill some formulas to not have double taxation at Amazon. Is it true, valid?
How are they sales for payed apps, in-app purchases, what percent in 2014? is like: 80% Google Play, 15% Amazon, 5% Samsung?
How are your sales at this stores.
Around 10-15% of the phones are rooted only. Mine too. So I am blocking ads very easy. This is one of the main reason why I use rooted phone.
It can be detected programatically, if somebody blocking the ads or not. But if blocking what to do? - he decided to use rooted phone and dropped even the phone warranty ... he is very decided about he don't want to see ads at any price, nor to pay to be removed.
Once I have used an app, which detected me as adds blocker, it was a message for me with some text and pressing OK the app exited. I gave a negative review and uninstalled...because it is useless the app for me.
I don't want to make an ads version of my software, nor to mine and sale the user data, personal info.
Just pay the subscription or go away method I want, only. Where to publish in my case?
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Google, Samsung & Amazon have specific requirements in regard to the payments SDK that you use. Most of the other alternate stores do not have any restrictions regarding in-app payments. Consider a solution like Lotaris for managing your payments across stores and then submit your app to stores without restrictions like Opera, Mobango, Mobiles24, Nexva, 1Mobile, CNet, etc.
Stupid question. Is the free VPN from Google now available on the Pixel 7 or is that coming out later?
From my understanding it will only be available (free) on the Pixel 7 & 7 pro but it isn't on the phone yet. It will be downloaded during the Pixel Feature drop (aka software update) that will come in December.
ern88 said:
Stupid question. Is the free VPN from Google now available on the Pixel 7 or is that coming out later?
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Think carefully before enabling this. Google already knows a lot about you. Do you really want them to know *EVERYTHING*? IMO, you use VPN's in order to AVOID the likes of google tracking you.
I would recommend using a separate VPN. Google earns money by using your data for advertising; this is why VPN apps that block ads are banned from the Play Store. Using a Google VPN just means that they get exclusive access to your data, and will continue to use it for their own profits. It's also worth noting that Google has been more than cooperative with governments seeking information and data on subscribers. If you intend to use a VPN for security and anonymity, I don't think Google is the right solution.
I personally use NordVPN with the app directly from their website.
I think they said it will be available to all 7/7P users from December, for a few years.
Google VPN comes to 7/7 Pro in December per Google:
Increase your online security with VPN by Google One - Android - Google One Help
If you want more protection from hackers and online monitoring, you can make your connection more secure with a virtual private network (VPN) by Google One. Turn on VPN by Google One in the Google One
support.google.com