Questions tagged [in-app-purchase]
Common on games and apps, IAPs are a way of spending money to enable extra features or content within the app, or for additional items or powers within a game
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Change Gmail account to make in-app purchase?
What is the procedure to change email account which you want to use to make in-app purchase?
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I am using 2 Gmail accounts and only 1 has a ...
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If a paid app stops working, can I get my money back?
For example, the application Say it right! is using the Forvo third-party service. I guess the app can stop working eventually (for example if the API changes, or if the third-party service terms ...
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How to change android primary google account [duplicate]
During the "in-app purchase" I am unable to switch the Google account I would like to use for "in-app purchase". Currently, in order to change the primary Google account on Android operating system, ...
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Android in app purchase issue: You already own this item
I am interested in purchasing the Game from Google Play Store, but when I try to purchase it using the buy Button in game menu it takes me to Play store and there I get a message "You already own this ...
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Is it possible to enable in-app purchases for Restricted Profiles?
I've set up a restricted profile on my Nexus to enable my children to have relatively controlled access to the device.
Now one of them is asking for me to unlock a couple of features within an app ...
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Make an IAP in a Restricted Profile
My boy is playing Scribblenauts on an Android 5.0 tablet, under the control of a restricted profile.
He's done all the levels, and there is an IAP required to purchase the rest of the levels.
Can't ...
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Transfer ownership of in app purchases to new email address?
I made some in-app purchases a year ago with email address [email protected].
I have since changed my email address to [email protected]. Is there any way that I can transfer my purchases from my old email ...
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How to re-download in-app purchase
I've done a factory reset of my HTC One S and I re-downloaded the game Angry Birds. I had previously purchased the mighty eagle, and when trying to get it again in-game, it takes me to the play store. ...
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What options do I have to purchase a play store app for another account?
Recently my wife gave birth to our son and I purchased the tinycam pro app to use with my d-link DCS-932L as a baby monitor.
After some tests I was satisfied with the results and decided to buy the ...
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View Google Play In-App Purchases on Google Play Store
When viewing an application on the Google Play Store (for example, Sygic GPS Navigation), it says underneath the Install button "Offers in-app purchases". Unfortunately, I don't see a way to view the ...
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Restoring purchases made with In App Billing
How can I switch the Play Account used for in-app billing?
No matter which account I "activate" in the Market app, all in-app purchases only go through the first account which is contrary to the ...
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Are Amazon "Parental Controls" redundant if I disable "In-App Purchasing"?
In the Amazon Appstore settings, there is a preference to enable Parental Controls. When set, this causes all apps (that are installed via amazon appstore) to require the amazon password before being ...
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Is it possible to do in-app purchase via play.google.com using my desktop browser?
I can buy applications for my devices in play.google.com using my desktop browser, then those app automatically installed on my device.
Now I would like to buy the professional version of Car Scanner (...
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Android In-App Purchase Costs More In My Country
Recently I made an in-app purchase in the very popular SuperCell game Clash Royale where I bought some Gems for $11.18.
I later realized that players in the USA paid $9.99 for the same item so I was ...
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Privacy of in-app purchases: how much user data does the app developer get?
When a you do an in-app purchase like buying a feature or subscription the the app and the developer is getting data on your purchase.
I searched a bit the Google documentation but I wasn't able to ...
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Check if app uses in-app purchase
What is the easiest way to check whether an app uses in-app purchase? Is there a mark in the Play store or a permission to look for after I installed the app?
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How to use in-app payment without Google Play?
I downloaded the apk for the app Contacts Optimizer and had it installed via sideload. I would like to upgrade the app to PRO. This is done using an in-app payment. Trying to use this tells me that "...
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Restoring purchase of premium features after reinstall
I was searching for a nice-looking Android app that can keep track of my expenses and I found Expense Manager. The app itself is free and it looks like it suits my needs, but it also has some premium ...
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Is it possible to use a Google Play Gift Card with In-App billing and purchases?
I have installed the free version of an app on my phone from Google Play. Now I want to purchase the full version of that application using in-app billing or purchase option already available in that ...
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Using a separate account for Play Store purchases
My family own a number of Android devices. We each have our own google account but ther is no credit-card linked to any of them. I'd like to keep it that way. But occasionally, I'd like to buy an app, ...
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What is the difference between unmanaged vs managed in-app product? [closed]
What is the difference between a "managed in-app product" and an in-app product that is not managed?
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How to make in-game purchase items tab, appear directly on the play store page?
I came across this screenshot of in-game purchase items, being shown and buyable directly from the Playstore page of the game. But I can't seem to find this tab on my playstore.
Here is the same page ...
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Deleted Sec. Google Account. Now I'm stuck
So basically, I wanted to make an inapp purchase, but my secondary useless account would always be the default account and it was unchangeable. After days of struggling I decided to simply completely ...
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How to set a device-wide in-app-purchase block?
Similar to the Apple iOS' "restrictions mode", is there a way to bar in-app purchases device-wide?
Would prefer a solution for unrooted devices, but if the only way is by rooting, so be it.
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In-app purchase changing account
I have 2 accounts and I have a google play card on one and none on the other... I want to use the account with the card to make the in-app purchase.. but I tried to install the app on my account with ...
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I want to buy game items on my deceased husbands Galaxy Tab 2 , I dont know his password. Is it possible?
When my husband became ill I promised him I would keep his game going until he could, unfortunately he died. I am still playing his game on his Galaxy Tab 2 and wanted to buy him some game items. When ...
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Use different google account for in app purchases?
so I'm signed into an app (pokemon go) with my primary google account. However I have credit on my secondary account that I want to use to buy some in app purchases. It won't let me do this and only ...
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Purchase cancelled from Google Play Store, but verification fee deducted
Yesterday I was trying to purchase an app from the Play Store. So I added my card details to the dialog window that appeared, and Google deducted a small sum from my A/C (Rs.51 INR), which I know, is ...
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When is an "in app purchase" not an in app purchase? [closed]
The Play Store policy on in app transaction fees reads like this:
For applications and all in-app products that you choose to sell on Google Play, the transaction fee is equivalent to 30% of the ...
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Does purchasing something in Subway Surfer remove pop-up ads?
Pop-up ads in Subway Surfer annoy me a lot. Can I get rid of them by purchasing something like Double Coin feature? I am unable to find any information about it on their official website. If you have ...
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Error message in Words With Friends is preventing download? - "You already own this item."
I am trying to setup my replaced phone back up for Words With Friends as it was before, but
I am getting this error:
"You already own this item."
when trying to re-purchase the Ultimate Play Pack....
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How does Google Play determine location? How do I trick it to think I'm in US? VPN and location spoofer don't work
I just want to buy in-game content from Play Store and I can't redeem the code (with the "need more info" error). It's a US code, my phone has US settings, I cleared all Play data, made an ...
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How to restore purchases in an app that is no longer available on Google Play
A good friend of mine played a game called "Cordy" years back. The first three levels in Cordy could be played for free, the ones after that you had to unlock via In-App purchase. Back then, ...
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During purchase money is deducted but the payment status is shown as cancelled-Tinder gold [duplicate]
If during purchase money is deducted but the payment status is shown as cancelled will the deducted amount be refunded automatically?It happened with me while purchasing Tinder gold and after my money ...
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"Verify it's you" pop-up when I try to make a purchase through Google Play
Whenever I want to make an in-app purchase, a prompt with the header "Verify it's you" with a text box and a submit button appears, but it doesn't say what i need to introduce in the text ...
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Can I consume a consumable In-App purchase as a user?
As a developer I let my app's users buy in-app purchases (IAPs) and then the app lets Google know that the IAP is consumed so it can be purchased again.
Is that possible for me as an app user? That ...
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In-app purchase (in my app) says: Google Play account not authenticated
I created an Android app and it has the in-app purchase workflow.
My question is not about programming but instead about the Google Play user account handling on Android devices.
When the purchase ...
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How do in-app purchases work?
I'm trying the free version of an app, and I'm considering to upgrade to the Premium version. The said app is Rewire.
From what I see, the Premium version in not directly available on Play Store, and ...
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google play uses wrong account for in-app purchases [duplicate]
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When trying to purchase in-app items, google play selects the wrong google account and do not allow the user to correct it.
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I have two google accounts, one private and one business....
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How to change Android's primary Google account [duplicate]
During the "in-app purchase" I am unable to switch the Google account I would like to use for "in-app purchase".
Currently, in order to change the primary Google account on Android operating system, ...
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Prevent app from using in-app purchases?
I installed an app and it has a subscription for the pro version in-app.
It automatically selects the account and shows the added cards in the subscription popup window
I cannot change the payment ...
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Not getting Redeem code entering option
I am using Samsung j7 and I want to make some purchases but I am unable to find Redeem code entering option there. I have Redeem code for purchase but the option is not there. Previously it was right ...
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Cannot make purchases on any Gmail, Google keeps flagging it as fraud even though it's my credit card
How can I start making in-app purchases again in Coin Master on my Google Play Store when it keeps flagging every Gmail account I make as a fraud?
No matter which one I use, it won't let me make the ...
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In app purchases not reflected on restricted account
I have a restricted account setup on my A8 for my daughter, and wanted to unlock some features of her game for her. I switched over to my main account and made the purchase, and it shows up there. But ...
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Can't click any the pop-up 1-click Google Play in-app purchase panel
In a game, I tried to make an in-game purchase but I can't click on the pop-up at all. Some features on google play error out as well.
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In-app purchase on google play [duplicate]
Lets say i have an app I've recently downloaded and have made an in-app purchase on this app, if i were to uninstall this app and reinstall later on will my in-app purchase still be available? ( also ...
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Can play store in-app purchases be transferred among devices if I use the same Google account to make the purchases?
I recently purchased "Minecraft pocket edition" from playstore with my Google account. Me and my girlfriend are both using the same Google account and hence we have both been able to play the game. ...
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Google play voucher option displayed for in-app upgrade but not valid after all
I just wanted to buy the pro version of an Android app (Memrise). The Pro version is not a separate app but an in-app upgrade function.
So I chose my preferred subscription, and the usual Play Store ...
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Will I get back my IAPs after reinstaling a purchased app from the Google Play? [duplicate]
So I was wondering if I will get back my IAPs after reinstalling an app from the Google Play Store. It's because I have an app where I've made a lot of IAPs and I've uninstalled it due to insufficient ...
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Can I change my payment account? [duplicate]
So I have to Google play store accounts. One has money on it one doesn't. Whenever I try to make an in-app purchase, it defaults and tries to make me pay with the account without any money. I have an ...
