This is just a reminder for anybody implementing IAP in their apps.
I just got an email from Google Play where they announce that Google In-App Billing version 2 will be shut down in January 2015. Anybody using V2 must update to V3 before then.
Keep this in mind when developing new apps and make sure you use V3 to avoid being forced to update in a few months time.
I’ve often wondered if IAP works at all on Android - and I don’t mean technically!
Of course, it’s a “how long is a piece of string?” question. Right up there with “Which ad network is best?”
I’ve just started adding IAP to my Amazon apps - I’ll see how that goes…
Honestly, IAP doesn’t perform all that well on Android, but neither do paid apps either.
Also, Android is the platform which causes the most issues. Not because of Corona SDK, but because of the sheer amount of device/performance fragmentation. Sometimes I wonder if Android is worth pursuing at all.
@Ingemar - good to hear your thoughts on the topic.
Android really is not worth pursuing in my opinion. It’s easy for me to get caught up in the emotion of “it hasn’t worked for me so it won’t work for others” I’d like to think that I have thought beyond that and looked at others’ experiences also.
What’s the upgrade approach to IAP v3 actually? (I received one of these emails too)
Is it just rebuild/test/release the app with the latest Corona config settings (per http://docs.coronalabs.com/daily/guide/monetization/IAP/index.html ). Or is there more to it than this? For example is there any changes required in one’s apps configuration on the Google Play Developer Console?
What’s the upgrade approach to IAP v3 actually?
Is it just rebuild/test/release the app with the latest Corona config settings?
That’s pretty much it.
No changes in the Developer Console, just make sure you’re using the plugin “plugin.google.iap.v3” in your build.settings.
I’ve often wondered if IAP works at all on Android - and I don’t mean technically!
Of course, it’s a “how long is a piece of string?” question. Right up there with “Which ad network is best?”
I’ve just started adding IAP to my Amazon apps - I’ll see how that goes…
Honestly, IAP doesn’t perform all that well on Android, but neither do paid apps either.
Also, Android is the platform which causes the most issues. Not because of Corona SDK, but because of the sheer amount of device/performance fragmentation. Sometimes I wonder if Android is worth pursuing at all.
@Ingemar - good to hear your thoughts on the topic.
Android really is not worth pursuing in my opinion. It’s easy for me to get caught up in the emotion of “it hasn’t worked for me so it won’t work for others” I’d like to think that I have thought beyond that and looked at others’ experiences also.
What’s the upgrade approach to IAP v3 actually? (I received one of these emails too)
Is it just rebuild/test/release the app with the latest Corona config settings (per http://docs.coronalabs.com/daily/guide/monetization/IAP/index.html ). Or is there more to it than this? For example is there any changes required in one’s apps configuration on the Google Play Developer Console?
What’s the upgrade approach to IAP v3 actually?
Is it just rebuild/test/release the app with the latest Corona config settings?
That’s pretty much it.
No changes in the Developer Console, just make sure you’re using the plugin “plugin.google.iap.v3” in your build.settings.
Bump! Getting close, folks!
Bump! Getting close, folks!