In-App Purchase for Android

posburn · April 22, 2011, 11:20am

We’re submitting our iOS app to Apple on Monday. It uses the great in-app purchase stuff that you guys provided for us. We’re really excited to use it.

As we think about also making our app available for Android users, we keep getting stuck on what to do.

I know the in-app purchase “landscape” for Android is a bit messy, and that Google just announced support for it last month I think, but what are your plans for supporting it?

We’re not sure what to do. Do we change our pricing model for Android (i.e. ad supported) or not release on Android? Other options?

Thanks,
Paul [import]uid: 7101 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 309205[/import]

carlos_m_icaza · April 22, 2011, 4:26pm

The next release is all about monetization and we are going to be looking into adding either google checkout or paypal.

It is in the feature pile and we will have an answer on this shortly.

c. [import]uid: 24 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 33635[/import]

Lilarcor · April 23, 2011, 1:35pm

I am kinda in this position as well right now. My iOS game uses IAP for revenue, but for the Android version I’ve decided to release a ‘Lite’ and ‘Full’ version. It just means I have to do a bit of work creating different ‘versions’ of the game with some things locked off etc, but technically in a different way to IAP locked content.

I wonder what the cultural decisions would be by an Android user if faced with an In App Purchase prompt - considering that they probably have not experienced that before. Might scare them off somewhat… [import]uid: 9428 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 33742[/import]

sabelo · June 14, 2011, 11:48pm

How far along are we on this? It’s also going to affect our business model and it’d be great to have some sort of timeframe.

Thanks in advance [import]uid: 68278 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 40775[/import]

Wizem · July 5, 2011, 4:25am

Any timeframe yet? It seems to have been in the works for a while, can we please get a status update? [import]uid: 8145 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 43877[/import]

arcifus · July 16, 2011, 1:07am

I second that request for a status update. Android in-app purchases are absolutely critical, more than any other feature from a business point of view. Let us know what is going on with this please. [import]uid: 58476 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 45753[/import]

katsuyapr0 · August 25, 2011, 5:58pm

Long time since last Carlos reply to this.
We really need a solution to monetization for Android fast… [import]uid: 22221 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 52795[/import]

inas · September 4, 2011, 10:27pm

Well dont worry, im sure Ansca is in the middle of integrating some monetization API for us. They will tell us when the time is right as a surprise.

If you want to know what API it is, you could decode generated Android APK by Corona from daily build. I must say, i am excited to use “that” API [import]uid: 41267 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 54344[/import]

vopmms · October 13, 2011, 4:23pm

Hi Corona. Can you guys give us an update on in-app purchase support for Android? [import]uid: 1884 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 60978[/import]

Dirtybit · November 1, 2011, 5:43am

+1, this is very important for our application. [import]uid: 88922 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 64847[/import]

corona12 · January 10, 2012, 8:12am

Any update on non-ios in-app purchasing? I can’t really use Corona until there is a straight-forward solution for this on other devices.

Really looking forward to this!

Thanks [import]uid: 111413 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 78933[/import]

vopmms · January 31, 2012, 1:28pm

Joshua said in a post that they should have in-app purchasing available for Android end of January.

It’s now end of January, I hope someone from Corona can give us an update? [import]uid: 1884 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 83847[/import]

carlos_m_icaza · January 31, 2012, 8:33pm

oooooooops

c. [import]uid: 24 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 83917[/import]

vopmms · January 31, 2012, 8:43pm

@Carlos

LOL.

I did see in another recent post that you were working on it and we should have it soon, so I’ll keep waiting for a little longer. [import]uid: 1884 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 83920[/import]

pfeiring · February 4, 2012, 4:51am

Anything new about this?

Is this feature coming before March?

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carlos_m_icaza · February 13, 2012, 4:07pm

************* UPDATE

most of the code is in place. just doing a lot of heavy testing before it gets out.

no eta due to testing. but soon.

C.

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vopmms · February 13, 2012, 4:13pm

YES!!! You’re da man.

Will there be support for inapp purchase on the Fire and Nook too? [import]uid: 1884 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 86737[/import]

hoan · February 20, 2012, 5:53pm

+1 for fire and noook. soooo excited. developers developers developers [import]uid: 22829 topic_id: 9205 reply_id: 88218[/import]