Discontinuation of support for the Google Play Library version of Payments

Today, all my games in PlayMarket received a message

"We found that this app uses an old version of Google Play Payments. Starting November 1, 2023, all application updates must use Billing Library version 5 or later.

Action is required. Make sure the public APK files are updated to the latest version of the Play Billing Library. This applies to all APK files or App Bundles released in production."

Will there be any changes?

I'll wait for an answer.

But I think you should not worry, by the right time they will bring up a version of the library.

The cordova plugin is already updated long time ago. So Diego or Ashley will just need to bump their plugin

The current plugin uses the billing library v4 - we'll update it to v5 soon (hopefully well before the November deadline).

Any chance to also get subscriptions for Android? 🙏

Yes I had to create my own repositories, and create a separate addon, rewriting everything.

SDK (billing_version = 6.0.0)

Here if you want to try it construct.net/en/make-games/addons/1052/mobile-purchase/documentation

The current plugin uses the billing library v4 - we'll update it to v5 soon (hopefully well before the November deadline).

"November deadline" is for updates of existing apps. For new apps it is 2 August...

Starting on August 2, 2023, all new apps must use Billing Library version 5 or newer. By November 1, 2023, all updates to existing apps must use Billing Library version 5 or newer.

developer.android.com/google/play/billing/deprecation-faq

Hi!

Ashley please, let's see if you can have the purchase plugin before August 2, because otherwise the production of new games for which we are dedicated to creating mobile games will be in serious danger. I think that if we pay for the subscription to Construct it is fair that you worry about such important things as updating the billing library for google play, giving high priority over new features of Construct 3. I hope you can work quickly on this update and we will have it before August, for the sake of Construct 3.

Please, I need this update for update my games and for new releases!!!

Yes, we are working on this and are aiming to have it updated in time.

Any news about this ? I just tried to export my new project on Google Play Console with the Mobile Billing from Playfab but the version is outdated

Any news about this ? I just tried to export my new project on Google Play Console with the Mobile Billing from Playfab but the version is outdated

Mobile Billing is not a Scirra plugin.

Construct's Mobile IAP plugin was already updated to use Google Play Billing library v5 in r347, released back in June. If you're using a third-party addon, you will need to contact the addon developer for support.