Thanks Steve, this sounds like a very good way to go about it.
On Monday, July 28, 2014 7:20:46 PM UTC+1, Steve Gabrilowitz wrote: > > One minor point to add - when you do the refund it tells you that the > customer will receive an email - that appears to be a lie ;-) Your less > trusting testers will have to rely on their credit card statement or phone > bill to confirm that you did refund it. > On Jul 28, 2014 2:09 PM, "Steve Gabrilowitz" <steve...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Refunded through the play store so no 30% issue. The app remains >> licensed and gets the updates you push to the play store both during and >> after the test period. >> On Jul 28, 2014 1:39 PM, "Russell Wheeler" <russellpe...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> With the refund, did you lose out? Did you do a refund through the play >>> store, or did you personally refund them? I'm thinking if you did it >>> personally, you'd lose the 30% Google have already taken. >>> >>> If you did the refund through the store, does that mean that they then >>> lose the app? >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Steve Gabrilowitz <steve...@gmail.com >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> What I did was to advise my testers that they would have to pay to >>>> install the app but I would refund it the next day. This worked out fine >>>> and one of the testers told me that the refund had appeared on her CC even >>>> before the charge did! >>>> On Jul 28, 2014 8:54 AM, "Russell Wheeler" <russellpe...@gmail.com >>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> José, >>>>> >>>>> That's exactly what I planned on doing, although I'd rather not have >>>>> to. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for confirming. >>>>> >>>>> Russ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Jose_GD <jose.go...@gmail.com >>>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes, I confirm it's not possible right now. If paid, testers must pay >>>>>> to test (what they were thinking?). >>>>>> >>>>>> I've done in the past with my first paid app like Bhavin said: use >>>>>> *com.your.package.test* for beta testing (free of course) and when >>>>>> you're ready to launch, disable this APK and upload the same binary as >>>>>> *com.your.package* >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> José >>>>>> >>>>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Jos%C3%A9+Gonz%C3%A1lez+D%27Amico >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> El domingo, 27 de julio de 2014 09:59:26 UTC-3, Russell Wheeler >>>>>> escribió: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes I think I'm going to have to publish two diff apks with diff >>>>>>> package names, unfortunately. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's very limited. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sunday, July 27, 2014 1:13:55 PM UTC+1, Bhavin wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> may be no. >>>>>>>> other way is to you put same apk with different package name. >>>>>>>> On Jul 27, 2014 4:05 PM, "Russell Wheeler" <russellpe...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am just starting out in the android developer world, and have >>>>>>>>> made a very basic game that I would like to have tested by friends >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> colleagues. I thought of using the alpha and beta testing/apk >>>>>>>>> sections of >>>>>>>>> the google developer console. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> However, I would like my app to eventually be a paid app, and from >>>>>>>>> reading around it would appear that testers would also have to pay in >>>>>>>>> order >>>>>>>>> to test my app for me. Is there any way around this, or I have I >>>>>>>>> misunderstood? I'm talking about the initial purchase of the app, not >>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>> app purchases. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If not, how do others approach this situation? Give the app away >>>>>>>>> on email, but lose out on the auto updating facilities of the play >>>>>>>>> store, >>>>>>>>> or do you create two apps one for free that is only visible to >>>>>>>>> testers, and >>>>>>>>> then the paid app later on launch? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If I did that, would I need two diff package names for each of the >>>>>>>>> app? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to android-d...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>>> send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to android-d...@googlegroups.com >>>>>> <javascript:> >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>>>>> --- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>> the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/android-developers/XtQUr7a42Zo/unsubscribe >>>>>> . >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to android-d...@googlegroups.com >>>>> <javascript:> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>> <javascript:>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to android-d...@googlegroups.com >>>> <javascript:> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/android-developers/XtQUr7a42Zo/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to android-d...@googlegroups.com >>> <javascript:> >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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