Does Android supports In-App payment mode through PayPal? [duplicate]

Question

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How integrate Paypal in android Application?

does android supports In-App payment through PayPal or we need to go with Google Checkout. Can anyone please help me with this.....

Beirut

possible double: #7632341 – Sherrisherrie

May this helps you: #2788238 – Prickly

hi, while executing sample code given by PayPal getting error. it is loading and on screen it is showing as "Initializing " & after some time giving message as "failure . Could not initialize the paypal library". can you help me with this...... – Beirut

Answer 1

There are two points to note:

1. PayPal has an in-app payment system which will work on Android.
2. Google Market will not allow in-app payments which aren't Google Checkout.

So, you can add in-app payment using PayPal as long as you don't distribute the app via Google Play.

Intranuclear

hi Terence Eden, actually i did not understand what you are saying about "don't distribute the app via Google Play".The doubt raised for me is, if we register our in android market means i think it will get distributed via Google play. then is it safe to use Paypal in my app or not.... Actually i am new to android. so i am in a dilemma about this. – Beirut

No, you cannot distribute the app through Google Play. You can distribute it yourself or in other stores. – Intranuclear

To update the 2. Part of the Answer: there are two exceptions: 1 products which are also hardware (cinema tickets) and 2 digital products which are also available and usable OUTSIDE of the app play.google.com/intl/ALL_de/about/… – Actuality

Hi @TerenceEden, are there any markets we can distribute the payment-selfmade apps through?3Q! – Secunda

@TerenceEden then why Paypal Android SDK exists? – Lowenstern

Because you can distribute Android apps via many different stores. You are not restricted to Google Play. You can also distribute your apps independently. – Intranuclear

Article of May 2014: theverge.com/2014/5/15/5721192/… – Methenamine

@patrics: Are these exception how Skype or Spotify sell in-app purchases (i.e. Skype credit) because this credit can also be used outside of Android app? – Donar

@Donar yes, as far as i know: the products can be used outside the google/android ecosystem and therefore can be purchased with other systems – Actuality

Answer 2

yes, Android Supports in Application purchase through Paypal.I have Done it in my application.

First U have to make Test account on Paypal Sandbox. using that you can test your application perfectly working or not. after testing you can add your Live Application ID in to your source code. if you need I can give my source code.

Barmy

Hi Bhavesh,could you please provide source code out here.So that all of us can use and learn.Further,you mean we can integrate paypal libraries on our app,and we can make it available on playstore – Verdict

@Verdict did u got any solution for this? – Reba

@Nishant: yes it is possible,I have recently uploaded an application that uses PayPal purchase ,you can find the functionality on video upload process on audition section. Link – Verdict

@Bhavesh can you please share your source code? – Yajairayajurveda

I am really confused as to PayPal integration into an Android app and distribution through Google Play. Google's agreement states: " All fees received by Developers for Products distributed via the Market must be processed by the Market's Payment Processor.". And Google supports PayPal as a payment processor??? Something smells fishy here. play.google.com/intl/ALL_us/about/… – Meyerhof

Does Google Play support PaylPal integration app? – Secunda

As of May 2014, PayPal is supported: theverge.com/2014/5/15/5721192/… – Methenamine

That link theverge.com/2014/5/15/5721192/… seems to suggest that Google Billing will provide PayPal as one of the payment options - NOT that you developer can directly integrate with PayPal SDK for billing. – Pine