Neither app purchases nor in-app purchases are possible

Apps & Core Settings
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In Aurora Store I am logged in with my Google account.

When I tap on the price button to buy and download an app it seems like the download would start but then this notification shows up:

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There is no buying dialog.

When I try to do an in-app purchase the buying dialog starts as expected

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but then it does not continue (greyed out popup with never ending throbber

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This did work on that device before but I cannot tell whether that was before I came from /e/OS to iodeOS.

Shiftphone 6mq, rooted with Magisk 30.7
iodeOS v6.12 (microG v0.3.13.250932)
Aurora Store v4.8.1

Blocking of Aurora Store and microG apps is disabled in iodé app.

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Did you switch from eOS directly to Iodé or did you reinstall the original Android before?

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according to this reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MicroG/comments/oiyezo/how_do_i_purchase_an_app_through_the_aurora_store/ you may need to purchase the app through the official google play, then you have access to it through aurora.

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I installed iodeOS directly because the installer contains the firmware. I don’t think this makes a difference for this issue because not Play Services and Play Store but microG and Aurora Store are used for purchases which are not part of stock ROM.

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This is an old issue which has been solved.

In-app purchases are not possible via Play Store.

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Possibly you need to be logged into microG (System Settings > System > microG", not just Aurora.

Note for your specific example, “NextCloud Deck”, it is available without purchase from F-Droid.

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@rik

Aurora Store uses the microG Google account.

Actually I wanted to do an in-app purchase for a different app. After that failed I chose Nextcloud Desk only to test app purchase in Aurora Store.

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Tried and true

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So if the question is still about purchasing new apps (not “in-app purchases” which don’t work with Aurora), is that what you mean “is an old issue and has been solved”? If so can you give a reference?

I don’t have anyone local I can test with as they have all sworn off Play Store purchases :slight_smile: A couple people do have a purchased app, but before under full Google Play Services, and those can be installed and used in Aurora.

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The last app purchase is quite some time ago. If I remember correct Aurora opened the Play Store in the Browser and there it was possible to buy the app. But that did not work any more because the Play Store said that there is no device connected. Meanwhile it works again, I just tested it. But Aurora does not forward to the Play Store, one has to go there manually.
Tapping on the price button in Aurora Store just looks like the page refreshes and nothing more happens.
[Edit: A notification says that no files where received.]
I thought meanwhile it was possible to buy apps with the combination of microG and Aurora Store, that microG provided the same procedure as for in-app purchases. Maybe I am wrong, on the microG website I only read of in-app purchases.

In-app purchases definitely worked with microG, they don’t need Aurora. See this changelog Release v0.3.9.250932 · microg/GmsCore · GitHub

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Check “App Info > Open by default” and see if links to play.google.com are set to open “In the app”? You could try to change to “In your browser”?

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Changing this setting doesn’t make a difference.

Do you have any idea about the not working in-app purchases?

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There are still several issues that aren’t closed on microG about in-app purchases. I am a bit confused on the current situation, but I don’t think it is resolved by any means?

Was anybody able to do an in-app purchase in the past months?