Identify test GooglePlay purchases

Issue

I have three different subscription purchases with different duration. I've configured test accounts and I can do test purchases. For those purchases Google doesn't charge me, but they look pretty much like real ones. When purchase is successfull, In-App Billing sends me some data about my purchase like packageName, productId, orderId, purchaseToken and so on.

In my handling code I need to know somehow if this purchase is real or not. In plain text: did I really earn money for it or was this purchase made by some test account and I earned for it nothing? I need this kind of info for purchases accounting.

So the question is: How do I distinguish between real and test subscription purchases in code?

Thanks.

P.S. I'm using Xamarin and C# for development.

Solution

You can make real purchase on a alpha/ beta version if your account is not added to licensed accounts list in your Google Play developer account.

Check this:

With alpha/beta test groups, real users (chosen by you) can install your app from Google Play and test your in-app products. They can make real purchases that result in actual charges to their accounts, using any of their normal payment methods in Google Play to make purchases. Note that if you include test license accounts in your alpha and beta distribution groups, those users will only be able to make test purchases.

UPDATE

To know which purchase is real and which is test one, check for orderId in response. No orderId will be assigned for test purchases.

Issue with Android IAP, no OrderID in Purchase Object

Answered By - random