Way of testing Free Trials

[aruke]

I'm in a position where I want to test the Free Trial feature of a subscription. Given that I don't want to create multiple Google Accounts, is there a way of testing a Free Trial for a given SKU?

I have already searched the internet and found no answers.
https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/test
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54095144/google-play-free-trial-period-testing-strategy
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66243094/google-billing-free-trial-same-user-multiple-times

[blundell]

You could use the internal test track to make a release, and test there. (last resort)

[aruke]

Even after releasing to different tracks, the Google Account and the product ID stay the same. It's not efficient to create a new Google account for each time I want to test a free trial. Right?

[shumidub]

Please add the ability to test trial to Google In-App purchases from the same accounts.

Now, the trial version is available 1 time for each account (1 time per subscription).

We do regression testing every week, and we have to create a lot of additional Google accounts to be able to test the trial version.

Add the ability to restore trial availability for a Google account.

For these accounts, you have to find phone numbers, then add them to the internal testing, join the internal testing program and wait a day until the test card appears on the account.

This is very very very very very very very very not convenient and not productive

[kevinkooyizen]

This is insane that this is still a thing in 2022

[igorTarakanov]

Even Apple has done Reset Trial Eligibility button for their Sandbox accounts.

[localboss-git]

2023 Google!

[dimas-amendes]

2023 and we still don't have a reset button for Trial Purchases, neither an easy way to identify if a purchase contains trial period

[adfleshner]

I am looking for a way to reset a License tester account to re-test free trials offer, but from what I can see it looks like this might not be possible at the moment is that correct?

Does anyone know of any other way to do this so we can test this consistently without the need of creating a new google account every time I want to make sure any offer updates continue to work correctly?

[alexvoina]

unbelievable

[tnblank77]

This is an incredibly frustrating aspect of trying to test a subscription using Google. Uncanny that it's been an issue so long.

Surely Google doesn't want developers spawning brand new accounts all the time just to test free trials?

[longxuewei]

3202 Google!!!!!!!!!

[frozax]

This has to be a joke, right? Especially since we can't use Play Billing v4 anymore with the new restrictions on Google Play....

[sarunmrzn]

Anybody found a clean workaround for this?

[lironzemingo]

any news on this?

[tfkci]

Are you kidding us ?

[altxsteven]

unbelievable before 2024!!!

[aloh86]

Yo....it's getting close to Christmas 2023. Please allow a way to reset this!

[doublechecker]

This is the most ridiculous thing i have seen so far.

[Andreogit]

they on smth, still not a thing

[1136535305]

Are you kidding us? 2024 Google!!

[poonam-1223]

I am looking for a way to reset a License tester account to re-test free trials offer, but from what I can see it looks like this might not be possible at the moment is that correct?

Does anyone know of any other way to do this so we can test this consistently without the need of creating a new google account every time I want to make sure any offer updates continue to work correctly?

We found a way accidentally. All you need to do is create a free trial offer and in Eligibility criteria, select developer determined. This way you will always have free trial enabled in the subscription with the same google account no matter how many times you test. Hope this helps

https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/subscription-guidance/subscription-offers/google-play-offers#eligibility-criteria

[poonam-1223]

Are you kidding us? 2024 Google!!

We found a way accidentally. All you need to do is create a free trial offer and in Eligibility criteria, select developer determined. This way you will always have free trial enabled in the subscription with the same google account no matter how many times you test. Hope this helps.

https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/subscription-guidance/subscription-offers/google-play-offers#eligibility-criteria

[poonam-1223]

Please add the ability to test trial to Google In-App purchases from the same accounts.

Now, the trial version is available 1 time for each account (1 time per subscription).

We do regression testing every week, and we have to create a lot of additional Google accounts to be able to test the trial version.

Add the ability to restore trial availability for a Google account.

For these accounts, you have to find phone numbers, then add them to the internal testing, join the internal testing program and wait a day until the test card appears on the account.

This is very very very very very very very very not convenient and not productive

We found a way accidentally. All you need to do is create a free trial offer and in Eligibility criteria, select developer determined. This way you will always have free trial enabled in the subscription with the same google account no matter how many times you test. Hope this helps

https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/subscription-guidance/subscription-offers/google-play-offers#eligibility-criteria

[filipceko]

Please add the ability to test trial to Google In-App purchases from the same accounts.
Now, the trial version is available 1 time for each account (1 time per subscription).
We do regression testing every week, and we have to create a lot of additional Google accounts to be able to test the trial version.
Add the ability to restore trial availability for a Google account.
For these accounts, you have to find phone numbers, then add them to the internal testing, join the internal testing program and wait a day until the test card appears on the account.
This is very very very very very very very very not convenient and not productive

We found a way accidentally. All you need to do is create a free trial offer and in Eligibility criteria, select developer determined. This way you will always have free trial enabled in the subscription with the same google account no matter how many times you test. Hope this helps

https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/subscription-guidance/subscription-offers/google-play-offers#eligibility-criteria

This solution has several severe drawbacks. Sure, you can do that but than every user can get the trial multiple time which is not ideal. You can handle all the logic yourself but that adds a lot of complexity on your end like storing the data remotely because once user re-installs all the local data is gone.

Because of the above, this is not a viable solution for our company. Google please...

[poonam-1223]

Please add the ability to test trial to Google In-App purchases from the same accounts.
Now, the trial version is available 1 time for each account (1 time per subscription).
We do regression testing every week, and we have to create a lot of additional Google accounts to be able to test the trial version.
Add the ability to restore trial availability for a Google account.
For these accounts, you have to find phone numbers, then add them to the internal testing, join the internal testing program and wait a day until the test card appears on the account.
This is very very very very very very very very not convenient and not productive

We found a way accidentally. All you need to do is create a free trial offer and in Eligibility criteria, select developer determined. This way you will always have free trial enabled in the subscription with the same google account no matter how many times you test. Hope this helps
https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/subscription-guidance/subscription-offers/google-play-offers#eligibility-criteria

This solution has several severe drawbacks. Sure, you can do that but than every user can get the trial multiple time which is not ideal. You can handle all the logic yourself but that adds a lot of complexity on your end like storing the data remotely because once user re-installs all the local data is gone.

Because of the above, this is not a viable solution for our company. Google please...

It'a not a production implementation obviously. This is a way to TEST free trial multiple times during implementation for free trial. I Hope it's clear now.

[Arhkenny]

https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/test#play-billing-lab:~:text=With%20the%20Play,to%20new%20subscribers. I think they fixed it

[Arhkenny]

Are you kidding us? 2024 Google!!

https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/test#play-billing-lab:~:text=With%20the%20Play,to%20new%20subscribers. I think they fixed it. Honestly in may

[tilpap]

Just tested it and it works. You need to:

1. Download the "Play Billing Lab" app from google, (be careful, you need to have a recent version of Android - mine works at API 34)
2. In the configuration settings set the country and click the box that says "Test free trial or introductory offer"
3. With the same account test your app. It must show now the trial even if you have already "test bought" before a subscription.

Cheers to @Arhkenny

[Arhkenny]

Just tested it and it works. You need to:

1. Download the "Play Billing Lab" app from google, (be careful, you need to have a recent version of Android - mine works at API 34)
2. In the configuration settings set the country and click the box that says "Test free trial or introductory offer"
3. With the same account test your app. It must show now the trial even if you have already "test bought" before a subscription.

Cheers to @Arhkenny

Thanks a lot. Interesting, why the didn't integrate it in Google console? But anyway it's better than nothing) I've tried to find a way, how we can test a trial period without making new Google accounts. Last time I did it a couple days ago. (Honestly I wanted to be 1st in our team). Today team lead was 1st

[freddie-freeloader]

The “Play Billings Lab” works like a charm.
@aruke I guess the issue can be closed then 🎉