Do users have to grant the permission com.android.vending.BILLING on upgrade/install?
android, in-app-billing, in-app-purchase
Solution
I used the alpha release mechanism of the Google Play Developer Console to test this on my own.
I can confirm that users WILL be prompted for the additional right. So, there is no automatic upgrade when adding in-app billing.
This is what the permission looks like in Google Play. (If it was new it would have the normal NEW: flag on it)
Problem
I am planning to integrate Google Play in-app billing for one of my Android apps. In order to use in-app billing, the permission com.android.vending.BILLING needs to be added to the AndroidManifest. My question is, whether users have to grant this permission on install or upgrade? I haven't seen it for apps that are using it. So, I am just wondering if my update that includes the new billing permission will get rolled out without asking the user's permission? The later usually means that older versions get stuck. Regards, Joerg