Android In-App billing queries

Question

So after reading this tutorial, and also going through this, I was trying to implement the in-app billing. I had 2 questions

1) One thing that I don't understand is where do I get the BASE_64_KEY. I have a correct draft in the developer console, and there is a BASE_64_PUBLIC_KEY over there. Is this the same one that I require in the in-app billing?

2) The Android documentation says You cannot use the Android emulator to test In-app Billing. I am using GenyMotion (with Google Apps added through the tweak on XDA website) and do not have a physical Android device. Is testing using Genymotion a good idea?

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

You should use the public key for your application. As described here, you can find it in the details for the application under "Services & APIs".

Regarding testing with GenyMotion, I can't speak to that directly, as I haven't used it. But from what I've read, I have my doubts. Certainly you can't use it out of the box; it does not include a recent version of Google Play, which is required for testing in-app billing. I found this blog post on how to install Google Play, but I have no idea if it will actually work.