Google in app billing sample app: “error item not found”

Question

I'm trying to setup the in app billing sample applicaiton. I've uploaded it to google play as "unpublished" I've setup the sword_001 item and published it.

Now I'm trying to buy the item from the sample app on my phone and it always says "item not found"

any ideas?

Answer 1

If you follow the steps provided here : http://developer.android.com/guide/google/play/billing/billing_testing.html

then you should able to do in app billing. few thing i found was :
1. You need to set up a test account and it is NOT your developer account
2. Make sure you publish the in app product
3. Third step is to wait for a while or longer for google to update their server

first your apps will return item not found, and if you wait, then they will change to your item is found but unavailable for purchase, and if you wait for another hour or so (i don't know what time exactly) then your product should be accessible.

Good luck

Answer 2

My problem was just so simple:

• i've just set the item on Google Play from "not activated" to "activated"