Released in In-App Purchase 6.4.0:

New

• acknowledgePurchases() for acknowledging that the user has been granted entitlement for purchased non-consumable items and subscriptions
• AcknowledgedStatus is delivered in response to getOwnedList()
• MinorStatus is delivered in response to startPayment()
• passThroughParam has been deprecated in startPayment(), changeSubscriptionPlan()

Released in In-App Purchase 6.3.0:

New

• changeSubscriptionPlan() for changing existing subscription to another tier of the same subscription item
• SubscriptionPriceChangeVo delivered in response to getOwnedList() when the subscription price is changed

Released in In-App Purchase 6.2.0:

New

• getPromotionEligibiilty() for user-specific subscription promotion inquiry

Released in In-App Purchase 6.1.1:

New

• Distributing the aar library rather than the project file
• Set minSdkVersion to 23 and targetSdkVersion to 34

Enhanced

• Enhancement of payment security

Released in In-App Purchase 6.1:

New

• Apply One UI 2 concept

Enhanced

• Refactoring error codes
• Remove an error pop-up in case of network errors
• Modification according to change of package visibility policy in Android 11

Deprecated

• _showSuccessDialog parameter in startPayment() API

Released in In-App Purchase 6.0:

New

• Lower and regular tiered subscription pricing feature
• Subscription test feature
• Subscription availability period
• feature and Seller Portal setting
• Samsung Checkout UI / UX
• Subscription sales data available at Seller Portal > Statistics
• getOrderId() API in the PurchaseVO object of the startPayment() method response
• RESTful /iap/v6/receipt API for receipt verification

Enhanced

• Email receipt formats
• getSubscriptionStatus() API

Deprecated

• getPurchaseReceipt API

• Released with enhanced stability and better performance.

• Fixed a bug arising from Android Oreo Policy Changes. (Sample application has been modified).

• The four existing, complex product types (consumable, non-consumable, non-recurring subscription(NRS), and auto-recurring subscription) have been simplified into two types (item and subscription).
• Version 5.0 provides a new API set and does not support the API set from previous versions. The new API set has the following major characteristics:
  • Supports Managed Items : As of Version 5.0, the IAP system manages the history of owned consumable items. With this information, the IAP system can prevent items from being repurchased before purchase is completed and guarantees item provision in case of an unexpected event, such as a network or battery problem.
  • Owned Product List : This function is used to provide lists of current unconsumed items and available subscriptions, not a purchase history. Upon launching an application, this function calls getOwnedList. If lists of unconsumed items exist, they must be released using the consumePurchasedItems function.
  • Product Details : This function provides not only a list of all products, but also a list of requested products
  • Pass-Through Parameter : This is a type of transaction ID that a developer creates and sends when there is a payment request, which responds with the same value for the processed IAP payment result and is used to enhance security.

Issue details

• There is a runtime exception when Samsung Billing 4.0 is not updated in user device.

Solutions for this issue

• Use new iap4Helper in Samsung In-App Purchase 4.0.1 file

• In-App Purchase 3.0 supports Auto-Recurring Subscriptions to let app developers sell in-app items every month with automated and recurring billing.
• ItemGroupId is replaced by package name of 3rd party application. As a result, ItemGroupId is deprecated.
• In-App Purchase 3.0 supports the use of custom item IDs like "GUN", "machinegun", "bullet", and so on.
• New method to get cached inbox list is added. This method gets the purchased item list just for specified product item IDs. Especially, this new method gets fast response because client caching is supported.

• Fixed a bug rising from Android 5.0 Policy Changes. (Samsung In-App Purchase library has been modified to fix abruptly shut down of apps using Samsung In-App Purchase.)

• The IAP 2.0 library and IAP 2.0 programming guide, the libraries and programming guides for Adobe AIR developers, as well as the sample source have been updated.

• In-App Purchase 2.0 supports three item types (consumable, non-consumable, and subscription) to provide greater convenience for app development.
• Previous IMEI-based item purchase history management is replaced by account-based management. Non-consumable items purchased while signed in using a user account can be recovered after app reinstallation if the account’s purchase history can be confirmed.
• Supports Single Sign-On, which allows users to access all content services supported by Samsung after signing in with their Samsung account within In-App Purchase.
• In-App Purchase v2.0 now supports sales of items in the United States, which is the world’s largest market. US users can purchases items using a credit card within apps that utilize In-App Purchase 2.0.
• In-App Purchase 2.0 features the UX of the latest version of Samsung Apps, offering a better UX (User eXperience).
• The previous library is switched to a stand-alone-type APK, providing easier synchronizing between apps and In-App Purchase.

• In Korea, you are required to enter your Resident Registration Number when making a small purchase through your phone. According to Act on Promotion of Utilization of Information and Communications Network, the collector of Resident Registration Numbers has changed from Samsung to PG.
• After February 18th, it is impossible to make in-app purchases in Korea using SDK v1.90.0 or lower. If you develop applications with this updated SDK, however, you can sell in-app items in Korea as before.

• You can apply In-App Purchase to Applications developed in Unity 3D(Game Engine). User Interface has been dramatically improved.
• User Interface has been dramatically improved.
• You can see subdivided error codes and user-friendly error messages.

• 2012.06.29 Samsung In-App Purchase 1.80.0
• 2012.05.07 Samsung In-App Purchase 1.77.0
• 2012.01.20 Samsung In-App Purchase 1.60.0
• 2011.10.27 Samsung In-App Purchase 1.50.0