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Android / Google Play in-app purchase "Item unavailable in your country"

I'm trying to test the in-app purchase of a consumable item on Android, but I'm unable to do so, as the item appears as being unavailable in my country:

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This only happens when I'm testing on a device connected to Android Studio (which I need to be able to do) - if I instead download the app onto the device, the consumable item appears normally, i.e. as being available. Some details:

  • I'm testing on a physical device running Android version 6.0.1
  • That device is running the latest version of the Google Play application
  • I'm testing with a user that has been set up both as a track tester and a license tester, and that is also currently signed in on the device
  • I've made the app available in all available 177 countries and regions
  • The app does not have a production release, it's only available on the closed testing track
Solution

  • The solution in my case was to select the app in the Google Play Console, then go to Release > Production > Countries/regions, and add the countries/regions there. Having the countries/regions selected in the closed/internal track only is not sufficient. It seems this is necessary regardless of whether one actually has a production release or not - again, in my case, I did not. It took maybe 10-20 mins after I made the update until I stopped seeing the issue.