Android - Set memberships for a new Android app

This tutorial will give you an overview of the global process of setting subscriptions for an Android app that will be published in the Play Store for the first time. 

To offer subscriptions to your users and create a new monetization source for your app, activate the Memberships extension and follow the Settings Guide  to configure subscriptions in the back office. 

Once this is done, you can publish your subscriptions in Google Play . 

1. Go to Android App > Publish .
2. Follow the tutorial to generate and test the ad hoc version of your Android app
After this step, you will be able to install the test version of your Android app on your device.

However, at this point, you won't be able to test the subscription feature yet. You can see the restricted sections but not purchase a subscription.

3. In Android App > Publish , validate as if you were going to publish your app. This will give you access to the production aab file and a link to the instructions on how to set subscriptions for Android.  
4. Click the link to be redirected to Settings > Product Management > Android configuration
5. Follow the step-by-step guide. At the bottom, click the green button, "Validate and back to submission process" to be redirected to the Android App > Publish menu again.
6. Follow the online help to Create test user accounts
7. Follow the instructions to download your Android app and test it 

1. Go to Android App > Publish .
2. Select the "GoodBarber Take Care" option and answer the questions until you get to a form. 
3. Before you fill out the form, you must first set up your payment profile .
4. Once your payment profile is set, fill and validate the form. 

This will automatically create a support ticket to request the compilation of your Android app.
Make sure to keep an eye on this ticket: the team will use it in case they need to contact you.
At some point, another support ticket will automatically be generated to request the configuration of your subscriptions.
The team may use this ticket to contact you as well, so keep an eye on it too.

Note: From this moment on and until the team is done setting your subscriptions in the store, the back office will show a message saying the compilation of the Android app is in progress.
You also won't have access to the Update menus until the process is completed. 

Important information: 

The creation of subscriptions for Android requires access to the Play Console with the account owner's credentials.
Make sure to provide the necessary information for the team to access (recovery email or phone number) and check if these options are activated in your Google account.
Again, please make sure to follow the support tickets generated automatically in case the team contacts you, as some urgent information may be needed to finish the process. 

When the team is done setting the subscriptions in the store for you, they will inform you that your app is compiled. 

However, at this point, you won't be able to test the subscription feature yet.

To be able to test your app: 
1. Follow the online help to Create test user accounts
2. Download your Android app and test it 

In your back office, go to the menu Android App > Publish  to move forward to the next step.

- If you are taking care of the publication process of your Android app Solo, follow this online help  to publish your app in Google Play.

- If you let GoodBarber take care of the process for you, a new support ticket will be created automatically. Keep an eye on it: as usual, the team may use it to contact you while they're in the process of submitting your app to the store.