when getting an API key from Google on the Google Play Developer Console, they ask for an account on which you can enable/get API keys. If developing an application, should we use a personal account or make a proper account onto which enable this API Keys?
It's probably good to use the same account you will use to publish your app in the Play Store, but I don't think it matters much if you use a different account.
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Under Google account #1, I have Google+ and Google maps enabled/configured for my Android app. In the app, I am using the App Id that I configured under this account which allows me to use G+ sign in and Google Maps.
Will I be able to publish this app under a completely separate Google account and have the Google Services still work?
I've looked around but couldn't find any information stating whether or not I can (or should) use the same account to configure Google Play Services and publish the app.
I do not think that is mandatory, and in the past I have done these things with separate Google accounts
You are free to use a different google account for publishing your app in the store [Play developer account], other than the one you used for configuring google services viz Maps, Admob, G+ [Google developer console].
You can use any Google Account. There is not compulsory that you have to publish your app under the same Google account that you configured Google Play Services.
Its not compulsory thatPlay services and Publish account be same.
All you need to do is to keep KeyStore file safe as once you lose your Keystore file its too hard to Upload new Version for that Application.
I have an already published Android app which uses the youtube APIv3. This app shall be transferred to another Google Play dev account which I would own, too.
Do I have to change the youtube API developer key in the app source code? And do I have to make adjustments in the youtube dev account where I got the developer key etc.?
The app identifier/ package name as well as the app signing certificate would remain the same for future app updates. I would just have to change the Google Play developer account and transfer the app to the new account.
I suppose that it is not urgently necessary to make changes in the youtube API account or to change the developer key, but I would be interested in knowing your opinion.
Would look forward to feedback.
The Google Play developer account is unrelated to the account that you use to register for YouTube APIs.
Hence, no, you do not have to change anything (if you don't want to, of course).
is it possible to publish an app under one PlayStore account if the project and api key is created under another Developer account ? Billing is enabled on the latter.
I don't have an option to run trial and error.
Any kind of help is much appreciated.
Yes. It is possible to publish an app in different play store account even if your app has some other account api keys in it. Just for confirmation the api keys you are referring here is Google API's key right?
Is there any way to get a Google Play Games API key for local testing purposes? (Android) (Similarly that the test key of Google Maps API).
I intend to use some of the Google Play Games APIs mainly for educational purposes (i.e For learning about it..). In the Google Play Services developer console, I tried create a key, but now the Google require a payment as Full Google Play Developer.
..Thanks in advance..
Here's an example tutorial. Just follow steps 1 - 6 in "Getting Started with Google Applications". Mine shows an example on getting a key for Google Maps Android API v2, but the entire list of apps is in there including the Google Play Games and other APIs.
Link: Getting Started with Google Applications - Google Maps API Example
No you cannot test without a developer account.. You need OAuth 2.0 client id. Game services testing can only be done with the projects which are exported/ran with a particular keystore SHA1 which you given while creating the client id.
Situation:
Our company has an application in Google Play. Application uses in-app purchases and information about payment transactions are shown in google checkout.
Our company used in-house analytics system to see how many payments are done, how much money we got, etc.
I need to create some way to fetch information about payments from google play/checkout(#1) to our system (#2).
According to research in Internet, I found following ways to do that:
Polling API
Notification History API
Order Report API
All this sysstems will work for me, however, I need somehow to get Merchand Key in order to be able to request data from system.
Merchant key should be located in Settings -> integration, however, our company google checkout account has no "integration tab". According to interenet, reason is that we are not "standart merchant but google play merchant".
Questions are:
How to get information from google play about payments ?
Is there any other way to do such thing, for example directly from google play ?
Or, is there any other way to get merchant key ?
I am totally newbie in Android or google play so desperately need help.