Extension providing access to Google Play Licensing functionality - a secure means of controlling access to your applications - to GM:S 1.4 and GMS2.x for the Android target. For more information on Google Licensing please click the "More Info" link at the bottom.
This extension requires you to have created an App Listing on the Google Play store and supply a Google Licensing Public Key in the Android Game Options.
NOTE: With all system extensions the Marketplace asset is simply the extension itself... for the demo shown in the screenshot please find this within GameMaker's Demo feed.
Change Notes:
End User Licence Agreement (EULA).
Fixed bug where repeated retry requests would lead to dialog being dismissed. Moved all strings used to extension resources strings.xml for easier translation. Fixed crash bug with no valid Google Play Store user logged in
Version 2.3.0. Published December 21, 2016
Created with GameMaker: Studio v7.7.1380
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createReleaseMainDexClass failed
When i enable this extension it gives me a compile error,
com.companyname.Project2:createReleaseMainDexClassList FAILED
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good
Uses READ_PHONE_STATE
This is a show-stopper for us since this important extension adds the dangerous READ_PHONE_STATE permission to the app.
The permission also requires you to provide a privacy policy on Android 6+. In our experience app, users have a tendency to give low ratings solely due to dangerous and unnecessary permissions required by apps, which is a needless way of getting bad ratings.
I suspect that the extension uses the TelephonyManager in order to get access to unique identification id:s, which should be replaced by the modern way of doing it: ANDROID_ID
If, and when this extension is updated in order to remove the READ_PHONE_STATE permission, we can continue our plans to publish apps using Game Maker Studio 2, and will then also update our review here.
Implementation isn't perfect...
While licensing does work, the implementation of it is done in such a way, that uses READ_PHONE_STATE with no real reason.
I've explained it in detail in my forum post here:
https://forum.yoyogames.com/index.php?threads/fixing-the-read_phone_state-getting-a-bit-tired-of-it.30359/
Appears not to work.
People have articulated problems below. The big obstacle for me was the READ_PHONE_STATE permission bundled with this extension. Google Play requires any APK requesting said permission to submit a privacy policy. Fortunately, I had recently purchased a domain/hosting and whipped one up. These are expenses first-time developers probably do not expect to incur.
Once active, you cannot play test the game on your android device. I rolled out my project into Alpha and downloaded from the Play Store. It said it was unable to get a valid license.
Savvy developers may be able to go into the manifest and remove READ_PHONE_STATE. Frankly, this is unreasonable. There is virtually no helpful documentation. Bite the bullet and publish your game without YoYo Games' Google Play Licensing extension.
License invalid error.(solved)
Getting "Unable to get a valid license, please ensure that you have purchased this product" error even though public key is inputted, licensing checkboxes are ticked and app downloaded from play store. Also tried added permissions with no luck. ( The extension works, it's just so confusing to setup since there's no solid documentation. ) This might be helpful for someone just starting out and getting this error:
1. Google play uses 2 certificates, the upload (the sha1 in the gamemaker option) and app signing certificate (sha1 google uses when it is distributed to users - found in release management > app signing), when linking the app in game services, make sure to use the app signing certificate and enable the anti-piracy checkbox. 2. There's no need to modify the extension and it's permissions in the manifest.
This should be removed from the marketplace
This is a very poor and disappointing outing from YoYO's GameMaker Team and/or who ever was responsible for the extension. First off, I can no longer test my games out on my android device via usb. I was testing and playing games just fine until I decided it was time to upload to Google Play. I was notified I needed this extension so I downloaded it. Well unfortunately I now get a message regarding licensing that freezes my game up at the splash screen. Now after I deleted the extension I still can not get past the splash screen, even though the licensing message is now gone, the extension made a change to my build files that freezes the game up at the splash screen every time.
Furthermore, the documentation for this extension is lazy and pathetic. The more info button takes you to the home page of yoyogames.com. Wow guys, thanks so much. It's almost as if the developers at yoyo don't use and don't care about their product(s). Otherwise they would at least address all these reviews.
The wrost extension ever
Do what I will do, don't use Game Maker enymore, learn LibGDX or Unity, you will have more control and will not be angry because of bad extensions... With libgdx you will use the original google play licenses by google, and with unity you will use good plugins...
You pay a hugh price for this bugged and bad developed tool
Removing Permission read_phone_state
1. Goto YourProject.gmx\extensions\GooglePlayLicensingAsExt\AndroidSource\Sdk\library
2. Edit AndroidManifest.xml
3. Add xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" to manifest header
4. Add <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" tools:node="remove" />
5. Save and compile project
The file in the end will look like below -->>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.google.android.vending.licensing"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:versionCode="2"
android:versionName="1.5">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" android:targetSdkVersion="15" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" tools:node="remove" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE" />
</manifest>
Precisamos da permissão de faturamento funcionando
is not incremental (e.g. outputs have changed, no previous execution, etc.).
Note: Z:\library\src\com\google\android\vending\licensing\LicenseChecker.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
:(
Permission read_phone_state is not listed anywhere on this extension, yet a compiled APK with this extension requires it.
Per Google Play rules, an app with read_phone_state then requires a privacy policy.
Hidden Permissions
Permission read_phone_state is not listed anywhere on this extension, yet a compiled APK with this extension requires it.
Per Google Play rules, an app with read_phone_state then requires a privacy policy.
not working
not working and this is needed for google play store......kind of upset
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Cannot compile on Game Maker (beta) 1.4.1760
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':library:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac'.
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Needs to be compatible with Game Maker (beta) 1.4.1760
Please release an update Google's libpng deadline is coming up very quickly, I cannot update my apps that needs expansion packs in order to be uploaded. If it isn't resolved by the 15th I will lose the ability to update these apps.
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out of date
as of 1.4.1760 unable to compile due to Lint errors.
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Windows Phone
Add AdMob to Windows Phone too, and remove the built-in ads_enable. We have to implement every ads code twice. It won't be hard: https://developers.google.com/admob/wp/quick-start#adding_a_banner_ad
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Terrible...
No information, no updated documentation, extremely confusing.
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It doesnt work...
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Still can't enable google lisencing
every time I select enable google lisencing it tells me to download this, but it takes me to the page where it is already downloaded. When I add it, it still does the same thing. It is looking for it as a different package name, so it doesnt see it as installed. Please fix.
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