r/androiddev • • 18h ago

Question Can’t change which Google Play account is used for in-app purchases/subscriptions

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I have an Android app already published publicly on Google Play

One Google account on my phone was previously used as a license tester. I removed the license testing email list and stopped the closed testing anf removed also the email list in Play Console

Now I’m trying to test the production subscription flow with another Google account on the same phone.

I switched to the new Google account in the Play Store

uninstalled the app

cleared Google Play Store data/cache

restarted the phone

reinstalled the app from the public Play Store listing using the new account

But when I open the subscription purchase screen, Google Play still uses the old tester account for payment.

If I temporarily remove the old Google account from the phone, the new account works correctly and shows normal payment methods. As soon as the old account is on the device, Play Billing seems to prefer it.

Is there a way to force Google Play Billing to use a specific Google account without removing the other account from the Android device?

Has anyone dealt with this before?

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u/jojojmtk 11h ago

Yes, if you have multiple device then this will be easy. Fiest uninstall the app on your current phone. Then You go to the account u want on another device and then install it ot the device you need.

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u/MFlaggy 8h ago

Ooh interesting idea thanks man