How do I change which test account to use on android in app billing?

Question

I'm testing in app billing on my android app. I cannot use the main account from my phone, because that's my developer account, and cannot be used to test in app billing. So I have a few different Google accounts logged into my phone. But when try to buy an item on my app, it automatically tries to buy it using the first account on the list. The only solutions I have so far is to either delete all accounts but the one I need to test. Or test it on my 4.2 tablet, which let's me change users. But none of these are ideal for my phone.

Is there any way that I can either, as an end user, change the current active account to test in app billing on my phone? Or to, in code, to let the user of my app choose which account will be used for in app billing?

Answer 1

No. Unfortunately, you can't do this without performing a reset of your phone. Just one reason why you need more than your daily usage phone to test with.

The only account that can test is the device's primary account, meaning the first account registered. For what it's worth, in my experience, even deleting all other accounts doesn't work, and I had to do a factory reset.

Step four here is the reference.

Answer 2

There are some reports on the net that actually you have to delete the first account from Play and then another one is used. See http://code.google.com/p/marketbilling/issues/detail?id=76 or http://forums.androidcentral.com/market-help/204265-help-please-how-do-i-change-accounts-app-purchase.html