# serso/android-checkout

Library for Android In-App Billing (Version 3+)

Repository: https://github.com/serso/android-checkout
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/android-checkout
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: android, billing, billing-api, purchase, deprecated, obsolete
Last push: 2024-01-26T14:32:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4419, "days_push": 950, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1003, forks 164 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:17.785836+00:00)

## What it is
A Java library simplifying integration of Android In-App Billing API v3+ for in-app purchases. It is deprecated and no longer maintained, with the official Google Play Billing library recommended instead.

## Use cases
- handle in-app purchases on android
- verify google play purchases
- query sku details in background
- cancel billing requests when activity is destroyed
- load all purchases with continuation token

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy Android app already using this library
- studying how in-app billing wrappers are structured

## When to avoid
- starting a new Android project needing in-app purchases
- needing support for the latest Google Play Billing API versions
- requiring active maintenance or security updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: sdk, auth
- domain: mobile-development, e-commerce, android-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: in-app-billing, google-play-billing, deprecated, purchases, android-library, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- serso/android-checkout (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:17.785836+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:13:54.749986+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/serso/android-checkout (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:17.785836+00:00, sha 03ff8eac8c1e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.