Hi guys, is it possible to include a paypal button in an app, without going through apple or google billing. Cheers Sean

you can try two approaches that occur to me. First copy the button code from paypal and try inserting it into the Custom HTML/text plugin. or paste the code on a web page and use the Custom URL plugin to open the paypal button in a webview Joe

Thanks for your input Joe, My question wasnt aimed at how to insert the button as i already know how, but more at the If, IE will apple and google allow it, IE do i have to go through there pay systems or can I just insert a button in the app. cheers sean

no they will not

It is possible and not that hard They have a system called braintree, sdk for everything. I actually started on a plugin like this yesterday

no they will not. maybe I am misunderstanding. I don't think apple will allow this at all. And of course there is no review process for android until after an app is uploaded

Apple only will allow it if your are selling physical goods. Otherwise you would have to use apple in app billing for digital purchases.or lead them out other app to a payment button in safari. http://www.appcoda.com/ios-stripe-payment-integration/ an example for stripe (another good payment system). I was doing alot of research last night, because I also heard you could only use apple payment system, so I was wondering why paypal and stripe had sdks still for iOS. I found out a more clear answer by reading the post. you could easily add this code to a buzztouch project

In my KPRG Public Radio App, it was initially rejected by Apple reviewers because it was soliciting donations from within the app. As Chris mentioned, I had to redo the app to 'lead them out' of the app via Safari, and users could make donations that way. It can be done, but attention needs to be made as to 'what' you are selling/soliciting. Android? No one cared. Cheers! -- Smug

Yes the customer is selling physical goods ie meat packs, its a butcher and he uses paypal, im more concerned with Apple as im quite sure a a url link to a paypal checkout page would go through in android, so I could put a url (safari) link in the apple app and it would get approved. I would just try and wing it but Ive had 24 approvals with Apple over past year and half and I dont wanna jinx it lol. cheers Chris & Smug Sean

Yea in apple guidelines it's says you have to use an external link with donations. I wish they allowed in app billing. With meatpacking you could use PayPal but external links will work too

Thanks

>And of course there is no review process for android until after an app is uploaded This used to be true, but things changed. Now Google will scrutinize your app after you upload it, of course, but will reject it if found to violate one of their TOSes.

cheers Dusko

i see these posts are over a year old now...but....what was the outcome. did anyone manage to add a payment method to their app to be able to buy physical goods? im thinking of adding a 'shop' to my app where users can buy t-shirts. interested to hear feedback

As mentioned, in iOS, I had to physically take users 'out' of the app, and launch safari in order to get past Apple reviewers. In Android, I could accept money from within the app. Cheers! -- Smug