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If you haven't already, you can ask Google for a refund on that (the second, recent) in-app purchase: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/15574897?hl=

If you haven't already, you can ask Google for a refund on that (the second, recent) in-app purchase: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/15574897?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/15574897?hl=en The policies are "up to 48 hrs after purchase" but I'm sure "purchase does not work at all" is an exception. (It is on iOS)

stavros 8mo ago
I've never succeeded on getting a refund with Google. There were a few apps that tricked me into buying a subscription (namely Musescore and Yazio), I immediately asked Google for a refund because I didn't actually get what I thought I was getting, and they denied me both times. Now I just don't buy anything on the Play store that I can't afford to just be outright scammed on.
- zx8080 8mo ago
  Was you able to eventually unsunbcribe from Musescore?
  - stavros 8mo ago
    Yes, I could unsubscribe from both easily, but I wanted a refund because I couldn't use the subscriptions.
- tomrod 8mo ago
  Two that I lost on play store: 1. World of Goo. Bought by Netflix, sunsetted, can't install old versions anymore 2. Monopoly. Bought by EA. Sunsetted/renamed to zzzMonopoly. Can't install old versions anymore. FDroid has my attention since these happened.
  - llbbdd 8mo ago
    This is how I find out that I can't install World of Goo anymore. Man.
- ahmeni 8mo ago
  The Musescore app is just a minefield of subscription farming, it was somehow miserable even with an existing subscription the number of times it tried to get me to also get their weird AI learning platform. Now I've left it entirely.
- stronglikedan 8mo ago
  Strange and not normal. I've never not gotten a refund within the allotted terms.
cube00 8mo ago
> I'm sure "purchase does not work at all" is an exception Nope, a Play store "support specialist" just told me: "I tried to create a refund request but its not allowing to create one since the date of the transaction is out of our refund policy as we can only process refunds for up to 120 days only after the transaction was charged."
- windexh8er 8mo ago
  Your credit card company will reverse it for you. A non-working product with unanswered emails will allow you to easily get your money back while also giving the middle finger to Google.
  - derefr 8mo ago
    I believe that will result in Google locking you out of your Google account, including Gmail, YouTube, any Google Cloud projects, etc.
    - deleted 8mo ago
      [deleted]
    - denkmoon 8mo ago
      This is exactly what will happen, you have no recourse. Technofeudalism is real.
      - windexh8er 8mo ago
        I've done it in the past (~2015). Honestly if Google locked me out of all of those other purchases it'd be great grounds to sue them. If everyone started doing this it would prevent them from doing this in the first place and may be additional fodder for (hopefully) continued anti-trust losses in court. If your life is tied to Google in that way then it's a risk no matter what you do and you should probably think about how to reduce that risk. I don't have anything other than purchases tied to my Google accounts anymore.
tiagod 8mo ago
I hadn't gotten around to it yet, but just requested it and it got instantly approved. At least that.

stavros 8mo ago

I've never succeeded on getting a refund with Google. There were a few apps that tricked me into buying a subscription (namely Musescore and Yazio), I immediately asked Google for a refund because I didn't actually get what I thought I was getting, and they denied me both times. Now I just don't buy anything on the Play store that I can't afford to just be outright scammed on.

zx8080 8mo ago
Was you able to eventually unsunbcribe from Musescore?
- stavros 8mo ago
  Yes, I could unsubscribe from both easily, but I wanted a refund because I couldn't use the subscriptions.
tomrod 8mo ago
Two that I lost on play store: 1. World of Goo. Bought by Netflix, sunsetted, can't install old versions anymore 2. Monopoly. Bought by EA. Sunsetted/renamed to zzzMonopoly. Can't install old versions anymore. FDroid has my attention since these happened.
- llbbdd 8mo ago
  This is how I find out that I can't install World of Goo anymore. Man.
ahmeni 8mo ago
The Musescore app is just a minefield of subscription farming, it was somehow miserable even with an existing subscription the number of times it tried to get me to also get their weird AI learning platform. Now I've left it entirely.
stronglikedan 8mo ago
Strange and not normal. I've never not gotten a refund within the allotted terms.

cube00 8mo ago

> I'm sure "purchase does not work at all" is an exception Nope, a Play store "support specialist" just told me: "I tried to create a refund request but its not allowing to create one since the date of the transaction is out of our refund policy as we can only process refunds for up to 120 days only after the transaction was charged."

windexh8er 8mo ago
Your credit card company will reverse it for you. A non-working product with unanswered emails will allow you to easily get your money back while also giving the middle finger to Google.
- derefr 8mo ago
  I believe that will result in Google locking you out of your Google account, including Gmail, YouTube, any Google Cloud projects, etc.
  - deleted 8mo ago
    [deleted]
  - denkmoon 8mo ago
    This is exactly what will happen, you have no recourse. Technofeudalism is real.
    - windexh8er 8mo ago
      I've done it in the past (~2015). Honestly if Google locked me out of all of those other purchases it'd be great grounds to sue them. If everyone started doing this it would prevent them from doing this in the first place and may be additional fodder for (hopefully) continued anti-trust losses in court. If your life is tied to Google in that way then it's a risk no matter what you do and you should probably think about how to reduce that risk. I don't have anything other than purchases tied to my Google accounts anymore.

tiagod 8mo ago

I hadn't gotten around to it yet, but just requested it and it got instantly approved. At least that.