Android IAB What does code -1008 mean?

Question

As the title says, I'm getting this error when querying the inventory.

Failed to query inventory: IabResult: NullPointer while refreshing inventory. (response: -1008:Unknown error)

Someone knows for what this error is standing for?

Seems like a known bug, you need to catch Exceptions yourself: https://stackoverflow.com/a/15489975/603270 — shkschneider, Jul 17 '15 at 12:37
Could this be relevant? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27797663/android-in-app-billing-error-you-need-to-sign-into-your-google-account — Michal, Jul 17 '15 at 12:38
@shkschneider: I allready included this, but still getting this error. But thx for the tip :) — Tristan G, Jul 17 '15 at 12:44
@Michal: I'm not sure. I was able to buy the product from Google. But if I query the inventory i just get the error. But if I try to rebuy the item it says: Item allready owned, as I expected. — Tristan G, Jul 17 '15 at 12:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

If you call mHelper.launchPurchaseFlow(....) with an SKU that is registered as a subscription in your Google Developer Console it will result in the error. It means either purchaseData or dataSignature is null.

Check IabHelper.java

   if (purchaseData == null || dataSignature == null) {
                logError("BUG: either purchaseData or dataSignature is null.");
                logDebug("Extras: " + data.getExtras().toString());
                result = new IabResult(IABHELPER_UNKNOWN_ERROR, "IAB returned null purchaseData or dataSignature");
                if (mPurchaseListener != null) mPurchaseListener.onIabPurchaseFinished(result, null);
                return true;
            }

If you have a SKU that is registered as an subscription you have to use the method: mHelper.launchSubscriptionPurchaseFlow(....)

Also check this answer: Google Play In-App Purchase returns error code -1008: null puchaseData or dataSignature

My SKU is registered as a managed Object. But thx for the reply, I will try. — Tristan G, Jul 17 '15 at 14:10

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 14 '15 at 12:35

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I had this problem with my subscriptions because I haven't set the "itemType"

 mHelper.launchPurchaseFlow(this,
            SKU_INFINITE_GAS, IabHelper.ITEM_TYPE_SUBS,
            RC_REQUEST, mPurchaseFinishedListener, payload);

answered Oct 14 '15 at 12:35

stefan

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