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Can testers use your in-app purchases?

Yes, with Google's test cards, and nobody gets charged. About three minutes of setup.

Yes. If your app sells in-app products or subscriptions, testers can go through the real purchase flow without spending real money. Google Play has a built-in switch for exactly this, called license testing. Anyone on your license tester list sees simulated test cards at checkout, completes the purchase like a normal user, and is never charged.

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    Open License testing

    From the Play Console homepage, not inside an app, go to Settings and choose License testing.
The Play Console account Settings page with the License testing section highlighted
License testing lives in the account-level Settings, not inside your app.
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    Add our Google group

    Under License testing, add the same Google group you added to your closed testing track:

    Then click Save changes. That is it: every tester on your test can now buy your in-app products free of charge.
A Google Play purchase sheet during license testing showing a test card that always approves and the note that this is a test order with no charge
What testers see at checkout: a test card, and Google's note that this is a test order.

How test purchases behave

Testers pick from simulated cards such as "Test card, always approves". The order completes instantly, appears in your Play Console order management marked as a test, and no money moves in either direction. So your revenue-critical flows get exercised on real devices, with zero real transactions.
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