In App Purchase Remove Ads using boolean

Question

I'm trying to implement Android in app purchase remove ads function. Under my class, I put private boolean isAdsDisabled; and under onCreate, I put

if (isAdsDisabled) {
            AdView adView = (AdView) this.findViewById(R.id.adView);
            adView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        } else {
            AdView adView = (AdView) this.findViewById(R.id.adView);
            AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();
            adView.loadAd(adRequest);
        }

This is my OnIabPurchaseFinishedListener

IabHelper.OnIabPurchaseFinishedListener mPurchaseFinishedListener
            = new IabHelper.OnIabPurchaseFinishedListener() {
        public void onIabPurchaseFinished(IabResult result,
                                          Purchase purchase)
        {
            if (result.isFailure()) {
                // Handle error
                return;
            }
            else if (purchase.getSku().equals(ITEM_SKU)) {
                removeAds();
            }

        }
    };

My removeAds()

private void removeAds() {
        AdView adView = (AdView) this.findViewById(R.id.adView);
        adView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        isAdsDisabled = true;
    }

After successful purchase, I manage to hide the ads. However the problem after I restart my app, the ads reappear. Seem like it can't save the boolean isAdsDisabled = true. How to fix this?

you should permanent save value of in app purchase in db or server then further use because Boolean is temporary.It can not access after destroy the activity — Saveen, Aug 17 '16 at 06:39
But there is someone managed to do it using boolean: http://www.tutorialsface.com/2016/05/implementing-remove-ads-in-app-purchases-in-android-tutorial-example/ — user2872856, Aug 17 '16 at 06:42
but just think from where you get value of boolean after destroy the activity. It is not save any where — Saveen, Aug 17 '16 at 06:44
Use a shared preference for this. Save the Boolean as true as soon as you purchase the sku. And retrieve the preference value on oncreate . Here is an eg:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10786172/android-getdefaultsharedpreferences — Sunil Sunny, Aug 17 '16 at 06:44
@user2872856 In the link you have provided.It will always return from this line if (result.isFailure()) and the error will be "you already own this item" . — Sunil Sunny, Aug 17 '16 at 06:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 17 '16 at 07:37

Solved this using SharedPreferences.

SharedPreferences settings = getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, 0);
        boolean isAdsDisabled = settings.getBoolean("isAdsDisabled", false);

        if (isAdsDisabled) {
            AdView adView = (AdView) this.findViewById(R.id.adView);
            adView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        } else {
            AdView adView = (AdView) this.findViewById(R.id.adView);
            AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();
            adView.loadAd(adRequest);
        }

And my removeAds()

private void removeAds() {
        AdView adView = (AdView) this.findViewById(R.id.adView);
        adView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        SharedPreferences settings = getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, 0);
        SharedPreferences.Editor editor = settings.edit();
        editor.putBoolean("isAdsDisabled", true);
        editor.commit();
    }

In App Purchase Remove Ads using boolean

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