Check needs update showing errors

[jeoEnfin]

LOG [Error: sp-react-native-in-app-updates checkNeedsUpdate error: Error: com.google.android.play.core.appupdate.internal.zzy: Failed to bind to the service.]

[brunohmagro]

I'm facing the same error.

[faniry6]

Same here!

[JeanSilvany]

Added <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE" tools:node="remove"/> in AndroidManifest.xml

[kostas64]

I had the same error.

"react-native": "0.71.9",
"sp-react-native-in-app-updates": "^1.3.1",

In my case this error was appearing only in Android in case i was trying to bypass android build version through ->
await inAppUpdates.checkNeedsUpdate({0.0.2}). In order to make it work :

• Remove version from checkNeedsUpdate
• Downgrade versionCode* (not versionName) from build.gradle (app)
• Run ./gradlew clean in android folder
• Build
• Done

*PS: work with real device and not emaulator

[SudoPlz]

This sounds like something on the environment is wrong (i.e you're testing on an emulator).
I see it as a more generic in app updates sdk issue and not related to the react-native wrapper library that sp-react-native-in-app-updates is.

You'll probably get better answers in SO but this requires trial and error to resolve unfortunately. Google hasn't made debugging in app updates easy.