Question about adding items to sell for app store

Solar2D Monetization (in-app purchases, ads, etc.)
#21

Here’s the link to the IAP guide,which is admittedly very old, but still applicable:

https://coronalabs.com/blog/2013/09/03/tutorial-understanding-in-app-purchases/

To answer your questions regarding testing IAP on iOS, I’ll quote from the doc:

Apple

  • You need specific test accounts which you can create in iTunes Connect. They are standard Apple IDs, so you will need to have a unique email address for each account. If you have your own web hosting service, you can set up aliases like “iap01@yourdomain.com” and “iap02@yourdmain.com” that send emails to your primary email address as a “catch all.” Note that Apple will make you validate the email by clicking on a link within it, so you must be able to receive it.
  • You must log out from iTunes on your device before you run the test app. This test app can be provisioned with either a Development or AdHoc profile to access the IAP sandbox. When prompted, log in with your test account.
  • You get “one shot” to buy your item because Apple remembers that your account has purchased that item. If you need to test again, you need a different account. There is no way to reset these purchases.
  • If you see “you need to submit your app and reject the binary,” you can disregard that advice.  Currently, you just need to submit your items for review — but it does take a little time for your items to propagate through Apple’s servers.
#22

Thanks for the reply and info. I understand some of it but other parts I do not. I may end up having to pay someone to step me through each part so I know what to do in the future. All I have done with Apple is build a non-pay app and test on my device when testflightapp.com was up. I have not done anything since.

So I know how to build my app with a development profile. But I do not know what you mean by being prompted to login with a test account. I just looked on iTunes Connect and I see where I can add users on there but not sure if this is the same as test accounts. And I do not log into iTunes with my device that I know of so not sure about that and logging out.

#23

One question… I understand about creating test accounts through iTunes Connect. But when do I log in with them for the purchase? If I have the in-app purchase code in my app and I am using my phone with the app and click to make the purchase on iOS does it prompt me to log in that account?

#24

Go into settings and log out of your real account.  Run your app, login with your test account and you should be using the sandbox.

Rob

#25

Which settings? On my iPhone?

#26

Yes, iPhone “Settings” app.

#27

Thanks, my 15 yr old son showed me this on his iPhone! lol

Hopefully last 2 questions. Can I basically use the code in the In-App Purchase project in the samples?

Never mind on the second, found the answer and edited this post.

Hopefully I should have this up and running soon. My iPad is completely dead and having to charge it all day to test with by tonight hopefully.

Warren

#28

I tried working with the sample app and its too confusing. I’m going to post in the jobs to pay someone to modify the sample app for my app. If anyone wants to do this I have $100 to pay.

Warren

#29

@Warren,

I answered you in another thread, but in case you look here. Please contact me here and I’ll give you some help:

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