Regarding In App Purchases

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

I’m posting this in the newbie section as I am a newbie to corona.  I am attempting to set up InApp Purchases and am running into some difficulty.

I’ve gone through iTunes connect and set up both my app and the IAP items.  The problem that I am running into is that my app doesn’t seem to find any valid products.  I’ve tried to use the sample code that comes with Corona to test my items (the app that looks like it sells lemonade) and have run into the exact same problem.

Do I need to submit my IAPs for review for them to be able to be tested?  Everything that I’ve ready seems to indicate that that would not be the case.

I’m really stuck on this so any help or advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Alan

#2

The forums say you are a “Starter” account.  You have to be a “Basic” or higher level subscriber to use In App Purchases.  You probably are getting a message in your console log saying “It’s not available on this platform” or similar. 

Rob

#3

I was getting that message before I signed up for an account.  I am now using a basic account (i have been for about a week now).  I’m not getting that message anywhere except in the simulator, where I believe that is to be expected.  In fact, I just checked my Corona preferences and it says that I am at the Basic level.

#4

Yes, you need to submit your items before you can test against them.  Apple doesn’t make this step easy at all.

Robo

#5

So, I’m sorry.  i’m confused by this and appreciate your help.  So, I will need to submit my app and the In App Purchases with it?  Do I then cancel the app itself?

Thanks again.

#6

I believe you have to submit the app and then reject the binary.  Apple seems to keep changing the rules on it.

Rob

#7

Thanks.  I’ll give that a shot and update here to say if it worked or not.

#8

Wow.  I feel really dumb.  I have  in app purchases working now.  I was making a really dumb mistake in the set up process on iTunesConnect.

Under the ID, i was not including the full app id in front of the product id.  Just plain stupid on my part.

Thanks for the help with this.  

Alan

#9

The forums say you are a “Starter” account.  You have to be a “Basic” or higher level subscriber to use In App Purchases.  You probably are getting a message in your console log saying “It’s not available on this platform” or similar. 

Rob

#10

I was getting that message before I signed up for an account.  I am now using a basic account (i have been for about a week now).  I’m not getting that message anywhere except in the simulator, where I believe that is to be expected.  In fact, I just checked my Corona preferences and it says that I am at the Basic level.

#11

Yes, you need to submit your items before you can test against them.  Apple doesn’t make this step easy at all.

Robo

#12

So, I’m sorry.  i’m confused by this and appreciate your help.  So, I will need to submit my app and the In App Purchases with it?  Do I then cancel the app itself?

Thanks again.

#13

I believe you have to submit the app and then reject the binary.  Apple seems to keep changing the rules on it.

Rob

#14

Thanks.  I’ll give that a shot and update here to say if it worked or not.

#15

Wow.  I feel really dumb.  I have  in app purchases working now.  I was making a really dumb mistake in the set up process on iTunesConnect.

Under the ID, i was not including the full app id in front of the product id.  Just plain stupid on my part.

Thanks for the help with this.  

Alan