I need to create an annual auto renewing payment plan, but I'm not getting the options for this, Usually there should have been four options including an auto renewing subscription.
To make it visible you should confirm all agreements, fill contact and bank account information and request Paid Application Contract.
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I am starting to set up in App Purchases for my app. I need to create a Auto Renewable subscription. However when I go to App Store Connect / my app / In-App Purchases and click on create. The only options available in the type field are Consumable and Non Consumable.
Here is the screen shot:
I haven't been able to find any reason for this. There are no outstanding agreements to accept in the financials, taxes and payment screens.
If any one could let me know what I am missing here or doing incorrectly, I would really appreciate it.
Many thanks
You're using a wrong menu item. Instead of "In-App Purchases", go to "Subscriptions" to create an auto-renewable subscription.
I am using Auto Renewable Monthly Subscription in my application and successfully implemented workflow. I am testing application in development mode i.e with sandbox environment. I have added two Sandbox users in iTunes connect > User and Roles Section.
Query -
When user monthly subscribe service using first sandbox account and successfully subscribed product. then user Sign Out first sandbox account from device Settings > iTunes and App Store Section and then again login with second sandbox test user.
When user again open application then it show alert - "you are currently Subscribed to this" with option to manage and Ok, Rather than asking to perform purchase with new second sandbox user. Please guide me what should be the correct behaviour.
How can I add cancel subscription within app and test with sandbox environment.
How does auto renewable - renew subscription and validate subscription work?
Kindly Suggest , I will be very thankful for guide lines.
First of all,SandBox payment validity is 5 mins for monthly recurring payments. And for app inApp Payment details will save in appStoreReceiptURL this url, Apple will check based on Purchase_id(it will create in iTunes) and appStoreReceiptURL, If you want to use another Sandbox tester email You need to delete app and re install.then you will proceed to payment via SandBox.
2) There is no option to cancel Auto-renewable to sandbox payments.
3) Auto renewable will not work in Sandbox payments, it's for just testing purpose how inApp will work with out payment.
Why I didn't see Auto-Renewable Subscription in iTunes Connect -> In-App Purchases -> Select the In-App Purchase you want to create.
I see only Consumable, Non-Consumable, Non-Renewing Subscription
I have found answer:
When you want to sell something, but you haven't sold anything before.
You should open iTunes Connect -> Agreements, Tax, and Banking.
I think you have got Master Agreements -> Contracts In Effect -> only row with Contract Type: Free Applications
Apple doesn't give you access to functions for sell anything. Your App doesn't have access to products in iTunes Connect -> Your App -> Features -> In-App Purchase
Decision:
You have to sign new contract in iTunes Connect -> Agreements, Tax, and Banking -> Contract Type: Paid Applications and fill fields [Contact Info, Bank Info, Tax Info]
Note: You should have 'Legal' role as a user. Then you will see "Request" button. If a role is only 'Admin' (without Legal rights), you may see only "View" button, and you won't be able to sign a new contract.
After that: you'll see Auto-Renewable Subscription in Select the In-App Purchase you want to create.
Note: If you don’t see an option for Auto-Renewable Subscription, you probably need to complete some contracts for your account.
Press Cancel and select My Apps from the top-left part of the screen. Then pick Agreements, Tax, and Banking from the options.
Make sure all the contracts are complete, especially the Paid Applications contract.
When you’re done, the status may show as “Processing”. Even so, you should be able to return to the In-App Purchases page and create a new Auto-Renewable Subscription.
If you don't see the Auto-Renewable Subscription option, ensure your developer account has accepted all applicable contracts and have provided tax and banking information in the 'Agreements, Tax, and Banking' section of App Store Connect.
For those who are still struggling with renew subscription on apple website. Here are few things to consider which can help -
Renew can be done only through account holder's account
I found the renew option only on Apple developer app. Login to apple developer app and check under account section
If you get error while clicking on renew button then check if icloud is logged in on the device with same apple id
Hopefully this will solve the problem for those who are not getting this option on apple developer website.
I'm try to create an app with auto renewable subscription. But there is no auto renew option in list.
Maybe I should make some preparations or it allowed only for specific categories?
The problem was a legal issue. Ask your team-agent or an iTunes User with de "Legal" role to check if all the in app purchase contact have been accepted.
It seems, that #Poles and #sivajee-battina are right - checked on another account with all bank info - auto renewable is available
My application currently allows the user to subscribe to our service using in-app purchase auto-renewable subscription. The app provides images, 12 images per month, and every month the user needs to renew his/her subscription to see the new content.
I haven't work on the auto-renewable model before, so I have built a model to validate the receipt and it works, but should I check if the user subscription expired or not, and, if so, how?
Also, does the app store only allow magazines and newspaper items to be auto-renewable?
I haven't worked on the auto-renewable model before, so any help on this matter would be highly appreciated.
When a user signs up for an auto-renewable subscription, they continue to be charged until they manually cancel it. This is obviously great from a developer’s point of view, because it takes a lot more effort to cancel something than to just let it continue.
You might already be familiar with a class of apps that use auto-renewable subscriptions already: Newsstand.
Newsstand was first introduced in iOS 5, and allows content providers to easily distribute their newspapers and magazines. With it, Apple introduced the auto-renewable subscription model, which allows you to set a subscription duration and manage renewals automatically through the StoreKit framework.
However, Apple has placed some very strict rules around auto-renewable subscriptions, meaning their usage is (usually) exclusive to Newsstand apps.
So sadly, if you want to provide content or features for a limited duration, outside of Newsstand, then your only option is to use non-renewing subscriptions.
found that here: http://www.raywenderlich.com/36270/in-app-purchases-non-renewing-subscription-tutorial
An auto-renewable subscription is an iOS In-App Purchase category that allows an app to provide and charge for content or features over a set amount of time.
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Auto-Renewable In-App purchases continues charging the user (weekly/monthly/yearly etc.) until they cancel it.
You can check if the subscription has expired using the a validated receipt. It contains subscription expiration date and time.
If you want to lock content if subscription has not renewed, you may want to check receipt info against current date/time, on applicationDidBecomeActive delegate. There are open source libraries that lets you verify receipts locally as well.
And any kind of app can have Auto-Renewable In-App purchases, not just newsstand apps.