iOS in App Purchase: Test a Real Purchase Without Submitting to Apple

iOS In App Purchase: test a real purchase without submitting to Apple

You can actually test the in-app purchasing in the sandbox environment, basically you'll need to set up an test user account in your iTunesConnect.

Check the apple documentation here:
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#technotes/tn2259/_index.html

You'll be able to find all the information related to In-App Purchasing, including sandbox testing.

Test In app purchase with out submitting app in iTunes and not verified Products

Yes, you can test your in-app Purchasing for Sandbox without submitting it to the app store and without getting your product validated by Apple.

You can follow these steps:

1) Create the app using a developer account and enter in the app purchase.

2) Create the app in iTunes, and enter which products you want to check in the in-app purchase in the feature tab.

3) Create a Sandbox tester email in iTunes.

4) Provide all data, otherwise you will get Metadata Missing error.

5) Uncheck Sales in Products.

6) Implement in-app Purchase in your app.

7) Make sure to clearly sign out your iTunes account from your device.

8) Now you are able to use in-app purchase in your app.

9) Make sure you use your Sandbox tester email only.

Can I use a real Apple ID for testing In-App Purchases while developing an app?

If your app is in sandbox mode, you need an iTunes test account to test the In-App purchases. Both scenarios you describe apply. If you try to use real accounts, it will just throw you an error.

The same occurs with Game Center accounts.

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