In-app Purchase Configuration Guide for iTunes Connect---(i)----Introduction

Introduction

In-app Purchase is a Apple technology that allows your the users to Purchase content and services from within your App. You set up In-app Purchase products through ITunes Connect, a suite of web-based tools. You implement In-app Purchase in your App using the Store Kit framework.

Built-in purchases are an Apple technology that allows users to buy content and services from within your app. You can set up a built-in purchase in itunes Connect via a set of Web-based tools. You use the Store kit framework to implement built-in purchases in your app.

For example, your can use In-app Purchase to implement any of the following scenarios:

For example, you can use a built-in purchase to implement any of the following scenarios:

• A Basic version of your app with additional premium features

  A basic version of an application with additional advanced features.

• A Book Reader app This allows the user to purchase and download new books

  A reader app that allows users to buy and download new books.

• A game that offers new environments (levels) to explore

  A game that gives users more levels.

• A game that allows players to purchase virtual

  A game that allows users to buy virtual property.

• An app that provides access to a Turn-by-turn map service

  An application that provides a full range of map services.

• A subscription to a digital magazine or newsletter

  A subscription application for a digital magazine or newsletter.

After your ' ve designed one or more products to make available in your app, you ' re ready to add In-app Purchase configuratio n Information in ITunes Connect.

When you've designed one or more products in your app, you're ready to add the built-in Purchase configuration information to itunes Connect.

If you aren ' t already familiar with In-app Purchase, read Getting Started with In-app Purchase on IOS and OS X an D Adding In-app Purchase to your IOS and MAC applications. If you aren ' t already familiar with itunes Connect, read the itunes connect DeveloperGuide.

If you are unfamiliar with built-in purchases, see getting Started with In-app Purchase on iOS and OS X and Adding In-app Purchase to your IOS and Mac appli Cations. If you are unfamiliar with itunes Connect, see itunes connect DeveloperGuide.

At a Glance

I. Overview

Use ITunes Connect to add, set up testing for, submit, and manage your In-app Purchase product configurations.

Use itunes Connect to add, configure test, submit, and manage your built-in purchase product configurations.

Configure Your In-app Purchase Products

1, configure your built-in purchase products

After you ' ve created a iTunes Connect record for your app, you can configure the In-app Purchase products so you want t o Make available through your app.

Once you have created an itunes connect record for your app, you can configure the built-in purchases that will be sold in your app.

Related chapters: "Creating In-app Purchase products," "Displaying Products" Than one Language "

Related chapters:"Creating In-app Purchase products, " "Displaying on more Than one Language"

Test Your In-app Purchase Products

2. Test your built-in purchase

Test the In-app Purchase products you've configured to make sure they appear in your App's store and to make sure that fin Ancial transactions work properly.

Test the built-in purchases you've already configured, make sure they appear in your App store, and make sure that your financial transactions work smoothly.

Related chapters: "Testing In-app Purchase Products"

related chapters:"testing In-app Purchase Products"

Submit Your In-app Purchase products for Review

3. Upload your built-in purchased product for review

After you've included all of the information for a product and tested to make sure it appears in your app's store, you're re Ady to submit the "Product for review" and "to" it available on the store.

Once you have included all of the product's information, test it to make sure it appears in your App store so you can prepare to publish the product for review and make it available for sale in the store.

Related chapters: "Submitting In-app Purchase Products"

Related chapters: "Submitting In-app Purchase Products"

Manage the In-app Purchase products Available in Your App

4. Manage the built-in purchases in your application

After a In-app Purchase product is approved and ready for sale, you can continue to manage its display, pricing, and Avai Lability on the store.

When the built-in purchase product is approved and ready for sale, you can continue to manage its display, price and availability of it.

Related chapters: "Working with Your Product ' s Status," "Working with Your Product ' s Metadata"

Related chapters: "Working with Your product's Status," "Working with Your product ' s Metadata"

Prerequisites

Second, the premise conditions

To configure In-app Purchase content in ITunes Connect, you need access to:

To configure the built-in purchases in itunes Connect, you need to go through:

• The latest IOS or MAC Developer program License Agreement

  The latest iOS or Mac developer Program license Agreement

  See Legal Agreements in Your account in Member Center.

  View The legal agreement in the Member center account.

• The latest paid app contract, either IOS or Mac

  Latest paid iOS or Mac app contract

  Open The contracts, tax, and Banking module in ITunes Connect, as described in "managing contracts, Taxes, and Banking in the iTunes Connect DeveloperGuide.

  To open the contracts, tax, and banking units in itunes Connect, see "Managing Contracts, Ta," in itunes connect Developer guide Xes, and Banking ".

• An iTunes Connect user account with an Admin or Technical role

  An itunes connect user account, which must be an administrator or technician role.

  See ' Setting up User Accounts ' in iTunes Connect DeveloperGuide.

  View "Setting up User Accounts" from iTunes Connect Developer Guide

• An iTunes Connect record for your app

  An itunes Connect record for your app.

  See "Creating a itunes connect Record for a App" in iTunes connect DeveloperGuide.

  Check out the itunes connect Developer Guide's "Creating an iTunes connect Record for an App".

See Also

Third, see

As you include In-app Purchase products in your apps, your may want to refer to these additional Apple resources, which des Cribe The associated business and Development guidelines and requirements:

When your application needs to add built-in purchases, you may want to cite these additional Apple resources, which describe the relevant business, development guidelines, and requirements:

• Getting Started with In-app Purchase on IOS and OS X provides an overview of In-app Purchase Marketing strategies and business requirements.

  Getting Started with In-app Purchase on IOS and OS X provides an overview of the built-in Purchase market strategy and business requirements.

• "Adding capabilities" in the App Distribution Guide explains how to use Xcode to enable Apple services such As In-app Purchase.

  The "Adding capabilities" in APP distribution Guide explains how to use Xcode to turn on various Apple services, such as built-in purchases.

• In-app Purchase Programming guide describes using the store Kit framework to embed a store inside your App.

  In-app Purchase Programming Guide describes the use of the store kit framework to embed a store in your application.

• In-app Purchase for Developers lists the references available to support you through development of your App and In-app Purchase content.

  In-app Purchase for developers lists a variety of references that support your entire app development and built-in purchases.

• itunes Connect Developer Guide contains general information about creating a ITunes connect record for your app To submit it to the App Store or the Mac App Store. In addition, the This document describes other steps you'll need to the market your app, including setting up your org Anization ' s contracts and banking information and submitting app metadata, including artwork and localization information. It continues with information in how to monitor your app ' s success.

  itunes Connect Developer Guide includes a variety of basic information, including creating an itunes connect record for applications that will be sent to the store or to the Mac store. Additionally, this article describes the other steps required to complete publishing your application, including establishing your organization contract, bank information, and publishing application metadata (metadata), including artwork and localization information. It continuously collects various information on how to monitor the success of your application.

Throughout this document, the look for links to additional documents on + specific topics throughout this document.

Through this article, find and link to more specific topics.

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