Subscriptions renew automatically, charging the users Apple Period of time, which is configured in iTunes Connect (set periods ranging fromħ days to 1 year). Represent a product that grants the user access to dynamic content for a given About Auto-Renewable SubscriptionsĪuto-Renewable subscriptions are mainly used in Newsstand applications. Subscription transactions can be Restored. Should be validated like an auto-renewable subscription product.

When purchased by the user, the free subscription purchase TheĪpplication must have a Free Subscription product available for ‘purchase’ Implementation Overviewįree subscriptions behave much like Auto-Renewable subscriptions. Free subscriptions neverĮxpire they only end when the application is uninstalled. It will be available on all the user’s devices. (they cannot be used in non-Newsstand apps). Non-Renewing Subscriptions should normally be implemented using the Server-Delivered workflow and managed like Consumable products.įree subscriptions allow developers to put free content in Newsstand apps.Applications are also responsible for backing-up the subscription status for cases when a device is backed-up then restored-from-backup.

If the subscription should be available across all a user’s devices, the application will have to design and implement this feature in conjunction with a remote server. The purchases are not supported by the StoreKit Restore function.Applications are required to manage the subscription term/expiry and renewal, and prevent the user from buying overlapping subscriptions. They can be purchased multiple times (like a consumable product).The application code must be able to infer the validity period from the Product ID. The product definition in iTunes Connect does not include the term.Key differences between non-renewing subscriptions and other product Navigation application or time-limited access to a data archive). Of a service with a time restriction (such as one week’s access to a Non-renewing subscriptions are intended for products that represent the sale Feedback In this article About Non-Renewing Subscriptions

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