I am a bit confused by this. How is Apple supposed to review in app purchase content without the app? All my IAPs are "in review" while the app itself is "waiting for review" since two days.
This is not too programming related BUT it might save other developers time to know this can happen and why. What I did:
1) Updloaded IAP content packages so I can test it.
2) Assigned IAP content packages to app, then submitted app via Xcode.
3) Found bug and rejected binary.
4) Fixed bug, resubmitted binary. But this time no way to assign the IAPs to app. They were already "waiting for review".
Did my app get stuck in a deadlock situation? Did anyone else ever experience this?
I suspect that the In App Purchases will be reviewed once your app goes into review. Your In App Purchases are already associated with the app, are they not?
However I would recommend you contact Apple through iTunes connect. I've always had good success with this in the past.
Select the 'Contact Us' link at the bottom of the iTunes connect page. In the form that appears, select App Review and Check Review Status, and then select the 'contact us' link in the text that appears.
Then describe your issue in the form, and they should tell you what you need to do.
Here is a way to fix this (its not ideal):
Delete in app purchase that is "waiting for review" in iTunes connect.
Recreate in app purchase with a different product id (you can just add a number to the end).
Refractor old references in your purchase code to the new id.
Rebuild, re-associate the product, and re-upload!
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I have created a newsstand app and have everything working. The only issues I have now are:
When I click 'subscribe' and the dialogue box pops up to confirm the in app purchase it says
Confirm Subscription
Do you want subscribe to Unknown App for free?
[Environment: Sandbox]
Why does it say Unknown App? Everything else works (receipt validation, completing the transaction & co.)
Also, will the [Environment: Sandbox] go away automatically once I upload it to the app store and download it for real? Is there something in my code that I am missing that sends the in app purchase request to the sandbox? Or is it just because i am using a test device that has the app compiled onto it from XCode.
If your app is not in app store, it shows you the [Environment: Sandbox]. It will automatically go away once you uploaded app and your app is in app store.
For "Unknown App":
You need to add text in inApp purchase section in iTunes connect. If you haven't done that it will show you "Unknown App" on message which comes on iOS pop-up.When you activate in-app purchase by filling all information in inApp purchase section, pop-up will not show you "Unknown App", rather the pop-up will mention your app name.
Hope this will help you.
If your app is not in app store, it shows you the [Environment: Sandbox]. it will automatically will go away once you uploaded and your app is in app store.
If your binary has been rejected by Apple, the IAP products submitted with it should also show up as rejected. When you try and purchase a rejected IAP within the app, the confirmation screen will show the aforementioned "Do you want to buy one Unknown App...".
To correct this you should be able to make a small change to each IAP product in iTunes Connect. Then simply change it back, then the rejected flag should go away (and be replaced by waiting for review. For example, I added an 's' to the Display Name for the English language of each product. Then went right back in and removed the 's'.
This may not be acceptable to Apple if the reason for your rejection centers around your use of In-App Purchases.
I suggest to check your itunesconnect account.
Goto your Specific App "NewStandApp" .-> Manage InAppPurchases. Now check Reference Name you have Added with your ProductID.
Product_Id your are referring in project/app (sandbox environment) might be connected with app name "Unknown app"
Based on all the steps mentioned here http://troybrant.net/blog/2010/01/in-app-purchases-a-full-walkthrough/, I have created a new application, uploaded its' binary and rejected it. I also added a product but its status is in "Ready to Submit" and the top right button "submit for review" is disabled. Is this normal?
maybe due to this
in short: Lodsys has been threatening developers using in-app purchases about a patent they own and apple has licensed (but the license does not extend to developers), apple is investigating...
I just noticed this same thing yesterday as well. I stumbled around for a while and then I noticed that in the Add Version page for your new binary, there is a list of the In App Purchases you can submit for review along with the binary. Checking those In App Purchases and submitting the binary has moved the In App Purchases to the Waiting for Review state. It is confusing that the In App Purchase page has a grayed out Submit For Review button when I never had to click it.
check-out http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-temporarily-freezing-in-app-purchase-approvals/ . It has some indications and links to further info.
for itunes page in 2018. if your in-app purchase is ready for review stage. you should go to your app and click prepare for submission then scroll down the page until you see the In-App Purchases section. click blue button and add your in app purchase you created before.
I have some in-app purchases setup for an application. The in-app purchases are all tested, and working great - however I can't submit them for review. I submitted the application binary for review, then visited the in-app purchase section. All of the in-app purchases say: "Ready to Submit", but the "Submit for Review" button is greyed out, and un-clickable.
When apple reviews the actual application, will they also just review the in-app purchases for it? Or am I doing something wrong?
Thanks.
Update: I don't know if it was by switching to Chrome, or by waiting 30 minutes or so, but it enabled me to submit my in-app-purchases for review.
I was having the same problem. It would not let me submit my In app purchases to my app, which I uploaded shortly beforehand. I had to reject the binary, then follow the directions below to add the IAP to the app version before uploading.
Go to iTunes Connect
Click on Manage your applications
Click on the App
Click "View Details" button
Scroll down until you see an "In App Purchase" Section
Add your In App Purchase to that version.
Then ready your app for upload.
Once these steps are complete, the In App Purchase should automatically change from "Ready to Submit" to "Waiting for Review".
There are several things that needs to be checked first before submitting an app with in-app purchase :
Enable in-app feature in your "Identifiers -> App IDs". This is
usually automatically enabled by Apple by default
Ensure the correct link from your "Provisioning Profile" to the "App IDs"
above, which has in-app feature
Build your file with the correct "Provisioning Profile".
Before you update the binary, you must set up the in-app in iTunes. Goto the :
"Manage In-app Purchases", and add/setup your pricing, description, etc in there. If you don't see this, then you will need to create a new version of your app first.
Once done, it will change to "Submit Binary File"
Now, update the new version description and select the correct in-app that you just created.
Upload the binary file to Apple using Xcode, and status should change to "Waiting for Review".
I had the same problem. For me the solution was simple. I was using Firefox and couldn't see the checkboxes to submit the purchases. Simply switch from Firefox to Chrome and you'll see the boxes again to check off and submit.
Another variation, the state of the app within itunes connect was wrong. I had to upload the binary then go to the binary details panel and reject this binary before I was able to see the check marks in the inapp purchase section of the app summary.
Use the "View Details" button and go to the bottom of the page, in the "In-App Purchases" section use the link "Manage In-App Purchase", do "Select All" and submit any no. of products for review along with the binary. Additional in-app products can be added from the Application summary "Manage In-App Purchase" button using the table provided.
It's been more than a decade since this question was opened. It is ridiculous that Appls IAP submission is still confusing. Ryan's answer saved my ass, I just would like to make minor updates to keep it up to date, and hope it will save others' time.
If you missed to submit an IAP, and the App is already in the wild, prepare for a new submission. If you cannnot submit an IAP, and your App was already submitted/approved, just reject it. After you get a new binary uploaded, do the following:
Go to App Store Connect
Click on My Apps
Click on the App
Click "In-App Purchases" under the "Features" section on the left side, make sure your IAPs are ready for review
Click "Prepare for Submission" under the top-left "iOS App" section
Scroll down until you see an "In App Purchase" section
Add your IAPs to that version
Add your binary to that version
You are ready to go
I recently submitted my iPhone app for review. I also approved the in-app-purchase for my app (and provided the in-app-purchase screenshot). It's a few days later and the app status has been updated from "waiting for review" to "in review"... while the in-app-purchase status is still "waiting for review". Could the app go live in the store before the in-app-purchase? If so what happens when the user tries to make the in-app-purchase? Anything the developer can do to remedy this?
Set the app availability date to a time in the future, then when the in-app purchase is accepted, set both dates to the present.
You should also uncheck the "Cleared for Sale" checkbox in the In-App Purchase page in iTunes Connect. This means the IAP won't go on sale (even after being approved) until you decide it should.
You should have a check in your app to see if an IAP is actually available, and only display it if it was found in the App Store.
The same thing happened to us on one of our submissions. The Apple reviewers wanted to see our in-app-purchase experience before they approved the app. So in the course of the review they made sure the in-app-purchase was up to par, and approved them both at the same time.
I'm not sure if this is the standard among app reviews, so I'd play it safe and go with #nevan's suggestion as well, because if the app goes through without the in-app purchase items enabled, the purchases will fail.
please help me , i am getting product count 0 in response.product.
i have followed all the steps of in app purchase in documentation .
1.Provisioning profile and i allowed in app purchase.
2.Dummy app binary uploaded to itunes and rejected that by myself.
3.Setup 2 products in itunes in app purchase and app identifier was selected.
All the things seems fine but i am getting product count 0.
Please let me know how can i solve this issue .
Thanks
Make sure to check the "Cleared for Sale" checkbox for the in-app purchase in iTunes Connect. Note that this does not submit the in-app purchase for approval to Apple. To do that, you need to click the green "Approve" button in the upper right hand corner.
All you should need to do to test the in-App purchase is check the "Cleared for Sale" checkbox for the purchase in iTunes Connect.
Don't reject your binary. The binary has to be waiting for review (or cleared for sale) before the store will work right.
Also make sure each of your in app purchase items are cleared for sale on iTunes Connect.
You can create a new application but not upload the binary on iTunes Connect. This way your app is in the "Waiting for binary" (or something like that) state.
Then you're binary won't be rejected.
If anybody needs help implementing the In App Purchase feature, there's a complete sample here
are you sure add Product information in iTunes conect.
Enter iTunes Connect, Click Manage Your In app Purchases link, add Product information and id.
I post a summary in my msn space http://leefj.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!ADF54DD0A549AD9B!471.entry