Cheat sheet for working with iOS, iTunes, AppStore auto-renewables or Android, GooglePlay subscriptions

How to test auto-renewable subscriptions on iOS and Android?

Test purchases

	Sandbox	Live
iOS	Sandbox account	TestFlight internal/external
Android	License testing group via Alpha Channel Release Management > App releases > Manage Alpha > Manage testers	License testing account via Alpha/Internal Channel Settings > Account details > Gmail accounts with testing access

Reduced test subscription time

Test subscriptions renew more quickly than normal to aid in testing. The following table identifies the testing renewal times for subscriptions of various durations.

Note: Test subscriptions will renew a maximum of 6 times.

iOS AppStore Connect

Note: Test subscriptions will renew a maximum of 6 times; after that you can continue testing with the user.

Actual Duration				Test Duration
1 week				3 minutes
1 month				5 minutes
2 months				10 minutes
3 months				15 minutes
6 months				30 minutes
1 year				1 hour

Android Google Play

Production subscription period	Test subscription renewal
1 week	5 minutes
1 month	5 minutes
3 months	10 minutes
6 months	15 minutes
1 year	30 minutes

The time-based features available for subscriptions, such as free-trials, are also shortened for testing. The following table identifies the testing time periods associated with time-based subscription features:

Feature	Test period
Free trial	3 minutes
Introductory price period	Same as subscription test period
Grace period (both 3- and 7-day)	5 minutes
Account hold	10 minutes

Testing Google Play Billing Responses

There are three reserved product IDs for testing static Google Play Billing responses:

android.test.purchased

When you make an Google Play Billing request with this product ID, Google Play responds as though you successfully purchased an item. The response includes a JSON string, which contains fake purchase information (for example, a fake order ID).

android.test.canceled

When you make an Google Play Billing request with this product ID Google Play responds as though the purchase was canceled. This can occur when an error is encountered in the order process, such as an invalid credit card, or when you cancel a user's order before it is charged.

android.test.item_unavailable

When you make an Google Play Billing request with this product ID, Google Play responds as though the item being purchased was not listed in your application's product list.

Cancelling test purchases or sandbox purchases

Android

Google Play accumulates completed test purchases for each user but does not pass them on to financial processing.

Test purchases are not automatically canceled, so you might want to manually cancel a test purchase to continue testing. To do so, open the app page in the Play Store. If the test purchase that you want to cancel is a subscription, you can also use the cancel() method of the Purchases.subscriptions API.

Important: The refund() and revoke() methods of the Purchases.subscriptions API don't support test purchases.

iOS

You cannot continue to test the auto-renewing aspect of the subscription for that test user after 5 renewals. To test the auto-renewing aspect you must create a new test user.

Server-side real-time update of subscription changes

There are events available for iOS:
To receive status update notifications, configure a subscription status URL for your app in App Store Connect. The App Store will deliver JSON objects via an HTTP POST to your server for the key subscription events. Your server is responsible for parsing, interpreting, and responding to all statusUpdateNotification posts.

Apple Developer
How we implemented Apple Server To Server notifications

And Android:
Google Play Billing provides server push notifications that let you monitor state changes for Play-managed subscriptions. By enabling Real-Time Developer Notifications, you'll receive a purchase token directly from Cloud Pub/Sub anytime there is an update to an existing subscription.

Android Developer

iOS Deeplinks

Additionally, your app can deep link customers to the payment details page within App Store on their device by opening this URL

https://apps.apple.com/account/billing

For users who wish to cancel their subscription, your app can open the following URL:

https://apps.apple.com/account/subscriptions

Links

iOS

Android

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