Tag: StoreKit

StoreKit now has API to get billing issues related to subscriptions and display them without leaving the application.

Operating system will provide default implementation to report billing issues.

Starting this summer, if an auto-renewable subscription doesn’t renew due to a billing issue, a system-provided sheet appears in your app with a prompt that lets customers update their payment method for their Apple ID. No action is required to adopt this feature. 

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Feature is available in iOS and iPadOS 16.4 and newer, Mac Catalyst apps also have access to this API.

StoreKit also provides messages and display to get billing issue messages and display them within application scene.

Apple Developer: Get ready to help customers resolve billing issues without leaving your app

Treat yourself with some really good articles this weekend!

• Implementing Password AutoFill for an iOS application by Natascha Fadeeva explains important aspect of app integration with Keychain;
  
  
• Sarun W. publishes two articles – How to save enum in UserDefaults using Swift on Swift tricks and Custom Layout in SwiftUI explaining new Layout protocol in SwiftUI;
  
  
• Majid Jabrayilov continues SwiftUI layouts topic with Conditional layouts in SwiftUI;
  
  
• Faster StoreKit testing by syncing in-app purchase products by Antoine van der Lee explores in-app purchases testing approaches;
  
  
• Natalia Panferova publishes Large content viewer in SwiftUI on accessibility aspects in iOS applications;
  
  
• Async Let by Jordan Morgan explains Swift structured concurrency feature;
  
  
• And finishing with two articles on Metal – Improve Metal GPU utilization by Geor Kasapidi and another one on integration of Metal gradients to SwiftUI views – SwiftUI Gradient Builder by Peter Tretyakov.

And this is it for today, see you next time!

Apple publishes an update on regulations requiring Apple to provide third-party payment options in South Korea for in-app purchases.

As with Netherlands app developers should request specific entitlement and provide information on payment system used by the app.

Developers are to pay Apple 26% commission on purchases made through external payment providers. It is still developer's responsibility to calculate and report overall sales made through external systems, while Apple maintains the right to conduct audits.

Apple Developer:

• Update on apps distributed in South Korea
• Distributing apps using a third-party payment provider in South Korea

References:

• App Store apps can now use third-party payment providers in South Korea
• App Store Developers in South Korea Can Now Use Alternative Payment Providers
• App Developers Can Apply to Use Third-Party Payment Processors in South Korea With Limitations
• StoreKit External Purchase Entitlement for South Korea
• Netherlands and Apple Reach External Payments Agreement

Apple follows regulator decision in Netherlands and now allowing dating apps to use external payment methods. This, however, requires app developers to adopt new entitlements.

Apps using these entitlements should have separate binary targeted only for Netherlands App Store.

Moreover, Apple will still collect commission on payments made through external payment systems.

Apple's approach to comply with requirements will be examined by ACM before taking effect.

Apple Developer:

• Update on dating apps distributed on the App Store in the Netherlands
• Distributing dating apps in the Netherlands

Reference:

• Apple to Allow In-App Third-Party Payment Options for First Time in the Netherlands
• Dutch Regulators to Meet With Dating App Providers to Assess Apple's Plan for Alternate In-App Payment Options
• StoreKit External Purchase Entitlement for Netherlands
• Apple makes it clear it will get its app commission regardless of payment method
• 9to5Mac: Apple Will Allow Dating Apps in the Netherlands to Use Alternative Payment Systems, But Developers Must Maintain a Separate App Binary

StoreKit 2 is part of iOS 15 and other platforms.

StoreKit 2. StoreKit 2 introduces powerful new Swift-based APIs that make supporting in-app purchases and subscriptions easier than ever. You can now easily determine product entitlements and eligibility for offers, quickly get a user’s history of in-app purchases, find out the latest status of a subscription with one simple check, provide a way to request refunds and manage subscriptions from within your app, and more. StoreKit 2 also uses Swift concurrency and JSON Web Signature to simplify how you retrieve product information and handle transactions. Available on iOS 15, iPadOS 15, tvOS 15, and watchOS 8.

App Store Server API. Support users and resolve in-app purchase issues more quickly with new App Store Server API now available in production.
- In-App Purchase History. Get a user’s history of in-app purchases
- Subscription Status. Determine whether a subscription is active, expired, in billing retry, or in billing grace period.

App Store server notifications. Coming soon. Get real-time updates on your in-app purchases, so you can create customized experiences for your users. You can now take advantage of new notification types that cover more user events, including subscription expirations, offer redemptions, refunds, and more. You can also enter an optional URL in App Store Connect to receive server notifications in the App Store sandbox environment, separate from the URL that you use for production.

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