In App Purchace

Short tech talk on iOS In App Purchase.

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1. In App Purchase Wednesday, May 4, 2011
2. 4 types of goods Content Functionality Services Subscriptions Wednesday, May 4, 2011
3. Not allowed Real world goods or services No intermediary currency No downloaded code (just enabled) No naughty stuff (simulated gambling allowed) Wednesday, May 4, 2011
4. The players APP STORE BACKEND SERVER STORE KIT APP Wednesday, May 4, 2011
5. The flow Pt.1 APP STORE APP SERVER ASK FOR PURCHASED PRODUCTS (WITH USER) RETURN PURCHASED PRODUCTS SEND PRODUCT REQUEST RETURN VALID/INVALID PRODUCTS POPULATE THE UI USER CLICKS TO BUY SEND PAYMENT REQUEST RETURN TRANSACTION UPDATE ASK FOR AVAILABLE PRODUCTS RETURN OUR PRODUCTS ASK FOR PRODUCT DATA PRODUCT DATA DELIVERED Wednesday, May 4, 2011
6. The flow Pt.2 APP STORE APP SERVER RETURN TRANSACTION UPDATE (WITH RECEIPT DATA) ASK FOR PRODUCT DATA (WITH PRODUCT ID AND RECEIPT DATA) RETURN RESULT IF VERIFIED RETURN PRODUCT DATA STORE RECEIPT FOR USER VERIFY RECEIPT Wednesday, May 4, 2011
7. iTunes Connect The most annoying piece of sh*t ever Feedback loop ~24 hours. No error messages Apple Docs doesn’t cover possible failures Plan for this fact - upload binary and define products and test early in project Wednesday, May 4, 2011
8. Demo time Wednesday, May 4, 2011