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Hi - I have an iOS app running on a Mac using Catalyst in Mac OS 10.15, Xcode 11.2 beta 2 (11B44). When the app calls `Purchases.shared.entitlements`, on iOS, the one entitlement I have set up in RevenueCat is returned. Building/running the same code on a Mac, the callback is called with `error` == `nil` and `entitlements` == `[]`. Purchases.shared.entitlements { (entitlements, error) in // entitlements is a dictionary with 0 elements // error is nil } Debug output shows no errors and looks like it's making the API calls fine: > 2019-10-21 16:06:40.698573-0500 MyApp[20463:252613] [Purchases] - DEBUG: Debug logging enabled. > 2019-10-21 16:06:40.698633-0500 MyApp[20463:252613] [Purchases] - DEBUG: SDK Version - 2.6.0 > 2019-10-21 16:06:40.698673-0500 MyApp[20463:252613] [Purchases] - DEBUG: Initial App User ID - (null) > 2019-10-21 16:06:40.698926-0500 MyApp[20463:252613] [Purchases] - DEBUG: GET /v1/subscribers/ABCDEBFG-OBFUSCATED-ID-CODE-FGHIJKLM > 2019-10-21 16:06:40.699270-0500 MyApp[20463:252613] [Purchases] - DEBUG: GET /v1/subscribers/ABCDEBFG-OBFUSCATED-ID-CODE-FGHIJKLM/products > 2019-10-21 16:06:40.700428-0500 MyApp[20463:252613] [Purchases] - DEBUG: No cached entitlements, fetching > 2019-10-21 16:06:40.703482-0500 MyApp[20463:252613] [Purchases] - DEBUG: Vending purchaserInfo from cache > 2019-10-21 16:06:40.953341-0500 MyApp[20463:252613] [Purchases] - DEBUG: applicationDidBecomeActive > 2019-10-21 16:06:41.056315-0500 MyApp[20463:253189] [Purchases] - DEBUG: GET /v1/subscribers/ABCDEBFG-OBFUSCATED-ID-CODE-FGHIJKLM 200 > 2019-10-21 16:06:41.121544-0500 MyApp[20463:253169] [Purchases] - DEBUG: GET /v1/subscribers/ABCDEBFG-OBFUSCATED-ID-CODE-FGHIJKLM/products 200 I'm using Purchases SDK v2.6.0 installed via CocoaPods. I'm building/running by just selecting "My Mac" as the build device and clicking the play button icon (that is, running the app). Is there some different way we need to run Mac Catalyst apps? Thanks! Grant
Posted by Grant about 8 hours ago
Hello, I have an app live on Google Play. And this app have "Monthly" and "Yearly" subscriptions. And both have 14 days free trials. My app using: "com.revenuecat.purchases:purchases:2.2.5" version of revenue cat SDK. If I used the promo code within in the my app, during purchase flow, then promo code successfully added in my app. But if I am already using the 14 days trial, and redeeming code from Google Play app, code was successfully redeemed. But it is not reflected in my app. As per Google docs here: https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_promo#Support-promo We need to consume the "unconsumed redemption". But in documentation, I can't find the code to do that, can you please help me or give me the code if I missed documentation?
Posted by Rajesh Kumar about 17 hours ago
Hi, I can see that if using the iOS SDK I can get access to isActive and willRenew fields for Entitlements. How do I access the same information via the REST API. I know I can access expires_date for the entitlement and subscription but I'm not sure how to determine the actual status of the entitlement specifically as it concerns the grace period. How do I determine at what point I should stop providing the entitlement to the user? I'm using apple, google and stripe billing so I'm hoping for a consistent solution for all platforms.
Posted by Andrew Goldsmith about 20 hours ago
Hello, I am testing purchases using my sandbox apple id account and noticed weird behavior. In the Activity tab with the "View sandbox data" turned on I can see my test purchase. However if I open details I can see next events: Started a free trial, 9:02 PM 2 minutes later Converted from a free trial, 9:04 PM 5 minutes later Renewed their subscription, 9:09 PM 5 minutes later Renewed their subscription, 9:14 PM 5 minutes later Renewed their subscription, 9:19 PM 5 minutes later Renewed their subscription, 9:24 PM My product is a monthly subscription with a 3 days trial. Did I do something wrong or this is something expected in the sandbox? Also, on a slightly separate note, I noticed, that an object received by the Purchases.addPurchaserInfoUpdateListener(this.purchaserInfoUpdateListener); handler looks different from the object returned by Purchases.getPurchaserInfo(). Is it expected? I did not find any proper documentation about it, if I missed it, can you please point me to it. In particular it does not have properties like "entitlements" and "activeSubscriptions".
Posted by Stanislav Smirnov a day ago
Hello, when I invoke Purchases.getEntitlements() I receive entitlements with products, however product's currency_code is set to USD. My default currency is not USD in my developer account. Is it possible to receive products with an expected currency code?
Posted by Stanislav Smirnov 3 days ago
Hi, I am considering implementing RevenueCat APIs to handle my auto-renewing in-app purchases. But I also have non-renewing IAPs in my app as well, and I don't really need RevenueCat functionality to handle that. So is it possible for me to tell the API to handle *only* renewables and ignore the non-renewing subscriptions (so that it doesn't count against "monthly tracked volume")? Or does it end up handling ALL the payments coming in from StoreKit?
Posted by Zulfi Shah 3 days ago
I'm using Revenuecat via the REST API as I'm developing using Adobe Air and therefore can't use the SDKs provided. When I hit "create a purchase" I can provide the price/currency for the subscription but I don't see anywhere to access that information later on. I would like to be able to show the user both with-in and outside my app (via website account page) how much they're paying for their current subscription. Do I have to store this separately? Also, if I changed my subscription price at some point in the future would that ever get reflected in Revenuecat? The Subscription object returned via the REST API doesn't have any payment information.
Posted by Andrew 4 days ago
Hi, The Error Handling docs list the PurchasesErrorCode codes, and the Kotlin and Swift examples switch on PurchasesErrorCode enums to handle errors. But PurchasesErrorCode isn't exposed in Flutter/Dart, so at the moment I have to use a generic error handler and can't process retry or modify the message the user sees - or am I missing something? I don't really want to rely on the raw values behind the enums (but I will if I have to since I'm due to launch in the next couple of weeks).
Posted by James Ormrod 5 days ago
Looking to establish a reoccurring subscription tiered by month, 3 month, 6 month, etc. Users can also share the app with several members of their family. And lastly we also desire to provide promotion codes for free use. Is this possible using RevenueCat? Much appreciated!
Posted by Bill W 5 days ago
I was trying to test the grace period and I am not sure if that is a "testing-issue" again or not. so I check isActive, latest Purchase and expiration Date. When purchasing the Subscription the subscription is active, latest Purchase shows 10:10:48 UTC and the expiration shows 10:15:48 UTC. As expected 1 month = 5min on testing systems. But no time is added to the exiration date as it should, as Grace Period is turned on in the app store. Shouldn't the expiration Date be later or can we check grace_period_expires_date somehow? My Application needs to be working offline, so during the period Expiration -> Grace Period End, I need to provide the user with a working application. Thanks for helping me understand what I need to check, that the user is able to use the application during offline work. Cheers Ronnie
Posted by Ronnie Bischof 8 days ago
I have a subscription Group set up in the App Store, level 1 (higher) and level 2 (lower). In RevenueCat I have a separate Entitlement setup (in Version 2.6) as I have no content (without a subscription), basic content with (level 2) and full content with (level 1). Now if I subscribe for example to level 1 and check the PurchaserInfo for the entitlements and read out .willRenew for both entitlements, then I get both .willRenew = true. What is the reason for that? Because they are in a subscription Group? Thanks for your help.
Posted by Ronnie Bischof 10 days ago
I've configured revenuecat for a managed product on google play (not a subscription) and I'm hit with the error: " The product is not available for purchase. | Couldn't find product" when I click the buy button. I have tested the configuration with google play billing before and it worked fine. I also can display all info of product such as prices as fetch from google play. I'm not sure what is going wrong here. Thanks
Posted by Malcolm Mielle 10 days ago
Starting a new question to help clarify the issue in my testing (Mac Catalyst): On the first load of the app after the subscription has expired, I am still getting isActive = true for the app's only entitlement. If I then load the app again, it correctly shows isActive = false, but on the first load of the app after expiration, isActive still shows as true. Similarly, on the first load of the app after an auto-renewal of a subscription, the expiration date on the purchaserInfo received in viewDidLoad still shows as the expiration date from the initial purchase. Only on the next load of the app does it correctly show the updated expiration date for the renewal period. Each time I run the app, the 'purchaserInfo' that is loaded is the previous purchaserInfo as opposed to the most updated one, so it shows as still active when it has expired, or it shows a past expiration date when the expiration date was recently updated due to renewal. Are you seeing the same in your testing of Mac Catalyst apps? Any help would be greatly appreciated! // Get the latest purchaserInfo to see if we have a full version user or not Purchases.shared.purchaserInfo { (purchaserInfo, error) in if let e = error { print(e.localizedDescription) } if let purchaserInfo = purchaserInfo { if purchaserInfo.entitlements["FullVersion"]?.isActive == true { let dateFormatter = DateFormatter() dateFormatter.dateStyle = .full dateFormatter.timeStyle = .long if let purchaseDate = purchaserInfo.purchaseDate(forEntitlement: "FullVersion") { print("Purchase Date: \(dateFormatter.string(from: purchaseDate))") } if let expirationDate = purchaserInfo.expirationDate(forEntitlement: "FullVersion") { print("Expiration Date: \(dateFormatter.string(from: expirationDate))") } } } }
Posted by Ran 11 days ago
in my testing, didReceiveUpdated doesn't seem to be called in a Mac Catalyst app at the time of the subscription's expiration (after all autorenewals have occurred) Also - the first time I run the app after the expiration time, I still get isActive = true and this printout: Purchase Date: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1:34:18 AM EDT Expiration Date: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1:39:18 AM EDT Current Date: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1:41:09 AM EDT If the isActive check is comparing the expiration date to the current date, this should never happen, but when I stop the app and run it again, it shows isActive = false that next time the app launches Have you seen didReceiveUpdated work in your testing on Mac Catalyst apps? Have you noticed isActive continue to show true beyond an expiration date? Thanks!
Posted by Ran 11 days ago
I'm working on a Mac App Store app, available as a Standard and Pro subscription, with a monthly or yearly renewal interval, with 2-week trials. Here's what I have for my new offerings hierarchy: PRODUCTS (which map directly to the MAS product identifiers) com.mycompany.myapp.pro_1month com.mycompany.myapp.pro_1year com.mycompany.myapp.standard_1month com.mycompany.myapp.standard_1year OFFERINGS default 1. pro_monthly = Professional monthly package = com.mycompany.myapp.pro_1month 2. pro_yearly = Professional yearly package = com.mycompany.myapp.pro_1year 3. standard_monthly = Standard monthly package = com.mycompany.myapp.standard_1month 4. standard_yearly = Standard yearly package = com.mycompany.myapp.pro_1year ENTITLEMENTS pro = Professional features 1. com.mycompany.myapp.pro_1month 2. com.mycompany.myapp.pro_1year standard = Standard features 1. com.mycompany.myapp.standard_1month 2. com.mycompany.myapp.standard_1year On launch, I use purchaserInfoWithCompletionBlock set the delegate which means I also get an immediate didReceiveUpdatedPurchaserInfo call with the latest purchaserInfo. This also means that same delegate method will be called with updated purchaserInfo if any future changes happen to the subscription. That delegate stores the current purchaserInfo then broadcasts out a notification on the main thread so any UI elements can refresh, hide, or appear to reflect the current purchased entitlement, which is simply purchaserInfo.entitlements.active.allValues.firstObject since I'm only looking for "pro" or "standard". I use offeringsWithCompletionBlock to grab the current offering (aka the "default" one listed above) and, while I'm at it, I iterate through offerings.current.availablePackages to grab all the package.product.productIdentifier's so I have a dynamic array of MAS product identifiers instead of hardcoding anything. I then feed that into checkTrialOrIntroductoryPriceEligibility to see which identifiers are eligible for the 2-week trial. If receiveEligibility[productIdentifier].status != RCIntroEligibilityStatusIneligible then I assume a trial is possible so I add that product identifier to a Set for quick lookups. I fill a popup of available packages by iterating over the current offering's availablePackages: [self.plansPopUp addItemWithTitle:[NSString stringWithFormat:NSLocalizedString(@"%@ %@", nil), package.product.localizedDescription, package.localizedPriceString] representedObject:package]; So I have popup entries like "Professional (1 Month) $6.99", for example. The current active plan in the popup is where package.product.productIdentifier equals activeEntitlementInfo.productIdentifier. And when they make the purchase I just grab the popup item's representedObject, which is that item's package, to send to purchasePackage. There's some quickly logic to form the various fine-print text based on what they choose to show trial period (if eligible), rate, interval, boilerplate text, etc. But, long story short, this is working beautifully! I can start with a monthly Standard, let it auto-renew for a bit, switch to a monthly Pro, auto-renew, self-expire after a bit (due to sandbox), which switches the app instantly to a read-only mode, make a new purchase to get going again, etc. It's all working brilliantly! I'll continue testing but I'm loving how straightforward this has been! Congrats to the RC team!
Posted by George Browning 12 days ago
On this page https://docs.revenuecat.com/reference#receipts I see docs for "Create a Purchase" request. I see the following required field: ----- fetch_token string required For iOS, the base64 encoded receipt file, for Android the receipt token, for Stripe this is the string that looks like sub_xxx ------ I want to use it in my Android app. So I see this explanation (see above): "for Android the receipt token". I enter android "receipt token" in Google and see https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=android+%22receipt+token%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 So, Google does not know what Android "receipt token" is. Please explain how can I get this value.
Posted by Alex Malinin 12 days ago
I have the Apple sandbox environment up and running. So now it is time for Android. I have followed the Revenuecat instructions. Added active Managed products to Google play. I have created a closed testing track, added a sandbox tester, uploaded a signed APK. The entitlements show up in the purchase screen of my app. But when I push the purchase button I get the message that a purchase is not possible and see the test creditcards pop-up screen. I am testing on a physical device with the account of the sandbox tester I have added to the closed track. I have not added a payment method to Google play. I dont't now if this is mandatory for Google billing sandbox testing.
Posted by Bert 13 days ago