Rating Request and Prompt Method

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Kwint OP

Created Jun ’17

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Hey All,

I have some questions regarding what can and what cannot be done with the new API to request a rating.

I think the shared documentation about it is quite blurry.

To me it is unclear what a the unauthorized "custom prompt" are. Today I'm offering my users to Rate the App by asking them if they want to. I do that without any modal. I don't interrupt the user in any flow.

Like this : https://www.dropbox.com/s/b34obz63n34mxu2/rating.png?dl=0

- Can I still send the user to the App Store for Rating using deep linking, as long as I don't force him and don't open any Modal?

For exemple, a simple button in the settings to go Rate the App. Can this be done?

- Does the API checks whether the user has turned off the request for review or not?

- Showing 3 times a year. How is it calculated? It is 3 time per App life time or per version?

Thank you for your help,

Quentin

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ay8s OP

Jun ’17

I think your example might go against what is suggested in the documentation, even with it not interupting the users flow by being an alert etc.

You can totally send people to rate via deep linking within Settings. In these cases Apple doesn't check whether the setting has been disabled.

The timing for the dialog is a bit of a mystery, I would advise adding in some logic into your app to only trigger it (possibly) after a user has completed an action in order to avoid disturbing the user until its complete. In which case iOS will either show the dialog or not depending on their logic.

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