Prerequisites
- We plan to sell non-consumable items via in-app purchases.
- The app includes a restore button.
- We understand that after a payment is completed on a smartphone, the server must verify the receipt and activate the item in the database, and the app must then execute the transaction finish process.
- Due to our app’s constraints, there are specific cases where we must execute the transaction finish process on the app side without first performing the item activation process in the database.
- We do not know exactly what the transaction finish process entails.
Questions
- What are the implications in the following cases?
The payment was completed, but the product activation process in our database failed, and the transaction finish process was not executed on the app side. After restarting the app, an OS notification indicating an incomplete transaction appeared, and only the finish process was executed. In this scenario, we assume that the OS notification will not appear next time, and the user can simply activate the purchase by starting a transaction recovery. Are there any potential concerns or bugs that might occur?
- What are the implications if the product activation process in our database succeeds, but the
finishoperation fails to complete normally due to the user exiting the app or similar circumstances?
Our assumption is that since the product is activated in our database, we can provide value for the charge without issue, and there is no deterioration in UX, such as the inability to process refunds in the app store. Are there any potential concerns or bugs that might arise?
- Regarding this inquiry, if you have any information—such as whether this scenario would result in a rejection during the app review process—we would appreciate it if you could share it with us.
