Creating sandbox account in iTunes Connect for InAPP Purchase

Question

hi all,

How to create a test user account in iTunes Connect ?

I am using the "https://itunesconnect.apple.com/WebObjects/iTunesConnect.woa" url , but there is not option for creating user account ?

Please suggest how to create a test user account ? and provide the steps for creating it ?

Thanks...

Answer 1

Click "Manage Users"

When prompted to select a user type click "In App Purchase Test User"

When it comes to using your test user, it is important that you log out your existing account through the App Store settings in the Settings app, but DO NOT log in with your test account here. Only log in with your test account when prompted by your app, otherwise your test account will become invalid.

Answer 2

You need to sign the "Paid Applications"-contract to create test users or set up in app purchases. It can be found in iTunes Connect, under "Contracts, Tax & Banking Information". Then go to "Manage Users", and the option to create a test account should be there.

Answer 3

I don't remember the exact error message, but it was along the lines of "Not a Sandbox user account" and this didn't allow one to utilize In-App purchase.

Very annoying, right?

Well I have found a fix for it!

It is actually quite simple.

1. Uninstall the troubled application(s).
2. Open an SSH window to your device.
3. Navigate to /private/var/stash/libexec/
4. Here you will see an "installd" file and an "installd.backup" file without the quotes.
5. Rename the "installd" file to "installd.new" without the quotes.
6. Rename the "installd.backup" file to "installd" without the quotes.
7. Install the application again. THE APP MUST EITHER BE FREE OR YOU MUST HAVE PAID FOR IT FOR IN-APP PURCHASE TO WORK.
8. Test the purchase. It should work correctly.
9. Go back in SSH, and navigate to /private/var/stash/libexec/
10. Rename the "installd" file back to "installd.backup".
11. Rename the "installd.new" file back to "installd".
12. Done! You will have to do this every time you install a new application with In-App purchase.

In-App purchase should now work forever on the app that you reinstalled. This is because the "installd" file is the one that allows cracked app installation. This file, if present during the installation of an app with In-App purchase somehow breaks that process. In-App purchase will work if the patch is not present on the installation of the app, even though it is after the installation.

Answer 4

You can open SSH using ifile