Testing iPhone in-app purchases in ad hoc distribution mode

Question

My iphone application has in-app purchases and those have been tested using the iTunes Connect test user account. I'm now distributing it via ad-hoc distribution to beta testers. Is there any way to make the purchases "live" so that they can test them with their real iTunes accounts and not have to use the test account? I'd clearly like to test this before formally submitting it to the iTunes store

Answer 1

The Store Kit Guide liberally refers to a mysterious "iTunes Connect Developer Guide" that is buried inside the "Manage Your Applications" section inside itunesconnect.apple.com You'll need to login to go get it. Inside that PDF is a section called "Test User Setup", I think that's what you need.

Answer 2

I think they only run in sandbox mode via ad-hoc. You can't test it, but it should all work if it works through the test account.

Answer 3

You can't use production products, but you can create test user accounts and distribute them so that your beta testers can test the in-app purchase components. It's a bit tricky because they have to use the Settings App to log out and then log in from inside your application with the test user account.