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Asked: 2026-05-21T18:22:09+00:00

I’m implementing auto renewable subscriptions in my app and I wonder if there is

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I’m implementing auto renewable subscriptions in my app and I wonder if there is a way to simulate when a subscription period runs out and a new transaction is created.

The app is connected to a online service that always keeps track of the users and if they have “premium access” or not. As understand i, there are two ways to detect when a transaction is made.

  1. The app is launched and updatedTransactions: is called in my PaymentObserver as a SKPaymentTransactionStateRestored. I then, from the app, send this information to the server which updates the subscription.

  2. I regularly check the App Store API and compare the “latest receipt” with the one in my database. If there is a new one, a transaction has been made and I extend the subscription.

Either way, I need to simulate that the subscription period runs out and a new transaction is made by the App Store. How do I do this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Are you sure you need to simulate this? I think you’ll find that in the sandbox, the subscription lengths are made very short so that all you have to do is get a cup of coffee or something and they will expire and then you can test what happens.

    the amount of time varies depending on the length of the subscription, but I think the 7 day subscription expires in just a few minutes in the sandbox.

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