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In App Purchases
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Brent Vatne
Moved from: https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/11
Add support for in app purchases to standalone apps on iOS and Android in the managed workflow
Status as of July 21, 2020:
The same as the previous status update applies here. We are still building the infrastructure that we need to be able to support IAPs in the managed workflow. If you need them, I recommend ejecting to the bare workflow. You can continue to use all of the Expo SDK packages after ejecting, including OTA updates and Notifications. https://docs.expo.io/workflow/customizing/
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Status as of April 14, 2020:
IAP APIs in the managed workflow will not be available until we have completed support for native plugins in the managed workflow, which is part of our rewrite of the build service. You may want to consider using bare workflow for now! You can continue to use Updates and Notifications in bare React Native apps now as of SDK 37: https://blog.expo.io/expo-sdk-37-is-now-available-dd5770f066a6.
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Status as of November 7, 2019:
This feature is definitely important for us in the medium to long-term but we need to build some more infrastructure before it's possible. We're currently rewriting our build service to make it capable of handling adding In-App Purchase support to apps but it's not there yet.
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Henrique Bruno
Dealing with Android Studio and Xcode and all of their installations really sucks. Only moving to default React Native because of the In App Purchases. Awaiting!
Brent Vatne
planned
Robert Fischer
@Brent Vatne: I cannot begin to describe how happy it makes me to see this marked as "planned".
Robert Veloso
@Brent Vatne: I've been waiting for this feature for a long time, if possible to prioritize. It is the main resource for making profitable applications
Walsh Costigan
@Brent Vatne: Dare I ask... for another update?
Kar
@Brent Vatne: SDK 39?
Fatih Türker
@Brent Vatne: I think this should be prioritized. Think that you want to sell products, and you do not have payment module. I love expo, it has powerful functionalities and do not want to eject it. Just please, we need managed billing in expo.
Brent Vatne
@Fatih Türker @Kar @Walsh Costigan @Robert Veloso: i understand that you and many others want this feature, but we cannot deliver it to you without doing what i have outlined in the april 14th update in the description of this feature request. we'll provide updates on support for native plugins in managed workflow as we have them, but we're still building out the infrastructure and it's unlikely that this will be available before the end of the year. if you need IAPs then i advise that you use the bare workflow for now! :)
Dov Cohn
@Brent Vatne - Thanks for your update - You show this feature as In Progress, and your comment indicates that it is dependent on support for native plugins in the managed workflow. However I don't see that enhancement on the Roadmap. Is there timing on that enhancement?
Brent Vatne
@Dov Cohn: we're aiming to have that ready before the end of the year
Maxime Mezrahi
Hey @Brent Vatne, do you plan support for introductory prices?
It is only a few extra properties that should be returned and would be a great improvement! I currently cannot use expo-in-app-purchases because of this missing piece.
kulikalov
guys, what is the timeline? @Brent Vatne?
Brent Vatne
@kulikalov: i updated the original post yesterday and we do not have a timeline
> IAP APIs in the managed workflow will not be available until we have completed support for native plugins in the managed workflow, which is part of our rewrite of the build service. You may want to consider using bare workflow for now! You can continue to use Updates and Notifications in bare React Native apps now as of SDK 37: https://blog.expo.io/expo-sdk-37-is-now-available-dd5770f066a6.
Jeffrey de Vos
I've been working with Expo for around 3 months now, and planned to build the IAP functions somewhere close before going to production. 3 months ago I had 0 knowledge about building apps, now I feel like I knew quite a bit.
So here I am, close to submitting my apps to the Appstores. Trying to figure out how to implement In-App Purchase support when I bump into this page.
I know that you're probably doing a lot to get this feature implemented, but together with my fellow developers I would like to get a new update. So hi @Brent Vatne, is there any chance you could help some fellow developers out by providing us with an update :) ?
Brent Vatne
@Jeffrey de Vos: hi jeffrey! the same as the above message applies still - you should eject to bare workflow to add in-app-purchases. this should be a lot better in sdk 37 though! we added support for updates and notifications in bare react-native apps now, so you get to use basically everything that you could in managed workflow. we walk through some of it in this live stream https://twitter.com/Baconbrix/status/1246536070805647360. also see https://blog.expo.io/expo-sdk-37-is-now-available-dd5770f066a6
Jeffrey de Vos
@Brent Vatne: Thanks for your reply! I hope that I can figure out how it works, sure I'll eventually. Never quit!
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Antoine
Expo is GREAT, unfortunately a crucial part is missing : in-app-purchase. I know you are working hard in that direction, but can you give us some timeline ? That way we can choose between eject now or wait a little while for you to you save us the trouble. Thanks a lot !!
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vjsingh
Any updates on an expected timeline? 2 months? 4? 6? Would help us prioritize
Sascha Reuter
Would be great to get an update on this, as I also can't monetize my extra features.
dincoz
Thanks for the awesome development experience, but I would rather use vanilla react-native than expo bare workflow, and with managed workflow there seems to be NO WAY to monetize my digital products. This is a huge bummer and a complete production blocker. Could you at least give us an estimate on when this would be available? (The last update is 5 months ago)
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jellevdvliet
@dincoz: You have admob & FB ads to monetize
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