Verify that your app handles a subscription lapse properly

Verify that your app handles a subscription lapse properly using the accelerated time rates within the sandbox environment.

Auto-renewable subscriptions behave differently in the sandbox environment and the production environment.

In the sandbox environment, subscription renewals happen at an accelerated rate, and auto-renewable subscriptions renew up to 12 times after the initial purchase. This enables you to test how your app handles a subscription renewal, a subscription lapse, and a subscription history that includes gaps.

You can choose a subscription renewal rate for each Sandbox Apple ID account in App Store Connect. For a complete list of subscription durations within the sandbox environment and more information, see Test in-app purchases.

The accelerated expiration and renewal rates in the sandbox environment make it possible for subscriptions to expire before the system tries to renew them. When a subscription expires before the system tries to renew it, it results in a short lapse in the subscription period. These lapses are possible in production; verify that your app handles them appropriately.

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