Hi everyone- If you delete a game from your iPhone but keep it on your computer, you can always sync it again to your iPhone. Additionally, even if you delete it from your computer, you can always download it again from the App Store for free (assuming, of course, it's still available for download). My question is this: if you make an in-app purchase and then delete the app from your iPhone, will the in-app purchases be restored if you ever put the app back on your iPhone? The game that raised this inquiry for me is Blockoban. After reading this article: http://www.slidetoplay.com/story/1000-blockoban-codes-going-quickly?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SlideToPlay+%28Slide+To+Play+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=Google+Reader ... I was able to unlock the full version of the game using one of the available codes. I don't intend to delete the game, but I was curious what would happen if I ever chose to do so. Thanks in advance.
The game is required to have a "restore content" button of some kind. So if you delete the game, you lose your DLC and saves/data/etc. When you reinstall the game, it will be missing all of this, but you should be able to download the DLC free of charge. EDIT: Now that I think of it, doesn't Plus+ save your game data? Or is that only for certain games?
I've no idea how Blockoban works since it's a pretty unique method, but most games I've purchased in-app DLC from have had an option to restore the DLC, presumably for people who have reinstalled the game after deleting it. If the game doesn't have that option then I can see problems, but I'm not even sure Apple would allow apps to be released without it, if they do then they need to change a couple of rules. Edit: okay so drelbs says it's required. Sweet.
there should be an option to restore in app purchases if you had deleted them from your device. probably in the same place where you make the purchases within the app. at least thats how it is in ramp champ.
Hmm - I'm browsing through the developer guides and I'm not finding a definitive statement that the dev must provide a way to re-download, but I remember it being there in the DLC announcements Apple made some time ago...
i have a question. im new to this ipod touch thing. only been using it for 3 months. i never buy my stuff from the computer i much prefer to browse from my bed or the bathroom or whatever then just buy games from the ipod. when i go to sync up with my computer to get music or whatever, i do not see the games i bought. is there a way to transfer the games over to the itunes on the desktop? or should i always just buy my stuff from the desk top. sorry did not mean to hi jack the thread.. but sorta seem like good place to ask considering the subject. chris.
iTunes should automatically transfer purchases you made on your iPod to your computer when you synchronize
Thanks for the responses. The "regular" in-app purchase procedure seems to make sense. I guess the only question is whether Blockoban followed the "regular" in-app purchase procedure. Since they offered 1000 codes, it seems that they've found a pretty unique way to offer the full game.
The replies I got were that data is not saved online right now, progress would be lost, but this would be changed in an update. Also that they would add a "restore my content" in an update. Also also that if you repurchase the full game iTunes remembers that you already purchased it and won't charge you again. Phew!
Excellent! Thanks for all your help. This is good to know. Like I said, the game is a lot of fun and I have no intention of deleting it, but it's good to know that if I ever delete it in the future, I will likely be able to get the full game back.
When you purchase full version of Blockoban, you send your request on iTunes servers, and even if you delete the game, you can get back your in-app purchase (if you buy it again, you'll not be charged). But Apple is not providing a promocode system for in-app purchases. So I had to develop mine. when you unlock the full version of Blockoban with a promocode, it's not related to your iTunes account, and if you delete the game you will not be able to restore the fill version (unless you made a backup of your phone I guess).
What about the quote above that stated that you would be adding a "restore my content" feature that would allow us to restore the full version even if we used a promo code to unlock the full version?
No you will never be able to restore promo codes because I would need to implement private username/password system to do so (I can't check your iTunes credential in my private system), and I don't want to do so (hard to do and make thins a lot heavier for using the codes).
Plus+ does support this, but developers have to implement it to a very fine degree of detail. My game "Running With Scissors: Pre-Season" has it implemented, we're just waiting for the move to production servers before we resubmit to Apple for an update. Chris. <Sleek Games>
