Free Subscriptions & Newsstand compatibility in Viewer Builder

Hi guys -
Any update as to when we will be able to build Newsstand compatible, multi-issue apps with free subscriptions?
Mike

The team hopes to include support for free subscriptions in Newsstand in the next release (January).

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Entitlement(free)+iTunes(free Subscription)+Newsstand?

Hello,
i'm not really sure about what has been happening.
We had our first app in the App Store with the following Settings:
Multi-Folio App v24
Entitlement + iTunes Subscription
Newsstand
Via the Entitlement it was possible to get free access to all issues by signing up.
Since we've wanted to put the client's magazine in the newsstand - we also had to make every issue available for free by subscribing viaiTunes.
it worked.
We've been updating this App recently (we've got it approved) and we made another App for the same client based on the settings of the approved first one.
Then Apple rejected the second App, because the free iTunes Subscription does not work anymore. We found out the same problem appeared on the first one (approved!).
Has something happened with the inApp Purchases-System?
We want to keep publishing the .folios as Retail, but for free.* (that there's a reason for subcribing via Entitlement)
So: Is it possible to have
A Newsstand App, All Content is available for free, but it requires either a Account in the Entitlement or iTunes Subscription for Authorization ???
Or is it only possible to publish Retail folios if you charge customers for it?

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Free Subscription App with free issues equals empty Viewer?

Starting to sandbox our Newsstand issue, but the issue is not showing up in the viewer?
Professional DPS Account with Admin/production and development access using CS6
Here are my steps:
Created a preview issue (folio #1)
This is Free and Public
Created App using DPS App Builder
App type is Multi Folio with iTunes Subscription
Free Subscription
Created App ID in iTunes Connect
In-App Purchase is set to Free Subscription
Enabled Newssstand
Added a new Issue in iTunes Connect under the Manage Newsstand button
Pointed iTunes Connect to this new issue AD (folio #2)
Assigned the correct Certificates and Mobile Provisionings
Back into the DPS App Builder to generate .ipa file
downloaded .ipa file and sandbox on test user iPad
I see the subscription tiles in my Viewer
Click on Subscription tile
Empty Viewer
suggestions?
thanks in advance.
Tom

I'm not quite following. I have the app created and ready in iTunes Connect--it is a "multi-folio with iTunes subscription" and is enabled for Newsstand. The free subscription product ID in App Builder matches the Apple ID in iTunes Connect.
We wish to launch the app with an older issue (folio) and we'll publish the current issue in the coming days. All of the issues that will be available in this app will be free. And we would obviously like the users to be notified when a new issue is available.
Do I not need an in-app purchase for this older issue--the one that will be available immediately? As I have it now, in iTunes Connect, I click on the "manage in-app purchases" and I have this first, older issue that is ready to submit. And in the "manage newsstand" section I don't have any issues.
Is this correct?

Possible to make a Newsstand App without subscription using viewer builder 1.9?

As far as I can tell, the only way to enable newsstand through Viewer Builder 1.9 is if I select 'multi-issue with itunes subscription'. In itunes connect newsstand is enabled, but if I build the viewer with the multi-issue option selected and try to upload to apple, I get an error that newsstand is not enabled. (info.plist must include Newsstand=true) We did not plan on offering a subscription, only individual 'issues' for purchase. Is there a way around this? If I set up a free subscription, can I still charge for my individual folios?

Did you include the device's UDID in the mobile provision file?

Free subscription, but not in Newsstand?

I have just successfully managed to make a subscription viewer with a free subscription, entered all info on Itunes Connect etc, but now I see this message on iTunes connect:
Your first free In-App Purchase subscription(s) must be submitted with a new app version that is enabled for Newsstand. After enabling your app version for Newsstand, select your free subscription(s) from the In-App Purchases section of the Version Details page and then click Ready to Upload Binary.
Does this mean what I fear - that if I make a free subscription Viewer, it MUST go into Newsstand? We want to stay out of Newsstand, since the content is not a periodical, but corporate information. I didn't specify Newsstand info in the Viewer builder, and the development viewer appears outside of Newsstand, so I guess that the viewer is ok. But will Apple reject the app?

Thank you for all your quick replies in this and related discussions Bob! I'm crossing my fingers for the possibility to specify URL schemes for viewers without subscriptions in a new release soon.

Viewer builder in newsstand

Hi~~
Have to ask you a few questions.
As currently am using v14 and want to update to the news stand and I would like to v15.
Quistion
1. Viewer builder, click on the app that created the current, then 'Edit' to modify the press do? If the 'New' to create a pressingneed to create a new do?
2. 'New' was created when a v15 update existing apps, how can I do??
3.need to go to the newsstand subscription can I do?

The team hopes to include support for free subscriptions in Newsstand in the next release (January).

Empty Viewer on Test iPad for multi folio iTunes Free Subscription

Hello,
I'm trying to test a free subscription, multi folio newsstand app with renditions. However, the viewer opens without any folios - just the subscription tiles. I've triple checked the Apple product IDs, shared secrets and have all of the appropriate certificates. I'm at my wit's end! A few questions:
Should free subscriptions folios be public/free or retail? I'm reading conflicting things.
I'm a little unsure of the order in which I should publish folios in the folio producer. Should this step proceed or follow creating the .ipa for testing?
Does this naming of the actual folios matter, as long as they are the same? I only need the same exact Product ID for iTunes Connect and the App Builder, correct?
I've noticed that after you enter your shared secret there is a field to enter an iTunes url in the Admin Tool. Which url do we use? Do we enter this after the folio is public?
Thanks!
Darin

Free subscriptions should be Public/Free, not Retail.
It doesn't matter which order you publish the folios and create the .ipa for testing. When you publish the folios as Free and Public, they should appear in your testing app if (A) you specified the shared secret, (B) published the folios as Public/Free, (C) set up your renditions/folios correctly, and (D) specified the free subscription Product ID created in iTunes Connect in the DPS App Builder.
When you set up renditions for a subscription app, the Folio Name, Product ID, and Publication Date values need to be the same for all renditions, and different for each set of renditions. Specify the Publication Date values by choosing from the calendar picker.
Yes, the iTunes URL becomes available when you publish the app.

VIDEO: Creating Newsstand capable apps with Viewer Builder 1.5.1

Hi Everyone,
Colin Fleming of Adobe has created this great video on how to create Newsstand capable apps with Viewer Builder 1.5.1 (and later) and posted it to YouTube. Check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i_gvAoySuo

Thanks Bob, I'm getting there, it seems like I'm working my way through a jigsaw puzzle!
I get the Adoble ID for signing in, which is the valid email that I then use to sign in to folio builder and producer
such as [email protected], but for the Apple in-app purchasing they use a reverse domain structure one for the length the subscription will last, (in my case 1 year) so I use info.aq2.publication.annual and then the 2nd non-consumable I create a product ID for each publication ie info.aq2.publication.winter11. These later 2 reverse domains are what I've put in the viewer builder.
So what I'm not understanding yet is how I link an individual Apple ID to a folio in Folio producer
so sign in to folio producer, with [email protected]
do I use the Apple ID (reverse domain structure) in the folio name?
In Folio producer I will have all of my quarterly folio's
will it be
Folio Name                              Publication Name          Folio Number          Etc
info.aq2.publication.winter11          CM Review                        1
info.aq2.publication.spring12          CM Review                        2
You can teach old dogs new tricks, it just takes a while :-)
cheers
Alistair

Viewer Builder 1.5.1 with Newsstand support is now available! Download Details

Hi everyone,
I am delighted to announce the release of Viewer Builder 1.5.1. What's new in this update? iOS 5 Newsstand support! Lots of you have been asking for it and we are pleased to provide it in advance of Apple's iOS 5 release on October 12th. In the interest of releasing this update quickly I have shared the new client installer here:
https://acrobat.com/#d=VUF3T7VQuexRvtltwp34Yg
It will be available on the Digital Publishing Portal (https://digitalpublishing.acrobat.com/app.html) from midday PST.
Please note that in order to create a Newsstand-capable app you must create a Subscription Viewer in Viewer Builder and it must be a V15 Viewer.
Jonathan Ferman, Viewer Builder Product Manager

Hello,
i have a problem:
Dear developer,
We have discovered one or more issues with your recent delivery for "XY". To process your delivery, the following issues must be corrected:
Invalid Code Signing Entitlements - The signature for your app bundle contains entitlement values that are not supported. For the com.apple.developer.ubiquity-container-identifiers entitlement, the first value in the array must consist of the prefix provided by Apple in the provisioning profile followed by a bundle identifier suffix. The bundle identifier must match the bundle identifier for one of your apps or another app that you are permitted to use as the iCloud container identifier.
Specifically, value "D000000000.*" for key "com.apple.developer.ubiquity-container-identifiers" in viewer is not supported.
Invalid Code Signing Entitlements - The signature for your app bundle contains entitlement values that are not supported.
Specifically, value "D000000000.*" for key "com.apple.developer.ubiquity-kvstore-identifier" in viewer is not supported.
Once these issues have been corrected, go to the Version Details page and click "Ready to Upload Binary." Continue through the submission process until the app status is "Waiting for Upload." You can then deliver the corrected binary.
Regards,
The App Store team
Is tehe anyone, who can help me?

Any benefit to free subscriptions outside of Newsstand?

Situation: We have a client who will publish free folios to a free multi-viewer app. The client wants the app to live outside of Newsstand.
What we know: Free folios show up in the app as soon as they're published. But, Apple offers the ability to configure free subscriptions.
Our question: What's the benefit in configuring free subscription for non-Newsstand apps? Or, does Apple simply require free subscriptions for free-folio/free-multi-issue apps to live in Newsstand?
Thanks, as always.
Josh Penrod

Apple created the Free Subscriptions option specifically to enable apps with free content to work in Newsstand. I see no benefit in setting up free subscriptions outside of Newsstand, and I don't even know if it's possible.

Free subscription now is Newsstand enabled mandatory?

Sorry i'm building a Free app with iTunes subscription but i see that on iTunes Connect the feature Newsstand "ON" is mandatory!
Please can i have a confirm?
Yes, i need a iTunes Free App and Free Subscription without Newsstand feature!
NB: please see the attach! Free Subscription need Newsstand "ON"?

You have several options. It sounds like you like the subscription tile that appears at the top of the library. It isn't necessary to create a subscription app to add a banner to your library. You have several options. One option is to create a custom library. Another option is to create an entitlement banner. The entitlement banner is most often used with apps that offer direct entitlement, but you can add a banner without setting up an entitlement server.
For more information about your various options--including the entitlement banner, read this article:
Creating Proof of Concept Apps for DPS | Adobe Developer Connection
See the section called "Slideshow Entitlement Banner." It includes a brief description and a link to a more detailed article.
-Bob

Viewer Builder & Preparing for Newsstand

Hello,
I am in the process of trying to get my multi-issue subscription magazine approved at the Apple Newsstand. I am having some difficulty. Can someone please help me? This is how I thought that the process of preparing these files worked:
1. Build a Viewer with Viewer Builder. I made it multi-issue (because this will be a monthly mag.) Is this correct?
2. The Title ID: I thought that the Title ID should directly correspond to the email address that I use to create the folios correct? It won't let me. It highlights that area with a red box. I'm not sure why it won't let me and would appreciate help. I would think that by having the Title ID sync up to the Folio Builder that when I publish future issues they will show up in the Newsstand App?
3. I know this is not an Apple help center, but when I went on their Dev forums to ask for some insight in getting this approved I was told I needed to use a coding software (Xcode) from Apple. Does this make any sense? I thought I was able to just stick with the Viewer Builder in order to get this mag published.
4. I submitted the .ipa file to the Apple store trying to get it approved. It was rejected because "the storefront appeared empty" when they tested it. This is why I think I must be doing something wrong as far as building the viewer and getting them to sync up to the folio builder.
Again - thanks for any help. I have been playing around with this for a week and haven't been able to get anywhere. I feel as if I am close but missing something.

Hi thanks for your help!
I am having an issue with #2 though. I try to use the Adobe ID that I have been using to create the Folios but when I do it won't let me continue and puts a red box around the Title ID. I have included the screen shot. I remember reading something that had me create a dps.admin@*******.com in order to use this as the Title ID but I think it also said something about not having that attached to any current Adobe account. Would I need to make that dps.admin@*******.com account the one that builds the folios (rebuild the folio) to get it to sync up correctly?
If this helps at all, I work for a company and my boss paid for the Professional Edition. SO that is the email address I use to log in to the Viewer Builder. I am the designer, so I have my own adobe account (the one I am using to post on here). I currently use my account to build the folios for the magazine. It should let me use my ID under the Title ID or do I ened to use the dps.admin mentioned above?
Thanks again

How the iTunes Subscription (Viewer Builder 1.5.1 with Professional Edition account) works?

We're looking for some information appropriate for our purpose, about iTunes subscription on DPS viewer.
Please look at questions below.
Q1. What does the "subscribe" button mean at the library screen? If we set a subscription product with one month duration and then our customers purchase for this, can they download all the folios at the library for one month?
Q2. Why an addiotional "subscribe" button appears on below of the latest folio's "purchase/download" button? Is there any specific reason?
Q3. We set everything for an iTunes Subscription viewer with 1 month subscription product both on the Viewer Builder 1.5.1 & iTunes connect in-app purchase manager. And we're now testing the developer version's functionality with an iTunes connect test user account. But when we click on the "subscribe" button and follow all the process, the result is nothing different that each folio, independently set as in-app product, is still showing "purchase" button, not "download". Do we misunderstand the function of iTunes Subscription on DPS viewer?
Thank you.

Did you try if it actually charges you again ? Maybe it's the same problem like the one users have with already purchased songs, apps, folio's, etc. Upon buying it once again (after removal from the device), the store prompts something like "You've already bought it" ("Yeah I know, me stupid", I always hear my inner voice say) "Would you like to download it again?" ("Of course, why else should I bother, you stupid?") So maybe it's just the wording that might throw you off. Just like I don't like the "Achive" button next to folio's, that actually means (and should say) "Remove" ("Remove from this device, but retain your license"), just like the red-dotted x does with apps. Hey, why not show a red-dotted x ?

Viewer Builder / Newsstand Issues

I am having some confusion in the Subscription Details section of the Viewer Builder.
There are 2 input fields that are not making since to me, Optional Library Subscription Tile URL and Optional Remote Custom Dialog URL.
The info for Optional Library Subscription Tile URL says "Specify a URL with a 180-pixel wide banner that is displayed at the top of the library view."
This does not seem to do at all what the info says, it actually opens a Custom Dialog with the graphic (or HTML) when you click on the Subscription Tile graphic (not the Subscription button in the interface)
The info for Optional Remote Custom Dialog URL says "This URL will be loaded in a dialog when the subscription process completes."
This does not seem to do anything.

Does this help?
Optional Library Subscription Tile URL - Specify a URL that is displayed in an in-app browser window when the customer taps the subscription tile. This webpage can include messaging that is not necessarily related to subscriptions.
Optional Remote Custom Dialog URL - This URL loads when the customer completes the subscription process. For example, you can request user information or provide additional details about your products.

How do i test my magazine for free using the current viewer builder?

I downloaded the adobe viewer builder, and i entered all my license's. I get to the activation page. Then it ask me to purchase a serial number. When it brings me to the
site, it prompts me to purchase something for $400.00.
I just want to test, for free... How do i do that?

Thanks Bob!
I think thats insane considering the adobe content viewer doesnt work on the ipad with the current DPS folios.
Is there any other alternative?
Would it be better just to use the xcode apple ap?
Thanks
- Joe

Free Subscriptions & Newsstand compatibility in Viewer Builder

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