Sharing Durable in app purchase id
I have a game coming soon on Windows Phone 8.1 with a durable in-app purchase. I'm planning on making this available on Windows Store by sharing the same app identifier.
Does sharing an app identifier also inherit all durable in-app purchase identifier from the Windows Phone dashboard? Or Do I create the same durable in-app purchase under Services in Windows Store Dashboard?
This page does not explain clearly.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn646927.aspx
thanks
If by 'app identifier' you mean package name, then everything is automatic - your apps are considered one, and any in-app items are owned across both apps. In fact, I belive it just goes by app name now (so any apps you publish with the same name under your
publisher account are linked - e.g. I have a game on WP7, WP8, and Win8.1 all linked together - the WP7 version doesn't share in-app purchases of course).
The only thing I'm not sure of is whether you need to (re) create an in-app item with the same name in the Windows Store version of your app or whether the store is clever enough to not need this. I can't remember!
If you're not far along in your project I would suggest making it a universal 8.1 app. That way everything 'just works', and you maintain a single project. If you're deep into your project it is probably more effort than it's worth though.
Visit http://blog.grogansoft.com/ for Windows development fun.
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