[Flutter] Payment pending - how to cancel on iOS?

Hey @Mark Chaplin!

Unfortunately you aren’t able to cancel pending purchases, as it means a purchase has been made and it’s waiting to be completed. A customer might be able to manage their purchase manually from https://reportaproblem.apple.com, but that might require the payment to first be completed.

Pending payments might end up taking several days to complete, but it does seem strange that it is taking 30 days in some cases. Ultimately, we’ll pick up on transactions as soon as they are completed and don’t have a way to see pending transactions outside of the purchase methods.

You can also clear the old transaction, here’s an example in Flutter using the package

Future<void> _clearPendingPurchases() async {
    if (isIOS || isMacOs) {
      try {
        final transactions = await SKPaymentQueueWrapper().transactions();
        for (final transaction in transactions) {
          try {
            await SKPaymentQueueWrapper().finishTransaction(transaction);
          } catch (e) {
            debugPrint("Error clearing pending purchases::in::loop");
            debugPrint(e.toString());
            rethrow;
          }
        }
      } catch (e) {
        debugPrint("Error clearing pending purchases");
        debugPrint(e.toString());
        rethrow;
      }
    }
  }

Isn’t this a ridiculous situation? The app asks for the user’s email and password before purchasing the product, and then the product is suspended. If the user decides to cancel and doesn’t enter their email and password, the product remains suspended. Then, when they want to purchase it again, the product is still suspended. Even if we leave a message indicating that the product is suspended, wouldn’t it be absurd if the user still can’t proceed with the transaction?