Subscription Testing Examples

The following tables show expected system events and tester actions for each subscription scenario in the sandbox test environment. All times are local time (hh:mm). All examples use 10-minute test periods.

Non-Introductory Subscription: Purchase, Free Trial and Automatic Cancellation after 12th Auto-Payment

The test subscription has a 1-month free trial period and a regular $4.99 monthly subscription price.

System Time

 Tester Action

 System Event

 Subscription Status

 Expiration
Date & Time
15 Jan, 2026, 13:03

 Purchase

 Subscription starts

 Free trial period

 15 Feb, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:10

 1st Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Mar, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:20

 2nd Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Apr, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:30

 3rd Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 May, 2026, 13:03
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15 Jan, 2026, 14:40

 10th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Dec, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 14:50

 11th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Jan, 2027, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 15:00

 12th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Feb, 2027, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 15:10

 Auto-payment stops

 Expired

 15 Jan, 2026, 15:20*

* After 12 automatic payments, the expiration date changes to the current date and time, allowing new purchases.

Introductory Subscription: Purchase, Free Trial and Automatic Cancellation after 12th Auto-Payment

The test subscription has a 1-month free trial period, a $2.99 introductory monthly subscription price for 3 months, and a $4.99 regular-tier monthly subscription price.

System Time

 Tester Action

 System Event

 Subscription Status

 Expiration
Date & Time
15 Jan, 2026, 13:03

 Purchase

 Subscription starts

 Free trial period

 15 Feb, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:10

 1st Auto-payment

 Introductory price period

 15 Mar, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:20

 2nd Auto-payment

 Introductory price period

 15 Apr, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:30

 3rd Auto-payment

 Introductory price period

 15 May, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:40

 4th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Jun, 2026, 13:03
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15 Jan, 2026, 14:40

 10th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Dec, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 14:50

 11th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Jan, 2027, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 15:00

 12th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Feb, 2027, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 15:10

 Auto-payment stops

 Expired

 15 Jan, 2026, 15:20*

* After 12 automatic payments, the expiration date changes to the current date and time, allowing new purchases.

Non-Introductory Subscription: Purchase, Free Trial, Manual Cancellation

The test subscription has a 1-month free trial period and a $4.99 regular-tier monthly subscription price.

System Time

 Tester Action

 System Event

 Subscription Status

 Expiration
Date & Time
15 Jan, 2026, 13:03

 Purchase

 Subscription starts

 Free trial period

 15 Feb, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:10

 1st Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Mar, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:20

 2nd Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Apr, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:25

 Manual cancellation*

 Auto-payment stops

 Regular price period

 15 Jan, 2026, 13:30
15 Jan, 2026, 13:30

 Auto-payment stops

 Expired

 15 Jan, 2026, 13:30

* When a subscription is cancelled in test mode, the subscription expires at the end of the current test cycle — the next 10-minute mark of the hour (for example, hh:00, hh:10, hh:20, hh:30, hh:40, hh:50).

Non-Introductory Subscription: Purchase, Free Trial, Manual Cancellation, and Re-Subscription from Galaxy Store

The test subscription has a 1-month free trial period and a $4.99 regular-tier monthly subscription price.

System Time

 Tester Action

 System Event

 Subscription Status

 Expiration
Date & Time
15 Jan, 2026, 13:03

 Purchase

 Subscription starts

 Free trial period

 15 Feb, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:10

 1st Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Mar, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:20

 2nd Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Apr, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:25

 Manual cancellation*

 Auto-payment stops

 Regular price period

 15 Jan, 2026, 13:30
15 Jan, 2026, 13:28

 Resubscribe from Galaxy Store**

 Auto-payment restarts

 Regular price period

 15 Apr, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:30

 3rd Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 May, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:40

 4th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Jun, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 13:50

 5th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Jul, 2026, 13:03
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15 Jan, 2026, 14:40

 10th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Dec, 2026, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 14:50

 11th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Jan, 2027, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 15:00

 12th Auto-payment

 Regular price period

 15 Feb, 2027, 13:03
15 Jan, 2026, 15:10

 Auto-payment stops

 Expired

 15 Jan, 2026, 15:10***

* When a subscription is cancelled in test mode, the subscription expires at the end of the current test cycle — the next 10-minute mark of the hour (for example, hh:00, hh:10, hh:20, hh:30, hh:40, hh:50).

** Re-subscription is only possible before the end of the current test cycle after cancellation.

*** After 12 automatic payments, the expiration date changes to the current date and time, allowing new purchases.