Newsstand daily update content at background

Question

My app should have auto-download the newsstand content every day but it will only started only when I launch the app normally. I am completely new on using Newsstand app. Have I missed out anything for this?

I have ticked the "Newsstand Download" in Background Modes's capabilities.

Info.plist

<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
<array>
    <string>newsstand-content</string>
</array>

I am putting this in didFinishLaunchingWithOptions and didReceiveRemoteNotification

NSString *issueName = [pdf lastPathComponent];
NKLibrary *library = [NKLibrary sharedLibrary];

if (![library issueWithName:issueName]) {
    NKIssue *issue = [library addIssueWithName:issueName date:pdf.newsDate];

    NKAssetDownload *asset = [issue addAssetWithRequest:[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:pdf.pdf]]];
    [asset downloadWithDelegate:self];

}

Is there a good way to test this? I am currently wait every day to see whether if the app is being updated without tapping on it (run in background) I think this is a silly way to do so.

Answer 1

If you want to test Newsstand push during testing simply put this code

[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setBool:YES  forKey:@"NKDontThrottleNewsstandContentNotifications"];
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] synchronize];

In your App Delegate or when you initialize your Newsstand Service. This will ensure that Newsstand-Kit won't throttle your app for notifications (If you don't set this you are limited to 1 push every 8 hours).

I would also recommend you take a loot at the documentation for a better overview of Newsstand integration. Its possible that your push notifications are not the expected type for newsstand pushes, they need to have the key content-available with a value of 1. For more info you can read the Technical Note.

Furthermore, make sure that your actual device has background refresh enabled (assuming iOS 7.0) for your App otherwise Newsstand might not work.