App Store Submissions Now Being Reviewed for iPhone OS 3.0 Compatibility
All apps must be compatible with iPhone OS 3.0
Millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers will move to iPhone OS 3.0 this summer. Beginning today, all submissions to the App Store will be reviewed on the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0. If your app submission is not compatible with iPhone OS 3.0, it will not be approved.
Existing apps in the App Store should already run on iPhone OS 3.0 without modification, but you should test your existing apps with iPhone OS 3.0 to ensure there are no compatibility issues. After iPhone OS 3.0 becomes available to customers, any app that is incompatible with iPhone OS 3.0 may be removed from the App Store.
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All apps must be compatible with iPhone OS 3.0
Millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers will move to iPhone OS 3.0 this summer. Beginning today, all submissions to the App Store will be reviewed on the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0. If your app submission is not compatible with iPhone OS 3.0, it will not be approved.
Existing apps in the App Store should already run on iPhone OS 3.0 without
modification, but you should test your existing apps with iPhone OS 3.0 to
ensure there are no compatibility issues. After iPhone OS 3.0 becomes
available to customers, any app that is incompatible with iPhone OS
3.0 may be removed from the App Store.
This is great news! Were getting closer and closer to 3.0. I am surprised that Apple is saying they will remove apps that do not work with 3.0 though. This makes me think that it will be released before the WWDC.
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I hope not. I want a near bugless release.
Let's hope Apple doesn't start requiring all applications for the Mac to be Snow-Leopard compatible once that comes out! (I don't really think they would.)
This seems a bit demanding to me. What is wrong with the current framework, where apps list system requirements? I would think 3.0 apps could be listed as such without forcing all developers to either ensure 3.0 compatibility or have their app removed.
Let's hope Apple doesn't start requiring all applications for the Mac to be Snow-Leopard compatible once that comes out! (I don't really think they would.)
As an developer, iPhone OS 3.0 has MASSIVE architecture changes.
Therefore, many of the apps right now in the app store has major incompatibilities with iPhone OS 3.0. (even with many beta changes)
The changes are easy to make. Just change few lines of code, and it should work.
I think Apple is all about making sure the apps work in the consumer end.
Demanding? Yes! Thinking about consumers? ABSOLUTELY!
Less app, better quality and more stability.
So what do you think will happen if developers don't update their apps to work with 3.0 but customers have paid for them? How will they handle refunds of that magnitude?
Those apps are pretty much discontinued, and developers just gave up. Those apps should not be in the app store by the time this happens.
Refunds, I think the developers will do.
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