iOS 11 security implications
Thursday, July 13, 2017 by Richard Harris
Apple’s iOS 11 won’t be released until this fall, but its in public beta now - available for both developers and enterprising consumers alike to test it out. Beta versions inherently come with bugs, but some features of the operating system will continue to pose problems after the market-ready version is released. Richard Stiennon, Chief Strategy Officer of Blancco Tech...
iOS Developers Can Now Get Weekly App Analytics Email Reports
Thursday, March 10, 2016 by Richard Harris
iOS developers can now opt in to receive a weekly App Analytics email report for their most frequently downloaded apps, with data on App Store Views, App Units, Sales, Sessions, and Crashes. Also available in the report is how much each of these metrics has changed between last week and the previous week. In other quick hitting Apple developer news:- iOS 9.3 beta 6...
Latest Apple Developer Tools Roundup
Saturday, October 10, 2015 by Richard Harris
Apple has released a number of updates of its tooling for developers. Here is a rundown of the most recent releases:- OS X 10.11.1 beta 3 pre-release: This is a pre-release version of OS X v10.11.1.- OS X Server 5.0.15 beta pre-release: This is a pre-release version of OS X Server 5.0.15 for OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 and OS X v10.11 and v10.11.1 Developer beta systems.- App...
Facebook SDK Gets Updates for iOS 9
Saturday, August 22, 2015 by Richard Harris
To prepare for iOS 9 Facebook has released the Facebook SDK for iOS v4.6 and v3.24 in beta. This SDK includes the following updates:- Compatibility with Xcode 7 and iOS 9 beta 5. (This also applies to Audience Network.)- Support for App Thinning by including bitcode. (This also applies to Audience Network.)- Automatic defaults to the optimum experience for iOS 9. This m...
Latest Apple OSX, iOS and Xcode Releases
Thursday, July 30, 2015 by Richard Harris
Here are the most recent releases and updates by Apple for OSX, iOS and Xcode.OSX- OS X El Capitan 10.11 beta 5: A pre-release update to OS X v10.11. - OS X Server 5.0 beta 4: Pre-release for OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 and OS X v10.11 developer beta systems.- Apple Configurator 2.0 beta: A pre-release app for OS X 10.11 to set up and deploy groups of similarly or identi...
TestNest Lets You Experiment With Your Icons, Screenshots, and More
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
TestNest is beta testing a new platform which facilitates App Store page A/B testing, providing developers with the ability to run an experiment and see which icon, screenshots, description, video preview and more are the most attractive to an audience and bring the most installations for an app. Using TestNest, developers can create a web landing page that looks s...
Apple Announces Release Updates to Xcode, iOS 9, and OS X El Capitan
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 by Richard Harris
Apple has released updates to the beta versions of Xcode, iOS 9, and OS X El Capitan. The Xcode 7 beta 2 release includes the Xcode IDE, Swift 2 compiler, Instruments, Simulator, and latest SDKs for OS X, iOS, and watchOS. iOS 9 beta 2 is a pre-release version of iOS 9 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Devices updated to iOS 9 can not be restored to earlier version...
Apple Announcements at WWDC Include Introduction of iOS 9
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 by Richard Harris
During its keynote kicking off WWDC 2015, one of the highlight Apple announcements was iOS 9, which will be available this fall. According to Apple, in this upcoming release, iOS devices become more intelligent and proactive with search and improved Siri features. New multitasking features designed specifically for iPad provide users that ability to work with two apps s...
Apple's TestFlight Is Upgraded to Improve the Ability to Manage External Testers
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 by Richard Harris
Apple’s TestFlight platform has announced it is now easier to manage external testers using the platform. Improvements have been made to provide the ability to organize testers into groups to quickly send builds, provide separate instructions on where to focus, and to apply an action to several testers at once in TestFlight.Apple acquired the TestFlight platform when it...
Mobile Developers Can Invite Up To 1,000 Beta Testers Through Apple’s iOS TestFlight App
Friday, October 24, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Apple has announced that developers can now invite up to 1,000 testers to beta test iOS apps by sending them an email invitation through iTunes Connect. Once the individual has accepted the invitation, testers can install the beta app on their iOS devices, get updated builds, and provide feedback, all facilitated through the dedicated iOS TestFlight app.To get an app re...
Apple Releases iOS 8 Beta 3 Just now!
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 by Richard Harris
On the heels of a coming announcement from Apple regarding a new iPhone line-up and the official release of iOS 8, they just released Beta 3 into the wild. I've been using Beta 2 for a few weeks with some trouble, and it looks like the latest version of the OS will address many of the bugs we've all been experiencing. Bugs such as projects not building when u...
iOS 8 App Store Changes That Will Help Indie Developers
Monday, July 7, 2014 by Richard Harris
Over the past couple of years Apple inadvertently hampered the ability for Indie developers to gain exposure in the app store by changing the way users interact with the app store in general. Letting giant app publishers pay for downloads with incentives, changing the way search results appear, and the browsing experience overall has only gone to hurt, rather than...
iOS 8 to Offer App Developers More than 4,000 New APIS, Plus a Host of Other Goodies
Monday, June 2, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Its official, iOS 8 is on its way and the beta version of the operating system is now available for developers to play with. Announced at WWDC, iOS 8, OS X Yosemite, and the new programming language, Swift (available in Xcode 6), were all big news. This article concentrates on iOS 8, which will be available this fall as a free software update for users.iOS 8 lets develo...
iOS 7 Beta 6 Download Now Available From Apple Dev Center
Thursday, August 15, 2013 by Richard Harris
iOS 7 beta 6 has been released and is ready for downloading. At only 13 megs it's not a huge update, but Apple has let everyone be privy as to what has been changed for this release by with a complete change log, repeated below.
Notes and Known Issues
The following issues relate to using iOS SDK 7.0 to develop code.
Address Book
Notes
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App Developer News Weekly Roundup for The Week of August 9th, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013 by Richard Harris
From the Editors DeskHello everyone! It's been a great week in mobile and we've got lots to share with you! The August issue is here officially so be sure and check it out if you haven't already. We have been getting alot of great feedback from the developer community and it's much appreciated! Top Stories for the week of 8/10/2013Easier to Do: Find Bigfo...
iOS 7 Beta 5 is Available
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by Richard Harris
We are getting close to a new Apple iOS! Apple just released the latest developer preview for iOS7 in Beta 5 form! Sent to developers today"OS 7 beta 5 and Xcode 5 Developer Preview 5 are now available on the iOS Dev Center. Download these new releases today and start developing your apps to take advantage of new multitasking APIs, dynamic motion controls in UIKit,...
iOS7 Beta 4 Is Available
Monday, July 29, 2013 by Richard Harris
Right on schedule with beta releases, the iOS 7 beta 4 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, and Xcode 5 Developer Preview 4 are now available on the iOS Dev Center. Download these new releases today and start developing your apps to take advantage of new multitasking APIs, dynamic motion controls in UIKit, AirDrop, Sprite Kit, enhanced video APIs, new features in Game Cent...
iOS7 Beta 3 is out
Monday, July 8, 2013 by Richard Harris
From Apple: iOS 7 beta 3 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, and Xcode 5 Developer Preview 3 are now available on the iOS Dev Center. Download these new releases today and start developing your apps to take advantage of new multitasking APIs, dynamic motion controls in UIKit, Air Drop, Sprite Kit, enhanced video APIs, new features in Game Center and Map Kit, and so m...
iOS7 Beta 2 Released
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Richard Harris
Beta 1 for iOS 7 has already been superseded by iOS 7 beta 2, released by Apple into the wild this afternoon. As typical with any Apple beta release, it really means "beta" so a newer version of the beta means there were some immediate issues they wanted to address. I have already applied the new release to my iPhone 4S and so far so good. It looks like they have f...
iOS 6.1 Beta 3 out for developers
Monday, December 3, 2012 by Richard Harris
Attention apple developers, Apple is never going to let you relax! The are getting closer to the full version of the new iOS 6.1 operating system with today's announcement that 6.1 Beta 3 is available for registered developers to download.The iDevices that are compatible with iOS 6.1 beta 3 include the iPad 4, iPad mini, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone ...
