Apple Starts Letting Developers Add Alternative App Marketplaces to App Store Connect

EU developers can now add alternative app marketplaces to App Store Connect, Apple said today. Apple is also accepting submissions for the Notarization process, which is required for all apps that will be distributed through alternative marketplaces. Apple is making these changes to ‌App Store‌ Connect ahead of the launch of iOS 17.4, an update […]

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Apple Will Continue to Accept App Store Submissions Throughout Holiday Season

Apple today announced that developers will be able to submit new and updated app submissions via App Store Connect throughout the upcoming holiday season. Apple notes that app reviews may take longer to be completed from November 24 to November 28 and from December 23 to December 27: This year, we’re pleased to continue accepting […]

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Apple Reminds Developers to Submit Privacy Info for ‘Nutritional Label for Apps’ Feature

Craig Federighi: Native Windows on M1 Macs is ‘Really up to Microsoft’ Following the release of the M1 Macs Apple executives have been doing interviews with a range of publications, and today, Ars Technica published another interview with software engineering chief Craig Federighi, hardware technologies lead Johny Srouji, and marketing VP Greg Joswiak. Much of […]

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Apple Shutting Down App Store Connect From December 23 to December 27

Apple shuts down App Store Connect for a week around the holidays each year in an effort to give ‌App Store‌ staff time off from work. This year, ‌App Store‌ Connect will be unavailable from December 23 to December 27. With ‌App Store‌ Connect unavailable, Apple will not accept new apps or app updates, so […]

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App Store Connect App for Developers Gets Fresh Icon, New Features

First A14 Benchmarks from iPad Air 4 Appear Online Benchmarks supposedly for Apple’s A14 Bionic processor in the iPad Air 4, first spotted by Twitter user “Ice Universe,” reveal that the A14 offers significant performance improvements over the iPhone 11’s A13 Bionic. A GeekBench benchmark for an “iPad13,2” with the motherboard number J308AP was uploaded […]

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Apple Revamps App Store Connect With Responsive, Mobile-Friendly Interface

Apple’s Path to Arm-Based Macs Could Start With a New 12-Inch MacBook Fudge, a leaker who goes by @choco_bit on Twitter, often shares details on upcoming Apple products. With Apple’s Arm-based Macs that use custom-made chips on the horizon, Fudge today shared some of his thoughts on how, why, and when Apple will roll out […]

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Apple Reminds Developers That New or Updated Apps Won’t Be Accepted Between December 23-27

Apple today reminded developers that new apps and app updates will not be accepted through App Store Connect from Monday, December 23 through Friday, December 27. Any app releases should be scheduled, submitted, and approved in advance. This brief closure of App Store Connect occurs every holiday season. Other features of App Store Connect will […]

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App Store Connect and Apple’s Mac App Notarization Service Will Be Temporarily Unavailable on October 20

Apple today informed developers that it will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, October 20 starting at 6 a.m. Pacific Time for up to eight hours, which will result in App Store Connect and the Developer ID notary service for notarizing Mac apps being unavailable during that time. Apple says it apologizes for any inconvenience […]

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