Apple Launches New ‘Ask Apple’ Interactive Q&A Session for Developers

Apple today announced a new session of its “Ask Apple” feature that is designed to let developers get help with app development from Apple engineers and experts. Apple debuted Ask Apple in October, and is now introducing a second week that runs from November 14 to November 18. With Ask Apple, developers are able to […]

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Apple Debuts ‘Ask Apple’ Interactive Q&A Program for Developers

Apple today introduced a new “Ask Apple” feature that is designed to allow developers to get help with app development from Apple engineers and experts. With Ask Apple, developers can get information on implementing new beta features, updates introduced at WWDC, adopting Dynamic Island, swapping to SwiftUI, and more. Developers will be able to ask […]

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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Criticizes Apple Over App Store Price Increases

Apple is today beginning to implement App Store pricing increases across all territories and countries that use the euro, with the hike attributed to the euro’s weakness against the U.S. dollar. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, whose company is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Apple, spoke up on the price update and said […]

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Apple Now Allows Developers to Transfer Ownership of App Store Apps That Use iCloud

Apple today announced that apps that use iCloud can now be transferred to another developer, solving a problem that developers have been dealing with for years now. Apple previously had an app transfer program for developers who want to transfer their apps to a new account or a new owner, but prior to now, it […]

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Apple Developer App Updated Ahead of WWDC 2022

Apple is preparing for the Worldwide Developers Conference that’s set to kick off in less than two weeks, and today updated the Apple Developer app with information about the 2022 event. The Apple Developer app has details on session videos, Digital Lounges, labs, coding challenges, and more for WWDC 2022, allowing developers to sign up […]

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Apple Now Letting Developers Automatically Charge for Some Subscription Price Increases

Apple today informed developers that it is implementing a new subscription feature that will allow customers to be charged automatically when an app’s subscription price goes up, which is not the way that subscriptions work at the current time. Right now, customers must explicitly agree to a pricing change when the cost of a subscription […]

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Apple Reminds Developers About $250 to $30K Payments From Apple Lawsuit Settlement

Apple today reminded developers that they can submit a claim for the Small Developer Assistance Fund, a pool of money that Apple is providing to developers as part of a $100 million class-action lawsuit settlement over its App Store policies. Apple has been accepting submissions since January, and is today reminding developers have until May […]

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Developers May Soon Be Able to Automatically Charge Apple Users for Subscription Price Increases

Apple appears to be testing a new feature that would allow developers to automatically charge users when a subscription price goes up, according to TechCrunch. Right now, Apple asks customers to explicitly agree to subscription pricing increases when the cost of a subscription goes up. If a customer does not tap on the presented “Agree […]

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Apple Announces ‘Tech Talks’ Where Developers Can Interface With Apple Experts

Apple today informed developers about a Tech Talks 2021 venture, which will allow developers to connect with Apple experts in more than 100 live online sessions and 1,500 available office hour appointments. Apple says that developers can use the sessions to dive into technical content, get answers to questions, and seek one-on-one meetings for guidance. […]

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iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 Developer Tool Can More Heavily Prioritize 5G Versus Wi-Fi Connections

Everything New in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 Beta 5 Apple today released the fifth betas of iOS and iPadOS 15 to developers, introducing additional tweaks to the new operating system that’s launching this fall. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. As we get further into the beta testing process, the changes […]

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Apple Decreasing App Store Prices in the UK, South Africa, and Many European Countries

Apple today told developers that it is updating App Store pricing in some countries due to taxes and changes in foreign exchange rates. Over the course of the next few days, app and in-app purchase pricing is set to decrease in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and all territories that use the Euro currency. Pricing […]

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Apple Now Offering Developers Access to Xcode Cloud

Apple today began notifying developers that they’re able to use the new Xcode Cloud service that was first introduced at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. “We’re pleased to let you know your account has been enabled for Xcode Cloud beta,” reads the email sent out to developers. “You can now take advantage of continuous […]

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Apple Again Extends Deadline Requiring Apps Offering Virtual Group Events to Use In-App Purchases

Last fall, Apple changed its App Store rules around in-app purchases for realtime experiences, and the guidelines technically require apps that offer virtual events to more than a single person to use in-app purchases. Apple is not yet enforcing that rule, however, and has once again extended the timeline of when in-app purchases will need […]

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Apple Reminds Developers About Upcoming App Tracking Transparency Enforcement in iOS 14.5

Apple today reminded developers that its App Tracking Transparency rules will be enforced starting with the launch of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, and tvOS 14.5. When these updates are released, developers will need to get express permission to access the IDFA or advertising identifier on a device to track users across apps and websites for […]

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Developers Start Receiving $500 Credits for Returning DTK Mac Minis

Apple last week sent out emails to developers who are in possession of a Developer Transition Kit, providing instructions on returning the test machines. Developers have now started mailing in their DTKs, with Apple rewarding the promised $500 USD credit once the DTK has been received. In appreciation of your participation in the Universal App […]

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Apple Requiring Developers to Return DTK Mac Minis by March 31

Apple today sent out emails to developers who are in possession of a Developer Transition Kit, asking them to return the machines by March 31. The Developer Transition Kits are Mac minis with A12Z chips that Apple provided for development purposes ahead of the release of the M1 Macs. Apple in the emails provided developers […]

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Apple Says COVID ‘Health Pass’ Apps Are Limited to Developers Working With Public Health Authorities

Apple today informed developers that “health pass” apps can only be submitted by developers that are working with recognized public health authorities. A “health pass” app is classified as an app that generates a pass that’s used to enter buildings and access in-person services based on testing and vaccination records. Apple says that to make […]

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