App Store Approval for Nonprofit Donation Apps
This article outlines the exact steps I followed to get App Store approval for a nonprofit client I worked with in 2016.
What do users see when you drop support for an older version of iOS?
In this article, I show you the experience users on older versions of iOS get when you release an app update that drops support for their version of iOS. I provide screenshots of the App Store product page for an app that has dropped support for iOS 13. I also cover some other situations and…
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Writing your App’s Privacy Policy
When you publish an app on the App Store, Apple requires you to provide a link to a privacy policy. You might be putting off writing this privacy policy – you might not know where to start! In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to write and publish your privacy policy today.
Answering App Privacy Questions
Do you or your third-party partners collect data from this app? The terms used in these questions can be quite ambiguous, but this article will help you decipher them so that you can get back to building your app.
Private app distribution through the App Store
“You download the app and it doesn’t work – that’s not what we want on the store.” Phil Schiller, June 2020 App Review sometimes rejects apps for providing insufficient functionality to users before requiring them to create an account. One reason they list under their most common app rejection issues is not enough lasting value:…
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How I got my first iOS dev job
Getting your first job in software development seems like a tall task, but it can often be really straightforward. First – get a computer science degree at a top program. Next – work through a couple internships. Finally – interview at all the big tech companies. Follow those three steps and you’re almost guaranteed to…
MacBook Air is the best budget computer for iOS Developers in 2020
Don’t be fooled by the 13-inch MacBook Pro. It is not worth paying an extra $200 for the word Pro. Instead you should get the quad-core i5 MacBook Air with 16GB of memory for $1299. You can get a Mac mini with similar specs for $1000, but most people prefer the portability of a laptop…
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App Store Connect Yellow Banner
Is App Store Connect showing a yellow banner even after you’ve agreed to the new license agreement? It’s frustrating when you follow the steps in the banner, and come back hours later to see it still hasn’t gone away. You didn’t do the wrong thing. There’s a bug in App Store Connect that is sending…
How to provide updates after you remove an app from sale
Hide your product page by setting your app status to “Remove from sale”, but then temporarily make it available to allow existing customers to update. The process works as follows.
When do you need to report your app’s use of encryption?
What is a self-classification report? And why do I need to do it? Apple does not make it clear what you need to do, and there are many conflicting answers on Stack Overflow. In 99% of cases you probably won’t get in trouble for not submitting a report, but App Store Connect did not lie to you. You are required to submit a self-classification report.