Is there any method to know if an app is installed from App store of OSX or installed from some other places?
I want to implement this using object c.
You can check whether the app came from Apple's app store by attempting to validate the receipt. You can read about receipt validation in the Receipt Validation Programming Guide, and searching for something like "mac app store receipt validation" will turn up a number of samples like this one. Apps that are downloaded from sources other than Apple's app store won't have valid receipts.
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I have recently published my first Mac app onto the Mac App Store, forgive me if this is a stupid question but i can find no place on iTunes Connect that shows the analytics for it, the App Analytics section on iTunes Connect only shows my iOS app? There must be somewhere to see how many units i have sold?
So i contacted apple an there reply was:
App Analytics is available only for iOS developers at this time, and it reports data only from customers using iOS 8 and above. Therefore you will not see data from your Mac app.
If you would like, I can submit feedback on your behalf for a possible future enhancement. If this is something you would like me to do, please reply with a clarification of your request, and I will be happy to send it up for you.
So the short answer is there is nowhere for you to find how many downloads/revenue you have earned. Which is well, shit
Hi I have uploaded my app to iTunes connect. The app is validated and submitted successfully. While publishing the app to the app store my app got rejected because of insufficient meta data
can any one tell me the reason for the same and what changes do I require to make to resolve the issue.
Metadata rejection means that the description/screenshots/search tags, that us anything apart of the IPA, which you provide in iTunes, is not as per the guideline or is not incomplete.
In the iTunes Resolution Center they will mention that issue in details. If not you can contact them through the chat option and ask for more information. Usually the Resolution Center will provide all the details.
Insufficient meta data means you might have provided invalid meta data. There are 17 guidelines given by Apple for Metadata as given below. Make sure that you are following all of them.
Apps or metadata that mentions the name of any other mobile platform will be rejected
Apps with placeholder text will be rejected
Apps with names, descriptions, screenshots, or previews not relevant to the content and functionality of the App will be rejected
App names in iTunes Connect and as displayed on a device should be similar, so as not to cause confusion
Small and large App icons should be similar, so as to not to cause confusion
Apps with App icons, screenshots, and previews that do not adhere to the 4+ age rating will be rejected
Apps with Category and Genre selections that are not appropriate for the App content will be rejected
Developers are responsible for assigning appropriate ratings to their Apps. Inappropriate ratings may be changed/deleted by Apple
Developers are responsible for assigning appropriate keywords for their Apps. Inappropriate keywords may be changed/deleted by Apple
Developers who attempt to manipulate or cheat the user reviews or chart ranking in the App Store with fake or paid reviews, or any other inappropriate methods will be removed from the iOS Developer Program
Apps that recommend that users restart their iOS device prior to installation or launch may be rejected
Apps should have all included URLs fully functional when you submit it for review, such as support and privacy policy URLs
Apps with screenshots, previews, and marketing text that do not clearly identify supplemental content or items that must be purchased separately (e.g. using IAP) will be rejected
App previews may only use video screen captures of the app, voice-overs, and textual and design overlays, or the app will be rejected
Apps with previews that display personal information of a real person without permission will be rejected
App previews may only include music that is licensed for that purpose in all selected territories
App previews that include content played or streamed via the app (e.g. iTunes playlist, YouTube streaming video) that is not licensed for use in the preview will be rejected
Finally, you have to make sure that you have provided information about how to use your application so that they can easily test the application.
I need to be able to update my app from within the app itself. I know Sparkle works for Mac Apps but I can't seem to find any for iOS.
Edit: I am not asking how to bypass the review process. I was thinking that there might be frameworks similar to Clutch.io that allow updates to images/documents/etc from within the app. Or things like UrbanAirship that manage in app purchase data that allows an app to be extended from the app itself.
You can't replace your app with an updated one (except through the App Store) and you can't replace parts of your app with updated parts (that would make your app's code signature invalid); you can only update stuff that's outside of your app's bundle.
You can't update the app binary yourself, the system is responsible for updating all apps.
Though, if you just want to update some data in your app you can do that for sure.
Here is what I was looking for:
http://code.google.com/p/cooliris-toolkit/
It has a class called RemoteUpdater which allows me to download zip files of images/data or whatever I like to extend my content.
Depends on your needs. If you dont want to see the app you can also do an Enterprise Deploy.
Used by corporations to distribute apps to their clients or employees.
Needs a separate Apple account which costs more.
Uses same process as deploy to appstore
Archive > Distribute > create ipa/plist > copy these to webserver with html page with link to plist and user clicks on link from Safari on iOS Device and it installs.
Going back to CArpp Store review process after that is painful.
I am using FMDB database to read the call history of the iphone.I need to know whether apple rejects my application if I go under this process.
Thanks to all,
Monish.
Since this is not only user's private information but also phone internal I guess Apple will reject the app. You are not supposed to access files outside your app sandbox (see point 2.6 of the linked App Store guidelines) except with the classes that Apple has provided (e.g. for accessing the phone book).
I am developing an application where in i want to alert the user if he receives a message from a contact.
I have been struggling for the same yet haven't found any solution to this.
I also wanted to know if the sdk 3.0 allows access to the call history..
There is no access to SMS messages from the application sandbox, and there is no access to call logs from the application sandbox. You can file a feature request with Apple, but I doubt you will see changes to this any time soon. You will not be able to provide any functionality in your app that depends on this information.
Similar question here regarding call history:
Reading call history in iPhone OS
Short answer is, not possible. I do not believe this has changed in 3.0.