Get your apps and games ready for the holidays
The busiest season on the App Store is almost here. Make sure your apps and games are up to date and ready.App Review will continue to accept submissions throughout the holiday season. Please plan to submit time-sensitive submissions early, as we anti...
App Store Award finalists announced
Every year, the App Store Awards celebrate exceptional apps and games that improve people's lives while showcasing the highest levels of technical innovation, user experience, design, and positive cultural impact. This year, the App Store Editorial tea...
Enhancements to the App Store featuring process
Share your app or game’s upcoming content and enhancements for App Store featuring consideration with new Featuring Nominations in App Store Connect. Submit a nomination to tell our team about a new launch, in-app content, or added functionality. ...
Hello Developer: November 2024
In this edition: The Swift Pathway, new developer activities around the world, and an interview with the creator of recipe app Crouton.Read the full article
TestFlight enhancements to help you reach testers
Beta testing your apps, games, and App Clips is even better with new enhancements to TestFlight. Updates include: Redesigned invitations. TestFlight invitations now include your beta app description to better highlight new features and content your ap...
Get ready with the latest beta releases
The beta versions of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2 are now available. Get your apps ready by confirming they work as expected on these releases. And make sure to build and test with Xcode 16.2 beta to take advantage of the advancements in ...
Updated agreements now available
The Apple Developer Program License Agreement and its Schedules 1, 2, and 3 have been updated to support updated policies and upcoming features, and to provide clarification. Please review the changes below and accept the updated terms in your account....
New requirement for app updates in the European Union
Starting today, in order to submit updates for apps on the App Store in the European Union (EU) Account Holders or Admins in the Apple Developer Program need to enter trader status in App Store Connect. If you’re a trader, you’ll need to provid...
Apple Push Notification service server certificate update
The Certification Authority (CA) for Apple Push Notification service (APNs) is changing. APNs will update the server certificates in sandbox on January 20, 2025, and in production on February 24, 2025. All developers using APNs will need to update ...
Hello Developer: October 2024
Get your app up to speed, meet the team behind Lies of P, explore new student resources, and more.Read the full article
Announcing the Swift Student Challenge 2025
We’re thrilled to announce the Swift Student Challenge 2025. The Challenge provides the next generation of student developers the opportunity to showcase their creativity and coding skills by building app playgrounds with Swift.Applications for the ...
Upcoming regional age ratings in Australia and France
Apple is committed to making the App Store a safe place for everyone — especially kids. Within the next few months, the following regional age ratings for Australia and France will be implemented in accordance with local laws. No action is needed on...
Update on iPadOS 18 apps distributed in the European Union
The App Review Guidelines have been revised to add iPadOS to Notarization.Starting September 16: Users in the EU can download iPadOS apps on the App Store and through alternative distribution. As mentioned in May, if you have entered into the Alterna...
Win-back offers for auto-renewable subscriptions now available
You can now configure win-back offers — a new type of offer for auto-renewable subscriptions — in App Store Connect. Win-back offers allow you to reach previous subscribers and encourage them to resubscribe to your app or game. For example, you c...
App Store submissions now open for the latest OS releases
iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, tvOS 18, visionOS 2, and watchOS 11 will soon be available to customers worldwide. Build your apps and games using the Xcode 16 Release Candidate and latest SDKs, test them using TestFlight, and submit them for ...
