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Hello Developer: October 2024
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Masters of puppets: How ROUND8 Studio carved out a niche for Lies of P
Lies of P is closer to its surprising source material than you might think.Based on Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, the Apple Design Award-winning game is a macabre reimagining of the story of a puppet who longs to be a real b...
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 ...