appstore

Can I hide or make my iphone Application unsearchable on the App Store?

I want my application to be unsearchable from the App Store. I would like that only those users who sign in to my web site and then click the link of my iPhone application on app store, can install and use my application. Is there any way to do that? ...

What is "mt=8" in iTunes links for the appstore?

Anyone know the significance of the mt parameter? It seems that any value will work, like mt=0, mt=999 etc... Sample link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=337319445&mt=8 ...

Can we use pthread instead of NSThread in iPhone apps

Well I have an application that uses both Objective C & c++ but for portability reasons I have tried to use c++ as much as possible.... Now I am confronted with some problem that requires threads I was thinking of using pthread instead of NSThread.... is it Okay to use pthread... will Apple punish me for using it by rejecting my app on t...

Best Portal to buy and sell J2ME apps

There are so many app stores for any kind of platform out there, but when I try to find a good store to buy and sell j2me apps, I find some, but no really big one or defacto standard like I was used to have for the palm os (sites like palmgear sell nearly every program ever made for the palm and not only a subset). Is there a store whic...

How can I use Appstore API to get top100 list? What is the common architecture to build a appstore application website?

I've found a PDF file of Appstore search API, that I can use some parameters to fetch an application's detail information.(sorry I forgot the download url, but I found it in stackoverflow) But there are so many sites that show you a Top100 list(like appshopper.com), and such as Mobclix.com also provide you the rank information.How can t...

iPhone reachability checking

I've found several examples of code to do what I want (check for reachability), but none of it seems to be exact enough to be of use to me. I can't figure out why this doesn't want to play nice. I have the reachability.h/m in my project, I'm doing #import <SystemConfiguration/SystemConfiguration.h> And I have the framework added. I a...

My iPhone app with a bug got approved, is there a way to roll back to a previous version?

I know if I fix the bug I have to go through the approval process again. Is there a way to rollback to a previous (approved) version? ...

closed beta application in the app store?

Hi! Is there a way to have something like a closed private beta in the app store? So a customer could see and try the product after I sent him the link. If the app get's approved by a customer I would change the status from private to available (or something like that). Is this possible with apples app store? Thank you. ...

iPhone app available languages in appStore

Hi I submitted my first application to the appStore http://itunes.apple.com/at/app/section-control/id343824642?mt=8 This displays "English" as Languages (Sprachen in German) in the "Overview". And that is correct in this case. I think this comes from the fact that I don't have localized resources in my application. Which is question on...

application development for iPhone Appstore

what does the domainname and application name in the APP ID generally means. Can the iPhone unlocked one can be used for the iPhone Appstore application development and testing . Can the iPhone jailBroken one can be used for the iPhone Appstore application development and testing . As the process to test the application includes submiss...

Strange problem with App Id on developer account

Hi, I have very strange problem with App Id on developer account. We have uploaded one project with App Id(com.yourcompany.app) and its ready for sale now. Now we have to release update for this application but we could not find that App Id(com.yourcompany.app) on developer account. But strange is that i could not see delete option for...

Other App icons in iPhone App

Hey I was wondering if anyone has used the Phone and Maps app icons in their app as links to these other apps? Ie: I have the phone app icon as a button which when taped closes my app and starts the phone app... is this allowed by apple? cheers ...

Existing Website-Accounts with a monthly fee, attached to a (free)iphone app? Rejection?

An already running Website which has a medium number of paying users (the customers pay 10$ per month for the account) asked me if I am willing to program an iphone app which helps extending the functionality of the website. They most probably want to give the application away for free - they think, that the iphone app will be a strong a...

How to programmatically determine if DRM was removed from iPhone application?

How can I determine if DRM was removed from iPhone application bundle (to protect it from piracy)? ...

Does AppStore distribute a license key automatically after purchasing an application

From my previous experience with shareit I implemented this purchase/validate process Provide shareit a list of valid license keys shareit sends an email to the user with a valid license key, selected automatically by shareit system from the list of keys I provided User starts the application and application asks for a license key Use...

App Store Buttons

How does the App Store create the "Top Paid" "Top Free" and "Release Date" buttons? They look like UIBarButtonItems in a UIToolbar but with a catch. The buttons merge together into one longer button. If it is a UIToolbar, I'm not sure how they connect the buttons so that they appear together like a tab bar ... ...

iTunes Connect Promo Codes & App Updates

We have recently released version 1.0.0 of our application and have sent out numerous promo codes in the past couple of days. I was just wondering whether they will still be valid for the 1.0.1 update which we have just submitted? ...

Retrieving iTunes App Store XML with cURL and PHP

Hey guys, I have been extracting information from the iTunes App Store for the past couple of weeks using a script I found and modified. Everything was working fine until a couple days ago when I realized that no XML was being generated anymore. Here is the code for the script that generates the XML: <?php header("Content-type: text/pl...

Apple renew program question?

Hi, Can I know that if the developer program expired, will the submitted app still available on app store or not? Thanks. ...

Automating iPhone App Submission Process

Is there an API or any other method to automate the submission process. To elaborate: I have a number of apps which are similar in functionality and UI structure. I create the user interface by picking up variables from a plist. For instance I save the source of the API from where I pick up the data. Creating a new app involves just c...