ITunes Connect App Names

Question

Apple 's iTunes Connect Developer Guide says:

Application Name Duration

Once you have created your application and it is in the "Preparing to Download" or "Waiting for Download" state, you will have 180 days (6 months) from the date of creation in iTunes Connect to deliver the binary code to Apple. If you do not deliver the binary before the 180-day deadline, your application will be removed from iTunes Connect. As a result of this deletion, your application name will be used by another developer, and you will not be able to reuse the application name, SKU code or Bundle ID. See the “Removing an Application” section of this guide to learn more about the consequences of uninstalling an application.

• What does deliver binary mean? Should the application be downloaded and approved after 180 days or just downloaded to view it?
• Is it possible to download the preliminary binary file and set the release date in the future (the "Availability date" parameter in the "Rights and Prices" section) so that before this date I can download the final binary file of my application?

Answer 1

• Deliver binary is a compressed and compiled version of your application. This must be submitted to the apple for approval.

• Yes, it is, but if you use an apple, I don’t know if you will like it too much.

Basically, the rules and what you experience is that people don’t do what you do, and that’s basically the name of the squat. Make an application, send it to itunes connect, download the binary file, go to the Apple store. It’s not easy to sit on names without an application, but this is not true for real developers trying to get real applications there.

Answer 2

I worked on this by preparing a version of my application that was good enough to be approved by Apple, although that was not where I wanted it to be for the first release. I sent it just before 180 days, but set a future release date on the Rights and Prices tab in iTunes Connect. Apple approved the binary, and I continued to work on the application without any additional warnings about expiration. I was even able to move the release date further into the future to give myself more time.

I don’t know what would happen if my expression were rejected by Apple or I myself rejected it. It might have been nice, but I preferred playing it safe and imagining something that met all the review recommendations.

Now I'm still not ready for a public release, but I'm ready for beta testing. I submitted my latest version for review, and Apple also approved it. At the moment, although the application is still not publicly available, I can create promo codes and give them to beta testers, and they can download the application from the App Store using promo codes. In my case, this is better than using over 100 devices available in my developer account. The trade-off is that every beta I want to share has to go through the Apple review process.

In any case, setting a release date in the future will allow you to meet the 180-day download period without releasing anything before you are ready. When you are ready to release, you can send your final version, make sure it is approved, and then transfer the release date to the desired date.

Answer 3

It’s good that most of us (developers!) Will be glad to know that the grace period of 120 days has now been increased to 180 days, which is about 6 months.

The following quote is taken from the iTunes Connect Guide

Application Name Duration

After creating your application and in the "Preparing to Download" or "Waiting for Download" state, you have 180 days (6 months) from the date you created it in iTunes Connect to deliver the binary to Apple. If you do not deliver the binary before the 180-day deadline, your application is removed from iTunes Connect. As a result of this deletion, your application name may be used by another developer, and you will not be able to reuse the application name, SKU code or package identifier. See “Removing an application” (p. 90) to learn more about the consequences of uninstalling an application.

Answer 4

Well, MisterX claims that once you download a real binary, you can opt out of it and no longer hear from Apple. My company had problems that prevented me from downloading their application (which I did), and I need to buy some time. The application uses its registered name TM, so if I lose it, I have big problems.

Lets go home MisterX was telling the truth!

EDIT: Well, actually, I did the download of the application once (you should get all your rights in order, certificates, etc., and the binary should pass internal tests using only legitimate frameworks, etc.). I immediately canceled the binary, and I was able to keep my application name until we could publish it 180 days after receiving the name). This was as of May 2012, so YMMV.

Answer 5

A statement storing the iTunes app name no longer expires.

http://blog.salsitasoft.com/apples-new-app-name-reservation-policy/

I have lost one of my applications before, and I can’t pick up his name again. But now I have too many applications that have been waiting on iTunes Connect for about 1 year.

Answer 6

As the manual says:

If you don’t deliver the binary before the 120-day deadline, your application will be removed from iTunes Connect

You must upload your binary file for the application (ipa file) after a maximum of 120 days from the moment you add it to iTunes.

This binary will be subject to approval. You cannot send one binary as a test file and then the final binary. He will be rejected.

Answer 7

1) It should just be loaded to view. Usually viewing takes about 7-10 days.

2) Yes, you can control the release date of the application. You can select it by entering itunes connect and creating a new application. One of the fields indicates the release date.

Also, if your application is approved (a test binary in your case), you can also download a newer version for the approved application (which may be your final binary). However, the approval rests entirely with the Apple control group.

Answer 8

• I don’t know this for sure, but in my experience and context, I think this is just a download.

• If you want to download another binary, you have to discard the binary yourself and re-download the new binary, which means you have to wait one more time to view it.

Answer 9

From what I understand, you just need to download the application. And if you really read what the iTunes Connection Guide says (see the wording), this 180 timer only takes into account the number of days that your application is in the "Preparing to Download" or "Waiting to Download" state. Take a look:

After creating your application and it is in the "Preparing to Download or Waiting for Download" section , you have 180 days (6 months) from the day you created it in iTunes Connect for delivering binary code to Apple ....

Thus, the solution will be to download all the binary files that you have now, and then wait until the status changes to "Waiting for a review". As soon as this happens, the developer will reject the binary. Leave it in the Rejected by developer state until you are ready to re-download. The reason I say this is because by returning it to "Preparing to Download" or "Waiting for Download", you can start the 180-day timer again (although I'm not sure).

Play it safe. When you upload your binary downloadable information, which will be tested and have a decent position in the AppStore (even if it means “hiding” some functions).

Let them hope it works! I have three days left before the 180-day deadline, and I'm going to download. I will send a message to confirm if it works.