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How do you know if an app is 3.0 ready or not??

fuzion11

fuzion11

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When selecting apps through the app store I notice that the majority seem to say "supports 2.x or higher".

Some apps say supports 3.0

So if I don't see supports 3.0 am I to assume that it won't work on 3.0

Or does "2.x and higher" mean it will work with 3.x too??

Please help someone, I need to know if I should install my iphone 3G apps tomorrow over to my iPhone 3GS...like ifitness and idiary and cro mag rally and such.


Thanks guys!


James
 
Jeremy1026

Jeremy1026

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Jamesdamon said:
When I select an app through the app store I noticed that the majority seem to say, "supports 2.x or higher.

Some apps say supports 3.0

So if I don't see supports 3.0 am I to assume that it won't work on 3.0

Or does 2.x and higher mean it will work with 3.x too??

Please help someone, I need to know if I should install apps tomorrow like ifitness and idiary and cro mag rally and such.

Thanks guys!


James
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In theory, if it was built for 2.x it should work on 3.0. There will be times when that theory doesn't come though. But if you want to be 100% sure look for "iPhone OS 3.0 Tested" next to the version.
 
fuzion11

fuzion11

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REALLY???? WOW that sucks!

I have so many apps that I love and hope will work flawlessly on 3.0

I guess I'll just have to hope for the best...unless someone can confirm 100% that "2.X and up" means it will infact work on 3.0

Thanks for helping out friends!
 
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Almy

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I haven't gone to great lengths to test everything, but so far all my apps have worked fine.
 
Jeremy1026

Jeremy1026

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Jamesdamon said:
REALLY???? WOW that sucks!

I have so many apps that I love and hope will work flawlessly on 3.0

I guess I'll just have to hope for the best...unless someone can confirm 100% that "2.X and up" means it will infact work on 3.0

Thanks for helping out friends!
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It depends on if the code used to write the apps hasn't been depreciated in 3.x to a point where it breaks the app. 99.9999% of your apps will work without a hitch.
 
kwjohns

kwjohns

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Jamesdamon:

For the past 2 months or so, all apps (new and updates) submitted to Apple had to work and be compatible with the 3.0 beta. So if your app doesn't work with OS 3.0 at all, then the developer of that app hasn't been very responsible in releasing an update within that time frame to ensure that it works.
 
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