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A Realtime List of iPhone 5 Enabled Apps in the App Store

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Now that the iPhone 5 has officially been announced, Apple is accepting iOS apps from developers that support both iOS 6 and the taller 4" screen of the iPhone 5.

A small and steady stream of 4" screen enabled apps are now making their way into the App Store.

Sister site AppShopper.com allows you to see a realtime list of these new iPhone 5 enabled apps using this "iPhone 5" search query. That url shows all recently updated iOS apps that mention "iPhone 5" in their What's New update description. There may be a few false positives, but the majority of apps listed are listing support for the new iPhone.

There are a relatively small number of updates so far, but the list will continue to grow as we approach the iPhone 5 launch on September 21st. Only a handful of games are compatible so far. These include Pangea Software's catalog including Enigmo 2 and Mojang's Minecraft - Pocket Edition.

Article Link: A Realtime List of iPhone 5 Enabled Apps in the App Store
 
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dethmaShine said:
The first result for the query is wrong by the way.
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It's not perfect. There are some false positives. It's just a string query. It would also match "This app does not support iPhone 5". :)

But, overall, it's pretty good.

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The appshopper iphone app doesn't show the same results as that link when searching.
 
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Bathplug said:
The appshopper iphone app doesn't show the same results as that link when searching.
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I don't think the app supports that particular ("What's new") query. sorry.

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I'm primarily interested in which apps. support Passbook. Considering that Passbook is by far and away the closest thing we've yet seen to a full-scale "digital wallet" and this is something I've been craving for years, I'm hoping lots of developers (of products and services I consume of course) jump onboard!

Companies I'd like to see:

• Every movie theater chain
• Sports teams incl. MLB, GO ORIOLES!
• Every single store I have a plastic barcode loyalty card for, CVS, Walgreens, Super Fresh, Giant, Godiva, etc. etc.
• My health club which uses a barcode tag for entry
• Amtrak
• Airlines
 
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janderson0719 said:
Over the course of several weeks.

Reminds me of apps that had to be updated to retina on the iPad. Some took months even. Some never.
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I had to update my app for Retina support, and it was a lot more work than just the iPhone 5. There's a line that needs to be changed to support rotation, and a little bit of UI rework. Altogether, it's not so bad. Mine was submitted to Apple on Friday morning, and it currently awaiting review.

(My app is a fertility charting app with a limited market, so I didn't bother to mention it here.)
 
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Hmm perhaps checking for the presence of Retina 4" screenshots might be a more reliable indicator of an app that has been updated for the iPhone 5?

We submitted an iPhone 5-ready update a few days ago and we couldn't complete the app submission process without supplying at least 1 Retina 4" screenshot (which we had to create using the iOS simulator since, well, we don't yet have the iPhone 5).
 
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kuanyong said:
Hmm perhaps checking for the presence of Retina 4" screenshots might be a more reliable indicator of an app that has been updated for the iPhone 5?
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Do you see 4" screens anywhere in the App Store?

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aardwolf said:
(My app is a fertility charting app with a limited market, so I didn't bother to mention it here.)
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The dig about me not getting any these days, and thus not having to worry about a girlfriend's fertility cycle, was totally unnecessary. Thanks.
 
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I'd like to know how these guys are already approved and live. We submitted on Friday and haven't even moved into review. Maybe they asked for an expedited review?
 
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thisisahughes said:
"Crimson: Steam Pirates" still hasn't been updated to support Retina, and it's developed by Bungie. :confused:
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Even though I bought it, I haven't played it yet because I'm holding out for the retina update that never comes...I should just play it.
 
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