Apple Releases iPhone SDK, Demos Spore, Instant Messaging

[MacRumors]

During the iPhone SDK event today, Apple announced that they would be releasing to developers the same APIs and Tools that they use to create iPhone apps.

Based on existing Mac OS X technologies, the SDK provides a robust package of tools for developers to use to develop iPhone native applications. The SDK is broken down into the following sets:

Cocoa Touch - Multi-touch events, Multi-touch controls, Acceleromter, View Hierarchy, Localization, Alerts, Web View, People Picker, Image Picker, Camera
Media - Core Audio, OpenAL, Audio Mixing, Audio Recording, Video Playback, JPG, PNG, TIFF, PDS Quartz, Core Animation, Embedded OpenGL
Core Services - Collections, Address Book, Networking, File access, SQLite, Core Location, Net Services Threading, Preferences, URL utilities
Core OS - OS X Kernel, BSD TCP/IP, Sockets, Power Management, Keychain, Certificates, File System, Lib System, Security, Bonjour

A software iPhone emulator for Mac OS X is provided to help with development.

Apple wrote a couple of quick demo apps, and also invited software developers to try to see what they could come up with in 2 weeks. EA demoed Spore for the iPhone, with 18 levels, an editor and accelerometer controls.

Also demoed:

- Epocrates - popular drug reference application for physicians.
- Salesforce.com
- AOL AIM (instant messaging client)
- SEGA's Super Monkey Ball

Native iPhone apps will be distributed through the iTunes App Store, with wireless downloads. Developers pick the price, and get 70% of revenue. The 70% will be paid out to developers monthly, and there are no other fees. The iTunes App Store will handle over the air updates to your applications. Developers of free applications will not be charged for Apple to deliver their applications through iTunes.

All this will come with the iPhone 2.0 update, in beta today going to thousands of developers. Customers will get it in June as a free software update to iPhone users. Meanwhile, iPod Touch users will be charged a small fee due to accounting issues.

The SDK will be available for free public download today.



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[gloss]

Everything about this sounds fantastic, except perhaps the June release. But hell, it's something to look forward to.

Grats to Apple for knocking this one out of the park.

[mattydodgy]

No iPhone 2.0 until LATE JUNE! I thought that they would release something for their customers today! This officially sucks!

[olternaut]

Originally Posted by mattydodgy

No iPhone 2.0 until LATE JUNE! I thought that they would release something for their customers today! This officially sucks!

No it doesn't! The announcements today was fabulous! Devs get the SDK today not in june! They already said today was for the devs. June will be for the crybabies and those who were patient.
Its going to take a couple months for all the talent out there to chew on the SDK and come out with some incredible apps. Plus June we'll definately be seeing the iphone 3G and whatever else Jobs wants to surprise us with!

[hexonxonx]

Originally Posted by olternaut

No it doesn't! The announcements today was fabulous! Devs get the SDK today not in june! They already said today was for the devs. June will be for the crybabies and those who were patient.
Its going to take a couple months for all the talent out there to chew on the SDK and come out with some incredible apps. Plus June we'll definately be seeing the iphone 3G and whatever else Jobs wants to surprise us with!

Why do people suddenly think that a 3G phone will be out in June? Steve said there would be one in late 2008 and June isn't late in the year.

[olternaut]

Originally Posted by hexonxonx

Why do people suddenly think that a 3G phone will be out in June? Steve said there would be one in late 2008 and June isn't late in the year.

Don't just hang out at macrumors for your apple news.

Go to appleinsider, macdailynews, looprumors, 9to5mac, alleyinsider, engadget, gizmodo, maclife, and sometimes but rarely do I go to fortune and forbes. There are a few other sources but analying a lot of articles from industry experts you start to see patterns where they are agreeing with each other.
From articles talking about 3G rollouts to financial reports to component availability more than likely Apple will HAVE to launch the 3G iphone by June's WWDC 08 or even sooner.

[ctakim]

Originally Posted by hexonxonx

Why do people suddenly think that a 3G phone will be out in June? Steve said there would be one in late 2008 and June isn't late in the year.

Because folks are ever optimists and always impatient?

[HiRez]

Question: is iPhone development Leopard/Xcode3-only, or will it work on Tiger/Xcode2? Anyway, AWESOME developments, I'm really excited about developing for iPhone now! They really packed so much in there, it's impressive, on the surface at least.

[callmemike20]

Well...it wasn't what I expected. No sling media. No app store till June. Yea, they should of just waited until wwdc.

[joseph2166]

Originally Posted by callmemike20

Well...it wasn't what I expected. No sling media. No app store till June. Yea, they should of just waited until wwdc.

I'm very glad they announced it today - I couldn't stand three more months of continual rumours surrounding it.

[gloss]

Originally Posted by joseph2166

I'm very glad they announced it today - I couldn't stand three more months of continual rumours surrounding it.

Seriously. And now we have a date to look forward to. It's like Christmas.

[mca7]

June?! Ughhhh

[gkarris]

Originally Posted by mca7

June?! Ughhhh

It's kinda like a game console release. Why release a console when there's no games or no games in development for it?

Apple releases the SDK now, and in June, a ton of stuff for the new iPhone/Touch software.

[mathewr]

when they talked about enterprise didnt they say this would be built into the phone, now they r saying that this will come out in june 1 yr anniversay of the iday. is it possible theres a new phone.

[HiRez]

Oh man I posted too soon, you have to pay $99 to get the SDK???? WTF? Argh! NOT cool, Apple. Devs who are developing free apps, at least, should not have to pay.

[Cromulent]

Originally Posted by HiRez

Oh man I posted too soon, you have to pay $99 to get the SDK???? WTF? Argh! NOT cool, Apple. Devs who are developing free apps, at least, should not have to pay.

No you don't look at the website again.

[Tousiger]

Originally Posted by HiRez

Oh man I posted too soon, you have to pay $99 to get the SDK???? WTF? Argh! NOT cool, Apple. Devs who are developing free apps, at least, should not have to pay.

hum... the 99$ is for normal people to become developers... not to get the software update

[skiesforme]

Originally Posted by HiRez

Oh man I posted too soon, you have to pay $99 to get the SDK???? WTF? Argh! NOT cool, Apple. Devs who are developing free apps, at least, should not have to pay.

MR: "The SDK will be available for free public download today. "
My understanding is that you get the SDK free and you can write your own apps and use 'em on your iPhone. But if you want to commercialize the app, you got to pay Apple $99 as licensing/publishing fee.
This is pretty much an industry norm (BREW for instance)

On the bad side, even if somebody wanted to submit a free app they want to share, they would have no choice but to pay $99 from their own pocket OR ask for a "nominal charge" on iTune apps store !

[shawnce]

Originally Posted by HiRez

Oh man I posted too soon, you have to pay $99 to get the SDK???? WTF? Argh! NOT cool, Apple. Devs who are developing free apps, at least, should not have to pay.

You don't need to pay $99 to get the SDK. You pay $99 to get a digital certificate generated and related services so you can publish your applications to iPhone users.

[newrigel]

Originally Posted by HiRez

Oh man I posted too soon, you have to pay $99 to get the SDK???? WTF? Argh! NOT cool, Apple. Devs who are developing free apps, at least, should not have to pay. :

It's funny but I believe in the "you get what you pay for" axiom so the free **** sucks anyway... I'm sure there will be torrents out there for all you broke dicks!
All SDK's cost $$!
By the way... this is going to be a Mac in your pocket which is the **** for me! Can't wait for the new iPhone with a bigger screen!

[unigolyn]

Originally Posted by HiRez

Oh man I posted too soon, you have to pay $99 to get the SDK???? WTF? Argh! NOT cool, Apple. Devs who are developing free apps, at least, should not have to pay.

Okay, hippie, walk up to the nearest supermarket and say you need to get free food because you're going to give it all away for free. The people who work for Apple and are writing the actual SDK don't do so for free but you know, like to feed themselves and their families.

And please no one start with "software is not tangible blah blah". The iPhone software is just as much a fruit of people's labor as the iPhone hardware, because inert pieces of glass, aluminum and silicon really have no value unless applied to technology such as this.

Just because you CAN flip burgers for minimum wage while writing free software, doesn't mean you should.

I said burger flipping because, dude, if you can't spend $99 on a hobby, you need a better source of income.

[pyramid6]

So do we have to wait until June for apps to start showing up?

P6

[pmarcovi]

They think we are idiots. If it worked one, they do it again. They are back with the accounting charge crap for the iPod touch owners ...

[pyramid6]

Originally Posted by pmarcovi

They think we are idiots. If it worked one, they do it again. They are back with the accounting charge crap for the iPod touch owners ...

It's not crap, It's stupid US laws.

P6

[greenbreadmmm]

so is aim gonna be considered data or sms?