Major App Store updating problems!

ethana · Mar 18, 2009, 12:59 PM

As a developer, I am getting really upset about this problem....

Has anyone else noticed that the sort by "Release Date" on all categories hasn't been updated on the App Store on their iPhone? For example, mine is showing the same apps day after day, with nothing new.

Even new apps that I submit and get approved aren't showing up on the list! It's causing significant financial damage to my business right now. Is Apple aware of this?

If you are also seeing this, please reply.

johnnybluejeans · Mar 18, 2009, 01:35 PM

Yep, it seems to be broken. Not sure what the deal is.. looks like it has been this way for a while now too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethana

As a developer, I am getting really upset about this problem....

Has anyone else noticed that the sort by "Release Date" on all categories hasn't been updated on the App Store on their iPhone? For example, mine is showing the same apps day after day, with nothing new.

Even new apps that I submit and get approved aren't showing up on the list! It's causing significant financial damage to my business right now. Is Apple aware of this?

If you are also seeing this, please reply.

CarlosH · Mar 18, 2009, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethana

As a developer, I am getting really upset about this problem....

Has anyone else noticed that the sort by "Release Date" on all categories hasn't been updated on the App Store on their iPhone? For example, mine is showing the same apps day after day, with nothing new.

Even new apps that I submit and get approved aren't showing up on the list! It's causing significant financial damage to my business right now. Is Apple aware of this?

If you are also seeing this, please reply.

I am seeing same thing in my iPhone, I hope they resolved this quick. Have you fired a bug report to apple? Since they have been making changes on the AppStore system.

ethana · Mar 18, 2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarlosH

I am seeing same thing in my iPhone, I hope they resolved this quick. Have you fired a bug report to apple? Since they have been making changes on the AppStore system.

I have contacted all of the Apple news sites to try and get some awareness around this story. I've filed a bug, as many other have, and some people have called Apple over and over with no luck.

You'll see other complaints for this problem:

http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/ip...thread-30.html

http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/bu...f-again-2.html

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=670295

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...=658029&page=3

http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?p=1392232

There was also a huge thread about this on the iPhone Dev SDK forums but those are down right now since the 3.0 release (http://devforums.apple.com/)

Ethan

ethana · Mar 19, 2009, 01:38 PM

EVERYONE on this thread needs to these NOW...

File a bug: http://bugreporter.apple.com/

Digg this: http://digg.com/apple/App_Store_Busted

Email iTunes Connect: itunesconnect@apple.com

Call ADC: http://developer.apple.com/contact/phone.html

Email news sites:

http://www.macrumors.com/site.php?mode=submit
http://www.appleinsider.com/contact.php

caveman_uk · Mar 20, 2009, 04:22 AM

Am I the only one that isn't apoplectic about this? Yeah, it should be fixed but it's not exactly the end of the world.

johnnybluejeans · Mar 20, 2009, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caveman_uk

Am I the only one that isn't apoplectic about this? Yeah, it should be fixed but it's not exactly the end of the world.

Eh, I'm pretty annoyed by it. If you launch a new app you are going to miss out on a bit of exposure with it not appearing on the iPhone app store.

caveman_uk · Mar 20, 2009, 10:44 AM

Maybe it's because it didn't make a huge amount of difference to me in terms of sales when I released my app. It's done pretty much the same amount of business since launch except on day one when sales were about 4x what they settled down to be. I suppose for other people the effect is more pronounced.

johnnybluejeans · Mar 20, 2009, 10:18 PM

This seems to be fixed now... although the iTunes listing has been about a day or two behind lately.

Mar 18, 2009, 12:59 PM	#1
ethana macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seattle, WA	Major App Store updating problems! As a developer, I am getting really upset about this problem.... Has anyone else noticed that the sort by "Release Date" on all categories hasn't been updated on the App Store on their iPhone? For example, mine is showing the same apps day after day, with nothing new. Even new apps that I submit and get approved aren't showing up on the list! It's causing significant financial damage to my business right now. Is Apple aware of this? If you are also seeing this, please reply.

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Mar 19, 2009, 01:38 PM	#5
ethana Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seattle, WA	EVERYONE on this thread needs to these NOW... File a bug: http://bugreporter.apple.com/ Digg this: http://digg.com/apple/App_Store_Busted Email iTunes Connect: itunesconnect@apple.com Call ADC: http://developer.apple.com/contact/phone.html Email news sites: http://www.macrumors.com/site.php?mode=submit http://www.appleinsider.com/contact.php

Mar 20, 2009, 04:22 AM	#6
caveman_uk Guest Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hitchin, Herts, UK	Am I the only one that isn't apoplectic about this? Yeah, it should be fixed but it's not exactly the end of the world.

Mar 20, 2009, 10:44 AM	#8
caveman_uk Guest Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hitchin, Herts, UK	Maybe it's because it didn't make a huge amount of difference to me in terms of sales when I released my app. It's done pretty much the same amount of business since launch except on day one when sales were about 4x what they settled down to be. I suppose for other people the effect is more pronounced.