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Developers Frustrated at Apple for Just One Day's Notice to Submit Apps Ahead of iOS 14 Release Today
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Surprise, no you can’t submit apps without the right version of XCode which was only released yesterday.
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There’s no guarantee that there won’t be broken APIs which apps are using.
14 is better than 13 but after what happened last fall I think waiting for a few days isn't a bad idea. Apps shouldn't drain your battery faster, but they may be buggy in other ways, but it would still be annoying.
Wow. There's a ton of people commenting in this thread who clearly have no idea how software development works. This is a big deal and a bad move on Apple's part. I'd be pissed if I maintained an iOS app.
I bet the same people pissing on the developers in this thread will be the same ones bitching about why some (or maybe most) of their apps won't be ready for iOS 14 today.
I bet the same people pissing on the developers in this thread will be the same ones bitching about why some (or maybe most) of their apps won't be ready for iOS 14 today.
Developing an app takes a lot testing. One day to test isn't enough, unless it's a really small simple app. Also like you said, wasn't supposed to be released until fall, so a lot developers plan their schedules around that date.
With no way to submit iOS 14 compatible apps, I am not sure how this helps. Please enlighten me.
How would you know this to make that claim? First its not out for public, and second, the GM came out yesterday. You can make this claim after 24 hours of running a GM build? Unbelievable! 😝
I'm seeing a common theme with Apple's handling of app's. I know I'll get pounded by die-hard Apple defenders and have simply decided to read and learn more before commenting but Apple is not always on the right side. Numerous cases battling Apple's handling of app's have shown there are absolutely issues with how Apple is handling their service side and it's mostly human related.
The above is absolutely spot on regarding this particular matter and should be pinned at the beginning of this thread if it was possible.
The above is absolutely spot on regarding this particular matter and should be pinned at the beginning of this thread if it was possible.
So, if you‘re just an everyday user, it sounds like it would be a great idea to wait a week or two before updating to iOS14 so you know your apps will be ready and properly tested. I didn’t intend on jumping on the update right away anyway. Even with beta testing, there still seem to be issues that didn’t get picked up until the software hits the full user environment.
Beta releases have been better so far compared to last year, but they could be problems we haven't faced yet, of course there is no way to know
Are you telling me your knowledge and expertise has more value than my “feelings” and random, ignorant guesses?
This 2020 is crazy. Experts telling us they know stuff, just because they know stuff. The only way to push back is to do the complete opposite of what they say. That’ll show them we’re just as smart as those so-called “experts”!!1!111!
/s <—Because sometimes people don’t pick up what I put down 🙂
Random stuff that worked before can break. There's a good chance it won't, but some apps put a company's reputation on the line, so devs have to be safe.
I just updated my phone (was on public beta so assume this is iOS 14 GM) and the weather widget still isn’t fixed. The sun is showing orange instead of yellow. Been this way for numerous betas and I did submit a feedback request. Did iOS 14 drop this week just so Apple could get a week or two of Apple Watch sales in the quarter? Will that even move the needle on financial results? I hope we don’t have another release where people update and the software is full of bugs.
As a former app developer, this makes me sad.
As a developer I’ve had to enjoy bug reports from people using betas With no ability to fix them (or wonder if my app is broken in the first place).
One of the reasons I’m waiting until at least this weekend to update. Already turned off auto-updates on my phone, iPad, watch, and Apple TV.
I have high hopes for iOS 14, as my past experiences since iOS 7 have been Even versions = smooth and stable, Odd versions = buggy and riddled with issues. We will see how mass rollout goes.
I have high hopes for iOS 14, as my past experiences since iOS 7 have been Even versions = smooth and stable, Odd versions = buggy and riddled with issues. We will see how mass rollout goes.
He's right though, customers don't care _why_ something doesn't work. But the all bold font makes me sad. I wasn't even going to read it until you replied to it.
This is akin to people in a restaurant who complain about their food not being made properly when they have no idea how the hell the kitchen is ran. Sometimes its a horrible kitchen and it's consistent. Othertimes, it's a freak problem (utility outage, staff called out, didn't receive shipment, etc) that people still won't care and just say "Make it right or I'm complaining".
We have the freak event of Apple releasing all GMs and Xcode (huge piece) and have to rebalance everything to make sure our release didn't just break the F out. It's no surprise what the response is in here.
We have the freak event of Apple releasing all GMs and Xcode (huge piece) and have to rebalance everything to make sure our release didn't just break the F out. It's no surprise what the response is in here.
I wasn’t assuming that at all. I was instead assuming that if developers had continued to monitor the betas and their affects on their apps, and corrected problems with their apps following the release of each beta, then that would likely minimize the issues that develop following the release of the gold master (and from what I understand, the gold master contained very few changes as compared to the previous beta).
Am I incorrect in assuming the above?
My point was simply that a developer who had slacked off and waited to make changes because they assumed they’d have a week or two before iOS 14 was released to the public is going to have more difficulty preparing their app for iOS 14 when compared to developers who had been working on their apps following the release of each beta. I don’t know if I feel bad for the former.