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Some Mac App Store Apps 'Damaged' Due to Expired Security Certificate
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My business is selling, servicing, supporting all things Apple (and a touch of Winblows) and for the most part it is a fantastic relationship but one thing like this REALLY takes the shine off what I feel about Apple. Seriously - some idiot let one certificate expire, causing this problem. Don't they use their own 'Reminders' app? e.g. "Hey Siri, remind me to update the security certificate before the end of October 2015"
I'm so glad it's not just me having trouble with iDentify. Other apps seem fine, but iDentify looks like it'll need some developer intervention. The worry is that they don't seem like the most active person .
Just discovered this... http://support.aspyr.com/hc/en-us/articles/206235646-Recent-Problems-with-AppStore-games-
Letting a certificate expire is a breakdown in operational procedures than cannot be allowed to happen. Sure, all the big names have done it – Microsoft, Cisco, even Verisign. Still, this mustn't happen as the impact can be severe, heads should roll.
My two Macbooks have been affected. Reeder is completely broken on one (reinstall doesn't help). Issues with PDF Scanner, Magic Numbers and few others have been resolved via logout, login, restart. Today nPlayer on the iPad greeted me with a warning that my purchase could not be verified and i should sign in with my Apple ID. I don't like where this is going ...
I was in the same boat as both of you. But then I saw the developer of iDentify post this:
http://identify2.arrmihardies.com/?p=464
So - long story short: Download the app from the non App Store (http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/33814/identi) and replace this new app with what is in your Applications folder and that should work.
I had apps crashing, but killing storeaccountd (as suggested earlier in this thread) fixed that. After doing that I was prompted once for my AppStore login, then everything was fine again.
Does killing storeaccountd not fix this for anyone?
Does killing storeaccountd not fix this for anyone?
Divvy Window Management now working - new version 1.4.2.
Divvy website:
NOTICE: We are aware of an issue preventing the Mac App Store version of Divvy from running. We've already submitted an update to Apple.
http://mizage.com/divvy/
Divvy website:
NOTICE: We are aware of an issue preventing the Mac App Store version of Divvy from running. We've already submitted an update to Apple.
http://mizage.com/divvy/
Yes, there are many apps that apparently need an update from the developer. Even in the best of those cases this could take days. In some cases it may never happen.
Woke up this morning, confident that Apple's nerds will have engineered a solution. Signed out of app store, Deleted PhotoShop Elements 10, Emptied caches, restarted iMac and download the latest version.
Lo and behold.............
..........No fix as yet!
I am using Photos to get me out of a hole, its a lot better than I thought but its no substitute.
In your own time Apple, no rush here, only work slipping by.
Lo and behold.............
..........No fix as yet!
I am using Photos to get me out of a hole, its a lot better than I thought but its no substitute.
In your own time Apple, no rush here, only work slipping by.
Our sales through MAS are going is manual mode — whoever purchased our app there, writes us an email about the problem. Luckily we have non-MAS version, but this Apple's approach is terrifying.
How did you hear that apps need to be updated when it's an issue on Apple's side?
That is my understanding. There are many people reporting that none of the "fixes" work for certain apps. I had to get a non-App Store version of Screenium for this to work. Just because Apple caused the problem, doesn't mean it can be fully fixed on either their side or by the user.
Yup. I've got a machine stuck on 10.6 and 'sudo killall -KILL storeaccountd' just returns with "No matching processes were found". There's actually no "enter your App Store password" dialog on 10.6, unlike what you get on 10.7 and newer. I even tried signing out of the App Store & running the apps, still no prompt to sign-in. Signing back in via the App Store app still had no effect.
Looks like Apple would have to release a 10.6.9 update to fix it - I won't hold my breath.
This is coming from Apple Support #facepalm
https://twitter.com/thestopbutton/status/664960566453075968
Seriously Eddy Cue needs to go. I think he's in over his head.
https://twitter.com/thestopbutton/status/664960566453075968
Seriously Eddy Cue needs to go. I think he's in over his head.
PSE 10 is my preferred photo editor as well and need to use it daily. This really sucks.
YOU ARE ******** WITH ME!
I spent hours yesterday with this issue when Photoshop Elements 9 wouldn't open on either my iMac or Macbook pro.
I thought there was an issue with my computers or my iTunes account. I re-downloaded it and retrieved it from a backup but it didn't work.
Eventually I thought I had 2 options. Update OSX (which has never gone well for me after Snow Leopard) or buy an updated Elements. So ended up buying Elements 14 which wasn't cheap.
Now you're telling me it was all Apple's doing!
I spent hours yesterday with this issue when Photoshop Elements 9 wouldn't open on either my iMac or Macbook pro.
I thought there was an issue with my computers or my iTunes account. I re-downloaded it and retrieved it from a backup but it didn't work.
Eventually I thought I had 2 options. Update OSX (which has never gone well for me after Snow Leopard) or buy an updated Elements. So ended up buying Elements 14 which wasn't cheap.
Now you're telling me it was all Apple's doing!
And Scott Forstall was kicked out because he didn't apologize for Maps?
Microsoft is wanting to move all Windows Application purchases to the Windows App store where they get 30% and of course all your applications will have expiring certificates just like Apple's App stores. Purchase is really the wrong term for any of them....rental is the right term as they will all stop working when their certs expire.
It does make me wonder if the OS has an expiring certificate on it as well.
One can only hope someone got FIRED over this.
Supervisor: "We gave you exactly ONE thing to do, Harold! Make damn sure that security certificate was updated on time! WTF happened???"
Harold: "Well, I was playing Angry Birds and...."
Supervisor: "We gave you exactly ONE thing to do, Harold! Make damn sure that security certificate was updated on time! WTF happened???"
Harold: "Well, I was playing Angry Birds and...."
This shows a big hole with App Store purchases...the applications are all time bombed when their certs expire (or the associated App Store goes out of business some day). Purchase is the wrong term, rental is a more appropriate term.
Note to self, get as much directly as possible.
Anybody know if Apple's OS's have expiring certificates in them so they time bomb also at some point?
Keep in mind Microsoft is really wanting to move all Windows 3rd party Application purchases (hear of "Universal Applications"?) to the Windows App store where they get 30% and of course all your applications will have expiring certificates just like Apple's App stores which gave you this problem.
Then with Microsoft you get these additional problems (which you don't with Apple):
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/0...al_high_ground_for_the_data_slurpers_cesspit/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/01/microsoft_backports_data_slurp_to_windows_78_via_patches/
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data
So you have to choose the downsides you want.
Direct purchases are the way to go if you can with any OS as your app probably won't time bomb.
Note to self, get as much directly as possible.
Anybody know if Apple's OS's have expiring certificates in them so they time bomb also at some point?
Keep in mind Microsoft is really wanting to move all Windows 3rd party Application purchases (hear of "Universal Applications"?) to the Windows App store where they get 30% and of course all your applications will have expiring certificates just like Apple's App stores which gave you this problem.
Then with Microsoft you get these additional problems (which you don't with Apple):
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/0...al_high_ground_for_the_data_slurpers_cesspit/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/01/microsoft_backports_data_slurp_to_windows_78_via_patches/
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data
So you have to choose the downsides you want.
Direct purchases are the way to go if you can with any OS as your app probably won't time bomb.