New Apple Rules

HoneyTribeStudios

It's the last paragraph that might be relevant to your games

http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Apple+news/news.asp?c=49528

IsabelleK

http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/03/apple-to-reject-apps-with-udid-access-without-retina-and-iphone-5-support

Chakku

@TheMoonwalls

Yep, I literally just saw this on another site! :P

I like this rule; it'll somewhat boost the general quality of apps published to the app store

capitalcarnage

Me likes

DigiChain

Interesting.
So does this now mean a Universal app will need to produced at ipad retina resolution?

UtopianGames

Interesting.
So does this now mean a Universal app will need to produced at ipad retina resolution?

Hope not as the older devices will have to be dropped if your doing a UB starting with iPad.

Darren.

YoRooster

Thanks for the heads up. I was hoping to cover iphone 5 screen support in a later update. So I'll have to decide whether to delay release and make the relevant tweaks or get this thing out before May!

HoneyTribeStudios

I haven't looked at the actual Apple documentation yet.

So not sure if, when the article says iphone 5 support, it actually means full screen display or if a cropped screen is ok too.

Edit: The answer to that question will be somewhere in here... https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/Introduction/Introduction.html

SolarPepperStudios

Hmm... Ok so my question is because I put my project size as 720p, it comes up full screen on i5s, but has bars on both iPads and i4s. Will it be rejected by Apple because of the black bars or will it be approved because it supports the i5, iPad and i4?

HoneyTribeStudios

Interesting.
So does this now mean a Universal app will need to produced at ipad retina resolution?

Hope not as the older devices will have to be dropped if your doing a UB starting with iPad.

Darren.

Depends on the game. I assumed that too but I have a new game running well on 3rd gen ipod that uses retina images as it's universal.

Zenith_Gameworks

Sorry for asking such a noobish question, but what does it mean when an app accesses
Unique Device Identifiers?

HoneyTribeStudios

@Zenith_Gameworks It's the device serial number. Each device has a unique number. It's the same number you add to your devices list in itunes connect so you can test your ad hoc builds.

Zenith_Gameworks

What would be the purpose of an app accessing the serial number of the device? How would that lead to better quality games?

HoneyTribeStudios

@Zenith_Gameworks

This short article explains:

http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/unique-device-identifier-UDID

Zenith_Gameworks

@Zenith_Gameworks

This short article explains:

http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/unique-device-identifier-UDID

Thanks for this, it clears things up.