iTunes Connect, the tool you use to manage your applications and access your reports, will be unavailable from December 23 through December 28, 2009.

Access to iTunes Connect will resume December 29, 2009.

iTunes Connect, the tool you use to manage your applications and access your reports, will be unavailable from December 23 through December 28, 2009.

Access to iTunes Connect will resume December 29, 2009.

You can add great new iPhone OS 3.x features to your application — In App Purchase, Push Notifications or the mail compose view — while maintaining compatibility with iPhone OS 2.x.

By using "weak linking" in your Xcode project, you can include frameworks you'll need for the newer features, and check for API availability when your application is running. This technique provides you with the broadest possible audience for your application. You can offer a game that runs great on iPhone OS 2.x, while adding the ability to buy new levels for users on iPhone OS 3.x. Or have a note-taking app that sends notes via the built-in Mail client on iPhone 2.x, and uses the Mail Composer Window within your application when it's running on iPhone 3.x. Just be sure to clearly identify any version-specific features of your app in your marketing description.

The MailComposer sample code demonstrates this technique of targeting older OS versions while building with newly released APIs, using the mail compose view (from the MessageUI framework) as an example.

For more information on weak linking in Xcode, see the SDK Compatibility Guide.

You can add great new iPhone OS 3.x features to your application — In App Purchase, Push Notifications or the mail compose view — while maintaining compatibility with iPhone OS 2.x.

By using "weak linking" in your Xcode project, you can include frameworks you'll need for the newer features, and check for API availability when your application is running. This technique provides you with the broadest possible audience for your application. You can offer a game that runs great on iPhone OS 2.x, while adding the ability to buy new levels for users on iPhone OS 3.x. Or have a note-taking app that sends notes via the built-in Mail client on iPhone 2.x, and uses the Mail Composer Window within your application when it's running on iPhone 3.x. Just be sure to clearly identify any version-specific features of your app in your marketing description.

The MailComposer sample code demonstrates this technique of targeting older OS versions while building with newly released APIs, using the mail compose view (from the MessageUI framework) as an example.

For more information on weak linking in Xcode, see the SDK Compatibility Guide.

A revised version of the iTunes Connect Developer Guide (version 5.2) is now available. See the new version for information on features that have been added to iTunes Connect, including new status tracking functionality and status update email notification.

A Japanese translation of the iTunes Connect Developer Guide (version 5.0) is now also available from the Manage Your Applications section of iTunes Connect.

A revised version of the iTunes Connect Developer Guide (version 5.2) is now available. See the new version for information on features that have been added to iTunes Connect, including new status tracking functionality and status update email notification.

A Japanese translation of the iTunes Connect Developer Guide (version 5.0) is now also available from the Manage Your Applications section of iTunes Connect.

Exciting new features have been added to iTunes Connect to help you track your app during the approval process.

“Waiting for Review” status added

A new status called Waiting for Review has been added and will appear after your binary has been uploaded. This status means that your app has been added to the app review queue but has not yet begun the review process.

Receive notifications automatically

You can now opt-in to receive email notifications alerting you each time the status of your app changes. Visit the App Store Resource Center to learn how you can choose to receive these notifications.

View a complete history

As of November 9, 2009 all status changes will be logged in “Status History” which will appear with your app details in the Manage Your Applications section. This new feature allows you to see a complete history of the changes in status made to your app.

Exciting new features have been added to iTunes Connect to help you track your app during the approval process.

“Waiting for Review” status added

A new status called Waiting for Review has been added and will appear after your binary has been uploaded. This status means that your app has been added to the app review queue but has not yet begun the review process.

Receive notifications automatically

You can now opt-in to receive email notifications alerting you each time the status of your app changes. Visit the App Store Resource Center to learn how you can choose to receive these notifications.

View a complete history

As of November 9, 2009 all status changes will be logged in “Status History” which will appear with your app details in the Manage Your Applications section. This new feature allows you to see a complete history of the changes in status made to your app.

If your application requires specific settings, user registrations or account information prior to submission to the App Store, be sure to include that info in the field "Demo Account - Full Access" on iTunes Connect. This is a text field visible only to the App Review team, so the information entered in that field will not be viewable on iTunes to the general public. You can also include general instructions or other relevant information about your application which you think would be useful for the review process.

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If your application requires specific settings, user registrations or account information prior to submission to the App Store, be sure to include that info in the field "Demo Account - Full Access" on iTunes Connect. This is a text field visible only to the App Review team, so the information entered in that field will not be viewable on iTunes to the general public. You can also include general instructions or other relevant information about your application which you think would be useful for the review process.

Read more app submission tips