iOS Devs Told They Can't Upload Apps through iTunes Connect After July 22nd

**Michael Essany** · 07-20-2010, 08:49 AM

Late last night, registered iOS developers began receiving email notifications from Apple indicating a big change is coming this Thursday, July 22nd. According to the message, developers can no longer submit or even update their apps (those available in the Apple App Store) through iTunes Connect.

Beginning July 22, you will need to use Application Loader to submit your binary to iTunes Connect.

Despite a longstanding preference by Apple to have devs submit and tweak their apps via the online iTunes Connect client, the native Mac application dubbed "Application Loader" shouldn't present too many obstacles to maintaining business as usual for developers. Of course, the move does strike some as particularly interesting if not arbitrary. But, in the big picture, the shift to app submissions through "Application Loader" should ultimately be well received, given its well known fast upload speeds along with other attributes that outpace iTunes Connect in terms of both stability and functionality.

If you have installed iPhone SDK 3.2 or later, you can access Application Loader from the Utilities folder (/Developer/Applications/Utilities/Application Loader.app). You can also download Application Loader from iTunes Connect.

Additionally, "Application Loader" is primed and ready for apps with the "in-app purchase" API, effectively helping developers take full advantage of the newer, more sophisticated components of iOS 4 and the increasingly lucrative opportunities that have been heavily promoted by Apple in recent weeks and months.

**romeoz** · 07-20-2010, 08:54 AM

That dosent seem like to much trouble. Why did this make the front page?

**computid** · 07-20-2010, 08:56 AM

They've only done it to stop people developing on windows. Why do the few who can't be bothered to buy a Mac have to ruin it for the rest of us...

**igarys** · 07-20-2010, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by romeoz

That dosent seem like to much trouble. Why did this make the front page?

Because its gonna delay the jailbreak another 2 months ok?

**whereswaldo** · 07-20-2010, 08:59 AM

^ how?

**adp** · 07-20-2010, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by igarys

Because its gonna delay the jailbreak another 2 months ok?

**domthebigbomb** · 07-20-2010, 09:05 AM

^I think hes joking

**itouch8112** · 07-20-2010, 09:05 AM

why would delay a jailbreak 2 months?

**Blade600rr06** · 07-20-2010, 09:06 AM

Lol

**Theosz** · 07-20-2010, 09:14 AM

Doesn't sound to troubling.

**jdm.accord** · 07-20-2010, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by itouch8112

why would delay a jailbreak 2 months?

Because the new "applications loader" divides by zero and created a jailbreak black hole that swallowed most of the Dev-Team.

**MikePA** · 07-20-2010, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by computid

They've only done it to stop people developing on windows. Why do the few who can't be bothered to buy a Mac have to ruin it for the rest of us...

It's not an issue of not being 'bothered to buy a Mac'. I imagine there are a lot of companies, big companies, who have a Windows based infrastructure and would like to develop iPhone apps. It's not as simplistic for them to tell their app dev area(s) to 'go buy a Mac'.

**jetfuel495** · 07-20-2010, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by computid

Why do the few who can't be bothered to buy a Mac have to ruin it for the rest of us...

Fanboy alert! Any logical person would agree that Apple is just anal about everything.

**kokowawa** · 07-20-2010, 09:56 AM

I really don't know why Apple do this and make it difficult for people to design apps for them? also why they are trying their best to lock the phone? if it is easier to jailbreak the phone they will boost their sales.
Also, they are making it harder for people to design for their platform... I see it stupid move, really.

**Jahooba** · 07-20-2010, 09:57 AM

This is an anti-Windows move? The walls of this garden just got a little taller.

**ssfirme** · 07-20-2010, 10:15 AM

Just release the freaking jailbreak already!!!!!!

**PrplHaz4** · 07-20-2010, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Jahooba

This is an anti-Windows move? The walls of this garden just got a little taller.

I would say it's actually an anti-anything-but-Mac-OSX move. Constraining developers to focus on a single platform will do nothing but stifle the growth of ALL platforms - good devs will have to choose, or pick Apple and cross-compile to Android/WP7. Sounds like opening a big market to produce some OSX-based cross-platform dev tools, or throw up a big F-U to Apple altogether...

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**santacruzlocal** · 07-20-2010, 10:44 AM

I love reading the reply's and how off topic it can get !!!!

**igarys** · 07-20-2010, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by ssfirme

Just release the freaking jailbreak already!!!!!!

Did you not hear me? Jailbreak is delayed Dec. 25

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