Apple to Developers: "Start Submitting Your Mountain Lion Apps for Review"

[Anthony Bouchard]

OS X Mountain Lion’s golden master version was released today, signaling that the release of OS X Mountain Lion to the public is very near. OS X Mountain Lion will be available in the Mac App Store as a digital download for $19.99 sometime this July. In preparation for the nearing deadline for Apple’s new Mac-exclusive operating system, developers need to make sure that their applications will be compatible with the latest version of the operating system.

Apple is now letting application developers know via e-mail that it’s time to finish up their final OS X Mountain Lion testing and submit their applications to the Mac App Store:

Make sure your apps take advantage of the great new features in OS X Mountain Lion when the world’s most advanced operating system ships to millions of customers worldwide. Download OS X Mountain Lion GM seed and Xcode 4.4 GM seed, now available on the Mac Dev Center. Build your apps with these latest seeds, then test and submit for review.

You can also submit iOS apps that take advantage of the new cross-platform Game Center Groups, so they’ll be available when OS X Mountain Lion ships.

Developers are expected by Apple to download the latest version of OS X Mountain Lion and the latest developer tools to build and test their applications. Afterwards, Apple tells developers that they need to begin submitting the applications to the Mac App Store so that they can be reviewed and approved at about the same time that the new operating system is launched – this will help create a seamless upgrade for users, with very little problems, in regards to the applications they use on their machines.

Not only will older Mac App Store applications need to be updated with support for OS X Mountain Lion, but new applications that are being built specifically for OS X Mountain Lion's new features also need to be submitted so that developers can get an early head start on selling their work. The release of OS X Mountain Lion will be a good catalyst for developers building applications for the platform since users will be searching around for cool new stuff to do with their machines on their new operating system.

Sources: 9to5Mac

[cockyjeremy]

Awesome. Can't wait!

[Cer0]

Been getting a lot of updates lately from non-MAS versions of my software to prepare for GateKeeper.

Getting closer!

[Anthony Bouchard]

Been getting a lot of updates lately from non-MAS versions of my software to prepare for GateKeeper.

Getting closer!

Ever so closer to that operating system. Can't wait to try dictation on my Mac .