I have an approved App in iTunes Connect which is not yet released (release date set to December 20th).
I decided to change a few things so I submitted an update, now this update has been approved as well and is "Pending Developer Release".
If I release the update now will the app become visible on the App Store, even though the release date under "rights and pricing" is set to December 20th?
It won't go live until the 20th December. 'Pending Developer Release' is just a staging area until you approve that it's OK to override the original release.
Do they both have the same bundle name?
If so, can you delete the first one and only have the second one that you want anyways?
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Is anyone else having problems with "availability date" set on itunes connect? Here is what happened to me this time: I set "automatically release on 10/29" when submitting for review, as we usually do to plan an automatic rolling relase on release date. However the app has been approved today and it is now in "Pending developer release" state which is what normally happens if you had selected "Manually release". Anyone having the same issue?
I also tried changing the date in "Availability" under "Pricing and availability" tab but when I save the date goes back to today...
Is it an issue on the new interface? anyone seeing the same?
This is from a 2015 wwdc talk
http://asciiwwdc.com/2015/sessions/302
"We are adding a third new option, which is called Scheduled Release, and for this, you can choose the date and time when your app will move through processing for App Store. So just like manual release, after it's approved, it's going to go into Pending Developer Release, but instead of you logging into iTunes Connect, we'll move it for you at that given date and time."
This is from support regarding automatic release having a "Release this version" button.
"If you elect your app to be automatically released at a predetermined date, the option to release the app version manually will still be present. This is in the event you’d like to release the app earlier than anticipated."
Can anyone tell me how to set a specific release date in new iTunesConnect interface, after approval with pending developer release state?
Our release should for some reason at a weekend now, so changing from manually release to a date would be nice. But now where the app is in pending developer release state, I can not find the option for a specific release date anymore.
According to Apple App distribution guide:
Use iTunes Connect to set a date when the app is available on the store. For example, you can choose a date that immediately releases the app to the store after it’s approved, or you can set a later date. Using a later availability date allows you to arrange other marketing activities around the launch of your app.
The screenshot in documentation is outdated though. See the image below.
Steps:
Login to iTunes connect
Select Apps
Select your application
Click Prepare for Submission
Scroll down the detail page to bottom to see option to manually
release the app.
Note that if you set a date too early, it is entirely possible that your app will not be released until and unless the review is complete.
Also, if you decide to update your app during review time, you will have to restart entire process and lose progress on current app review.
I've uploaded binary to Appstore for review and approval. How to change following settin now:
When they approve it, I don't want to be automaticaly be visible on AppStore. I want to change the setting so i can put it on Appstore when I decide.
It asked me for this setting before binary is uploiaded, but can i change it now?
You can't. iTunesConnect will only ask you this once. Your update will released once approved.
Just reject the binary and upload again, you will be asked the question again.
You Can Not do this.
Check the list here in detail :-
Editing and Updating App Information
Goto rights and pricing info screen (where you can select pricing tiers for your app), and then either choose your app's availability date or deselect all countries from appstores.
The following text was from Apple' doc.
If you choose to automatically release your app update, it will go live as soon as it is approved by Apple (pending the availability date you have set).
If you choose to control the version’s release, your app status will change to Pending Developer Release after it has been approved by App Review, indicating that you can release it to the App Store whenever you are ready.
When you're ready for your app update to go live on the App Store, you are responsible for releasing your app version to the App Store.
I am uploading the new binary to iTunes after first time rejection. Do I need to update the release date again? Will my app be rejected if I didn't update release date?
No, the release date has nothing to do with the app submission/rejection process. That is just when it is released to the public.
No, if you set it to automatically go into the app store after approval you're fine. If you set it to manual you'd have to go back and flip it on into the app store.
Is there any way to change the release date of my current release that's currently "Waiting for Review"? I found "Set availability date" in Rights and Pricing, but that says it will change the availability date for ALL versions, including the one currently in the App Store and my current one will be removed.
Basically I want my update to just be released when I say (kind of like the option when you first upload the binary).
Thanks.
When you marked the app as ready for upload in iTunes Connect you were presented with an option to release immediately or hold for developer release. If it hasn't been in "waiting for review" very long, you could just reject the binary and re-upload, this time picking the "hold for developer release" option.