TUAW: iPhone AppStore Testing and Reviews
Dear Developers,
Until Apple introduces ad-hoc distribution, should you want to have TUAW test your software, start by contacting us at our tips line with general information about your software.
One of us will write back to you with a test unit device identifier. You will need to provision that device for Development and then send us a copy of the mobile provision and a zipped Release version of your iPhone application (not a Distribution version).
Other welcome items include:
- Pricing information and system requirements
- Website URL for the software
- A basic press pack
- Corporate/PR contact information for TUAW
- General contact information for our readers
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I want to buy a mac (when I have enough money) in order to develop games and applications for the iphone, I'm thinking of getting the 3.06ghz imac 24", anyone have any other ideas or comments on this? Is there a more powerful one for less money?
Thanks
Hey... how about attaching those little red and green arrows to posts themselves, so we can make this junk fade away?
July 08 2008 at 9:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPoorly written headline. The post was funny, but that headline is just awful.
July 08 2008 at 9:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyErica,
Make up your mind.
First you tell millions of potential customers not to buy the iPhone, thus causing unknown millions of $$$ in lost sales to developers, then you want those same developers to let you test your apps.
don't know or care if this is out of place, but what are the chances that apple/nike put up the nike+ software up on the appstore? there's no logical reason that it hasn't come out yet.
July 08 2008 at 4:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHi, just to confirm, you need to be in the SDK beta program for this to work, right. I have an app that is going to hit beta soon, but I'm still not in.
Grr.
Sigh. I am in the same boat. My game has been finished for quite a while too... Why can't we send the executable to TUAW and they use it on their own development device? Because I am not in the developer program, I don't really know how this works
July 08 2008 at 7:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe NDA point is well-taken. Maybe you should email this to your little hacker friends.
July 08 2008 at 4:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe title makes it sound like TUAW is testing and reviewing the App Store. Shame.
July 08 2008 at 4:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI posted this comment on another blog post, and thought I'd post it here aswell, it relates to a way someone could sell an app, and release it to a few people, free of charge:
I think that they should let you upload an app to their servers, and then Apple should let you add iphones to a list via their IMEIs, serials, special codes related to their iPhone and the app store only, etc which would let those particular iphones get them automatically, perhaps even free (so that you can sell an app, but give certain users, maybe people who have donated to you, or friends, free versions of your app).
Example:
> You create an app, called 'HelloWorld.app'.
> You login via a web browser to ADC and upload your app, you are given a link to use where you can add iPhones via their IMEIs, or maybe a special code for each iphone related to the App Store
> You sell it for £10 each
> You make money off of it, but some people had donated code and money to you, and you would like to thank them.
> You request their code and they happilly provide it to you.
> You navigate to the link and add their code to the list for HelloWorld.app
> On the friend's iphone, the free App appears as a free update, and the updates badge is shown
> The friend opens the AppStore and goes to updates, where s/he discovers the free app, they can either dismiss it or install it
Anyone else think this is a good idea for giving people free access to your application? Apple, if you are reading this, what do you think?
You guys are breaking NDA by saying this, you know that right?
July 08 2008 at 4:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyErica,
Maybe you should see how many apps will run on your precious Zune. What - the Zune tanked so you decided to write about Macs/iPhones instead? It's all making sense now.
Example:
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2006/11/16/five-zune-secrets-you-need-to-know.html?page=last&x-order=date
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