Itunes connect Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

How Apple iBooks needs to compete with Amazon: Better author tools

by Erica Sadun (Jan 5th, 2012)

Amazon has trailblazed; Apple has followed. Apple's iBooks program currently allows authors to self-publish ebooks. Authors create their own business built around iTunes Connect, just as they do for self-published apps. So where does Apple have room to improve? What follows is one of several ...

iTunes Connect down for maintenance for most of July 13 (updated)

by Chris Rawson (Jul 13th, 2011)

The Mac App Store, iTunes Store, and App Store have all been experiencing fairly serious connectivity issues over the past several hours. Many speculated this was a sign that OS X Lion was about to debut on the Mac App Store, despite plenty of evidence suggesting it won't hit until July 14 at ...

iTunes adds international promo codes, push notification security upgraded

by Erica Sadun (Dec 8th, 2010)

A couple of big changes occurred today in the iOS ecosystem. First, application promo codes may now be used internationally instead of being limited to US store customers only. Second, the push notification system has been upgraded to use more secure 2048-bit TLS/SSL certificates. International ...

Apple updates iTunes Connect Mobile for iPad

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 20th, 2010)

Apple has updated the iTunes Connect Mobile app to version 1.1. The app was first released in June of this year and allowed developers to view statistics about their products on the App Store right from their iPhone or iPod touch. Today's update brings universal support for all iOS devices, ...

iTunes Connect will be open over Thanksgiving weekend

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 10th, 2010)

A few weeks ago it was reported that iTunes Connect would be closed over Thanksgiving weekend and the Christmas holiday. While the closure wouldn't affect consumers who want to shop for apps, it would affect developers who wanted to submit new apps or change prices of their apps during that period. ...

Apple warns App Store name squatters

by Mike Schramm (Sep 14th, 2010)

TechCrunch reports that Apple is cracking down on "app name squatters," developers who create an app and reserve a name on the App Store, but don't actually upload files to release and sell the app. Apparently this is an issue -- personally, I can't immediately think of any names that I'd need to ...

Apple to increase frequency of pay for iOS developers

by Keith M (Aug 28th, 2010)

Are you an iOS developer who's been pained by the threshold at which Apple decides to send payment out for your hard-earned app sales? Well, Apple has a bit of good news for you on that front. Along with a new reporting module within iTunes Connect, Apple has decreased the amount developers must ...

Schools: Get your discount at the App Store (some day)

by Steven Sande (Aug 9th, 2010)

Students and educational institutions already get some nice perks from Apple in the form of hardware discounts, and from some development firms (such as Microsoft) in software discounts. Imagine being able to get an educational discount when you buy an iOS app in the App Store. Developers are ...

Poll: What are your feelings about iAds?

by Erica Sadun (Jun 11th, 2010)

Hey TUAW's Developer Brain Trust! For many of you WWDC is just wrapping up, and you're now probably hanging around in airports bored and checking on e-mail, visiting web sites. We thought it would be a great time to offer you something to think about. Now that you've been exposed to iAds and are ...

Apple releases iTunes connect mobile for App Store developers

by Aron Trimble (Jun 10th, 2010)

Apple today released iTunes Connect Mobile, an iPhone (and iPod touch) app for allowing developers to view statistics about their products on the App Store. There are over 250,000 apps on the App Store and with the release of iTunes Connect Mobile, Apple has made it easier for developers to track ...

Apple is now accepting iPad app submissions

by Erica Sadun (Mar 19th, 2010)

Simulator-only apps developed with the iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 5 can be submitted as of today for initial review. Upload your apps by 5pm, Saturday, March 27th, and the App review team will e-mail you with submission feedback about the readiness of your application for App Store distribution. You will ...

13 new countries added to the App Store

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 21st, 2010)

Last week, Apple announced through the iPhone Developer News feed that the iTunes App Store is now supported in 13 additional countries: "You can now distribute your apps to more customers with the addition of App Store support in Armenia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Madagascar, ...

Apple's New Year's resolution? Get apps through approval faster

by Steven Sande (Jan 9th, 2010)

One of the biggest gripes we heard from iPhone developers during 2009 was that it took forever for their apps to make it through the iTunes App Store approval process. Often apps would be disapproved for seemingly illogical reasons after a long wait in the approval queue, and TUAW heard from more ...

iTunes Connect is still down, was due back today

by Joachim Bean (Dec 28th, 2009)

It looks like the iTunes Connect team is still on "holiday break"; it was scheduled to end today. iTunes Connect is used by developers to manage their apps on the iTunes Store and to check sales of their apps. Developers have been without iTunes Connect since last Wednesday. Those who were hoping ...

Apple introduces iPhone developer RSS news feed, takes time off from iTunes Connect

by Joachim Bean (Dec 9th, 2009)

Late yesterday, Apple introduced a RSS feed for news from the App Store Resource Center, which was introduced a few months ago, and gives iPhone developers news about what's going on with the App Store for developers. Apple promises to deliver current turnaround time for app reviews (kind of a hot ...