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yohann305 · 2013-07-25 00:12:17

Yes, I updated an app today and submitted it without any issue.

hpvic03 | karma 845 | avg karma 4.75 · | 2013-11-28 18:41:33+00:00

If there's not a bug in the app, then yes.

kevin | karma 4896 | avg karma 15.9 · | 2014-09-12 17:36:15

Yes, you can update your app all the way to the deadline.

breakingcups | karma 4652 | avg karma 4.12 · | 2016-05-13 10:47:05+00:00

The article seems to mention this is for new submissions only, what about updates? Presumably these can be verified faster than new apps?

jhasse | karma 2231 | avg karma 1.27 · | 2017-05-09 19:04:04+00:00

I have submitted an app in the past and no, you don't have to submit the code.

Kudos | karma 1926 | avg karma 2.69 · | 2016-09-01 11:11:15+00:00

Depending on where they get their checksums. Anyone can submit an app update, so long as the official download link matches the provided checksum then it will get merged. The only benefit here is the delay introduced in receiving the update.

valleyer | karma 1558 | avg karma 2.97 · | 2023-01-19 16:17:49

No. All they have to do is to deny access to the old app with a "you must update to the new version of the app" alert, and people will comply.

weiran | karma 180 | avg karma 2.34 · | 2012-05-07 10:56:26

It's working on my Apps account.

drewying | karma 83 | avg karma 2.68 · | 2013-07-25 00:04:10+00:00

I see iTunes Connect is still up. Does that mean that apps can still be submitted, assuming you all ready have the needed provisioning and certs?

mrleblanc101 | karma 1 | avg karma 0.33 · | 2022-09-28 15:14:54

The app continue to work for everyone that has already installed it. And you can still redownload it from your purchased page. So it shouldn't be a major issue.

Abundnce10 | karma 507 | avg karma 2.86 · | 2015-07-27 22:02:03+00:00

This has been my experience using the app. If that's the case, then I think I should be fine.

asddubs | karma 4687 | avg karma 2.73 · | 2022-05-18 14:28:06

yes, but you have to manually update those apps

m463 | karma 17870 | avg karma 1.89 · | 2021-01-08 19:53:19+00:00

I wonder...

If they don't update the apps, do they have to update the privacy policy?

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forkLding | karma 2189 | avg karma 2.71 · | 2018-04-14 01:56:39+00:00

Can web apps be updated without approval from the appstore or playstore? Just curious, having developed natively, this slowed me down the most.

isodev | karma 3954 | avg karma 5.53 · | 2024-01-10 21:02:15

If it's a fully functional app, sure go ahead and upload it to the App Store. Otherwise folks can just bookmark it, right.

rhexs | karma 543 | avg karma 1.24 · | 2022-09-10 11:40:20

If the actor deployed a 0-day through the update, yes, absolutely, but that goes for any app.

jonknee | karma 33361 | avg karma 4.51 · | 2010-04-10 11:17:48

> Absolutely. I never kept my iPhone apps up to date, because it was a pain to go into the app store and re-download them. The app store buy/download button had always been problematic for me, anyway - sometimes it would take six tries just to get it to register.

The store should let you update all apps at once--when you open the app it goes and checks if there are updates available and if so you'll see them in the bottom right. There's an option for update all.

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my_ghola | karma 187 | avg karma 2.34 · | 2017-10-03 16:36:38+00:00

You can update the javascript parts without having to deploy a new version of the app, which takes time on the store's end to approve.

bond | karma 3273 | avg karma 5.67 · | 2010-04-12 16:53:50

Since the apps were approved by the previous terms they still can be sold, i guess... Now if the developer submits an update then it must comply with the new terms...

galad87 | karma 962 | avg karma 4.31 · | 2021-01-24 18:14:36+00:00

It doesn't need to be approved by Apple. The app can download a new list directly. Or run in background and update the list when needed.