Show HN: NativeConnect for Mac – Desktop Client for App Store Connect • Hacker News Board

leadingthenet wrote: post #4

I have no clue what this does, but I love this app for bucking the trend of native apps going web-based. More of this, please! Also, it looks very nice and Cocoa-y.

Thank you, much appreciated.

Re: Show HN: NativeConnect for Mac – Desktop Client for App Store Connect

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Post by schappim » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 8:59 PM UTC

Is this calling private APIs? I hope Apple embraces NativeConnect (like it did with Test Flight^) instead of sending you a cease and desist!

^ I don’t believe that Test Flight used private APIs

Re: Show HN: NativeConnect for Mac – Desktop Client for App Store Connect

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Post by toyg » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 9:41 PM UTC

leadingthenet wrote: post #4

I have no clue what this does, but I love this app for bucking the trend of native apps going web-based. More of this, please! Also, it looks very nice and Cocoa-y.

The original press release from last year explains it: https://nativeconnect.app/releases/announcement/

Re: Show HN: NativeConnect for Mac – Desktop Client for App Store Connect

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Post by stream » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 10:37 PM UTC

schappim wrote: post #6

Is this calling private APIs? I hope Apple embraces NativeConnect (like it did with Test Flight^) instead of sending you a cease and desist! ^ I don’t believe that Test Flight used private APIs

Thanks for kind wishes. That’s correct, NativeConnect uses Private API, similarly to Fastlane and all other tools for ASO. Let’s hope for the next WWDC, maybe Apple makes them public.

As far as I remember, TestFlight in 2010 used both yours and their own enterprise certificate to sign apps with Apple and distribute them for public. Not sure however, sorry

Re: Show HN: NativeConnect for Mac – Desktop Client for App Store Connect

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Post by JimDabell » Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 9:57 AM UTC

stream wrote: post #8

schappim wrote: post #6

Is this calling private APIs? I hope Apple embraces NativeConnect (like it did with Test Flight^) instead of sending you a cease and desist! ^ I don’t believe that Test Flight used private APIs

Thanks for kind wishes. That’s correct, NativeConnect uses Private API, similarly to Fastlane and all other tools for ASO. Let’s hope for the next WWDC, maybe Apple makes them public. As far as I remember, TestFlight in 2010 used both yours and their own enterprise certificate to sign apps with Apple and distribute them for public. Not sure however, sorry

That's not correct; they used ad hoc signing. They collected UDIDs with a configuration profile served over the web. I think enterprise was also an option, but it wasn't the only one – most organisations used ad hoc.

Re: Show HN: NativeConnect for Mac – Desktop Client for App Store Connect

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Post by stream » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 9:18 AM UTC

JimDabell wrote: post #9

stream wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for kind wishes. That’s correct, NativeConnect uses Private API, similarly to Fastlane and all other tools for ASO. Let’s hope for the next WWDC, maybe Apple makes them public. As far as I remember, TestFlight in 2010 used both yours and their own enterprise certificate to sign apps with Apple and distribute them for public. Not sure however, sorry

That's not correct; they used ad hoc signing. They collected UDIDs with a configuration profile served over the web. I think enterprise was also an option, but it wasn't the only one – most organisations used ad hoc.

Right, AdHoc! Thanks Jim :)