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Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

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Re: Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

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Post by smackfu »

mgkimsal wrote: post #28
smackfu wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FYI, the first requirement for the Apple App Store is the same: 2.1 Apps that crash will be rejected

The way it was written was as a requirement: "Requirement 3.2: the app crashes" 3.2 as a reason something is rejected ("app crashes") makes more sense. I wasn't sure if they're written it that casually, as it was quoted as such.

Yes, presumably that was in a section of reasons for rejection. It would be rather silly to assume there was a requirement that apps crash.

Re: Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

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Post by CodeCube »

I didn't have quite as bad an experience submitting my app (http://codecube.net/2012/09/introducing-viewer-for-khan-acad...) to the w8 store. But it did fail the first time and I was quite annoyed at the reason. It failed for requirement 4.1.1:

"If your app has the technical ability to transmit any user's personal information, you must maintain a privacy policy. You must provide access to your privacy policy in the Description page of your app, as well as in the app’s settings as displayed in the Windows Settings charm."

Now, my app is open source, and doesn't collect any user information whatsoever. And not only that, but the app's meta data during submission has an optional field for a privacy policy URL.

So I just ginned up a quick privacy policy that says we don't capture any personal info (http://codecube.net/khanacademy/privacy/), added it to the settings charm, and resubmitted. It passed.

But it was annoying.

Re: Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

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Post by wslh »

lini wrote: post #13

I can relate a bit about this article and the Windows Store submission process - I have been using it since the end of July. The requirements mentioned in the post (1.2, 3.2, 3.8, etc.) are part of a big document that tries to clearly outline what an app should and shouldn't do. They are defined rather well, but sometimes will leave you wandering what the hell is going on. I submitted an HTML app that was accepted, t…

Probably their testing tool crashed with your applications :-)

Re: Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

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Post by panda_person »

I downloaded the RTM through Dreamspark, because Dreamspark students get a free Windows Store account (I have some asp.net and WP7 apps I wanted to port over to Win 8). Turns out, you still have to submit a credit card even if you have a Dreamspark account, which instantly turned me off.

Re: Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

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Post by WayneDB »

mcherm wrote: post #26

Look, if Apple can't manage to do a curated app store in a way that "works" for developers, if Microsoft can't manage to do it... maybe a curated app store isn't a good idea. I mean, it's obviously a good idea for whoever curates the app store (they can leverage their power in all kinds of ways), but perhaps the problems for developers is not because these companies are doing it poorly, but just that injecting a revi…

I don't want to have to go through anybody to be able to get my app to my customers.

This tendency towards closed-off app stores is really depressing.

Re: Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

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Post by paulbz »

n9com wrote: post #34
paulbz wrote: post #29

I've submitted multiple apps to the Windows Store. They're not desperate and they don't want crap, which is why they have a high bar. The problem is the testing procedures aren't always consistent, so something may pass once and get rejected when you do your next update for a bug that existed in a previous version. But, that's the nature of testing - the same thing has happened for us on Apple's app store. Android ap…

They don't want crap? Have you seen some of the apps on the Windows Store?

touché

Re: Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

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Post by CodeCube »

mtgx wrote: post #25
metabrew wrote: post #6

tl;dr - submitting stuff to app stores can be a nightmare, regardless of who runs the app store.

I've heard you can get your app and its updates published on the Play Store almost immediately, or within a day.

Usually takes about an hour to be replicated out to the store when you upload an APK ... but no humans are involved in that process.

Re: Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

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Post by raverbashing »

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #14
raverbashing wrote: post #2

Easy Don't waste your time with MS (or Apple, or anyone for that matter) They already cost more of your time than you can make back. Typical MS thinking all you need is a shallow copy of something to be successful. Oh well, it worked for them a couple of times.

Perhaps the Windows 8 Store is a "shallow copy" of the Mac/iOS App Store. But the Windows 8 experience as a whole certainly isn't.

Exactly what I meant.

The main problem with Windows 8 is not the innovation (or lack of), but the legacy elements and the awkwardness resulting from it.

Re: Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

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Post by madoublet »

CodeCube wrote: post #42

I didn't have quite as bad an experience submitting my app ( http://codecube.net/2012/09/introducing-viewer-for-khan-acad... ) to the w8 store. But it did fail the first time and I was quite annoyed at the reason. It failed for requirement 4.1.1: "If your app has the technical ability to transmit any user's personal information, you must maintain a privacy policy. You must provide access to your privacy policy in the…

Exact same problem I had. I am waiting for approval right now. If they are going to require a privacy policy, why not include it by default when you start a project? And, why do you have to go through another 7 day waiting period when you submit the app again. Shouldn't re-submissions be fast tracked?
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