Stop Allowing App Reviews From Beta iOS Versions
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Stop Allowing App Reviews From Beta iOS Versions
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>> "They could respond that it's another incentive to make developer update their apps..."
But it's a beta, we can't update our apps. Apple won't accept iOS 7 apps until the GM is announced usually a week or two before the official launch.
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It would be one thing if the iOS 7 reviews only showed up for other developers running the beta, but these reviews only (in the best case scenario) dilute and obscure actual, legitimate reviews.
In the former case, the reviews might provide a benefit. Now, however, they hurt sales to customers who haven't updated and won't until after Apple's deadline for compatability (that is, release day).
EDIT: Not to mention that the new APIs are still changing, so even if a fix was allowable, it might just end up breaking again.
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> They could respond that it's another incentive to make developer update their apps…
Okay, they'll submit a new version every week or so after Apple releases a new beta and hope that it gets through the approval process before the next beta is released.
It'll do NOTHING for crashing bugs in iOS that just happen to manifest in programs. There was a volume-up crash in Spotify that (as I understand) was a bug in iOS, not Spotify.
You had a great post at the beginning and then "went full retard", as reddit would say.
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
>> "They could respond that it's another incentive to make developer update their apps..." But it's a beta, we can't update our apps. Apple won't accept iOS 7 apps until the GM is announced usually a week or two before the official launch.
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That screws over developers who are aiming for iOS 6 as the target for the new release.
What if there's a major bug in a program? Are they not supposed to release a bugfix update just because iOS is currently in a beta program?! THAT would unfairly cause a lot of bad reviews for a program.
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#8When a customer submits an app review from a beta iOS, that review should just be emailed directly to the developer, and not show up on any of the "official" review lists that other customers can see.
That way the developer is getting feedback about potential problems with the upcoming iOS, and can fix them, but it doesn't hurt their image for the 99.9% of customers running the non-beta iOS.
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> They could respond that it's another incentive to make developer update their apps… Okay, they'll submit a new version every week or so after Apple releases a new beta and hope that it gets through the approval process before the next beta is released. It'll do NOTHING for crashing bugs in iOS that just happen to manifest in programs. There was a volume-up crash in Spotify that (as I understand) was a bug in iOS, n…
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Re: Stop Allowing App Reviews From Beta iOS Versions
#10Why would Apple spend the energy to fix this? They'll be happy to see developers update their apps to work with iOS7 and the sooner the better.
/edit In no means am I saying that it is a good idea. I'm just saying that Apple's desires are not aligned with those of well-meaning developers here.