I'm newbie at this, so question -
I'm trying to create app which should be similar to native ipad/iphone reader. And I want users are be able to buy books via my app in itunes. I mean, apple approve new book, than user opens app, press smth like "buy" button and goes to app's page which contains approved book in itunes, than he can buy it using itune's account. is it possible to do?
No you can't open iTunes in your app..not only iTunes but any other app on the device..
You can just open them with URL schemes if the other app has one..
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I've seen many posts on prompting/alerting user to rate the app within the app. As I understood, Apple will only allow users to rate it within App Store.
Now in my app, I would like to have a button to rate my app. When you click the button, it should take the user to App Store and directly to my app Page.
How I can create the link to my App in App Store when I've not yet uploaded my app in App Store. How will I know to direct the link to my App in App Store?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thank you.
You can use the app identifier number that is attached to your app that you see in your iTunes developer account. It will not be a live URL until your app is published. More information here:
How to link to apps on the app store
The button itself should have an action function that opens a browser, like so:
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string: "<YOUR_APP_URL>"))
I have already got an app available in App Store, and now making some more.
I want my new app to contain list of my other apps and to update it automatically when a new app comes out.
The 2nd I want to make is: on clicking such link I want not to open an AppStore app, but displaying that app info in the app, with ability to install it right from there (an example - Cut the Rope game).
Any ideas?
Solution
In your iTunes store app link you need to change the following text:
?ls=1&mt=8
to
?mt=8
This will open the app page as an iTunes preview page.
After looking at a dozen or more posts on here about how to create a link to open your application in the App Store, none of them have worked (most are from '09-'10).
Many of those posts even say it should work before submitting your app, as long as you have made the app in iTunesConnect, and copy the app id there.
When I try the "View in App Store" link in ITC it says: "The item you've requested is not currently available in the U.S. store."
My app binary has not been submitted yet, is it possible to test this link at this point?
You cannot view apps in the iTunes store that have not been approved yet. That means the links won't work until the app has gone through the review process. The URL for the app store link should look like this:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/YOUR-APP-NAME/idNUMBEROFYOURAPPHERE?ls=1&mt=8
You can get the app number in the "Manage Applications" link of iTunes connect. This technique hasn't failed for me yet.
Hope this helps!
I am in the middle of finalizing my website getting ready for the releasing of my iPhone app, now I am wondering if it's possible to get the link for iTunes installation earlier, even before it's officially approved by AppStore. Anyone tried that?
Absolutely.
Create the app in iTunes if you haven't already.
Go to the app page in iTunes.
On the main page for your app copy the link from "View in App Store"
Once it is approved that will be its URL.
Login into iTunes Connect and go to Manage Your Apps
then click on the app you had uploaded and right click on View in App Store and go to Open Link in New tab...
By doing this you will get iTunes Link for your application..
I have developed two apps (Free and Paid) I will upload it on App store. But my question is how can I add a link in Free app to download Paid app. I would like to add a "Click to buy full version" link.
Since I don't have any app on iTunes, so how can add a link on my Free app. And I have seen may free app doing this.
It's been a while since I did this so I may be mistaken, but don't you get an Application ID when you create a new app in iTunes Connect? In that case, all you need to do is create a new app but tell iTC that you're going to upload a binary later. You can use the App ID to create your link.
Upload the paid app first.
Wait untill it gets approved, and then you will have a link to it.
Upload the free app, with the link to the paid app