Is this allowed by Apple to put a custom sponsor banner like an advertisement in an application developed by myself ?
Sure, why not? The iAd network only gives you a fast and easy implementation for bannering and such. But there are many other parties who provide mobile bannering or you can even use your own banner system. As long as the content of the banners don't conflict with the App store guidelines (pornography and such)
Certainly. If you include the url to the iTunes page for the app you can even send the user to the advertised app from within your new app.
I think you can.
You can happily use 3rd party services like http://www.flurry.com/ to pull in custom adverts.
You don't have to use Apple's iAd: http://advertising.apple.com/
You could write your own system to show your own specific advert.
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I have an application using JQtouch and would like it to be on the App Store.
Will my application get rejected from the App Store if all the functionality is done remotely (loading in UIWebView) and I provide no offline functionality?
Thanks.
From the Apple App Approval Guidelines:
12.3: Apps that are simply web clippings, content aggregators, or a collection of links, may be rejected.
Basically if your app does not add anything to the experience of viewing the website, then you may get rejected.
I have had apps approved in the app store that were just a web view pointed on a JQTouch application. However, I loaded the .html from a local file included in the app. I believe the no "web clippings" clause of section 12.3 in the App Approval guidelines is only meant for clippings of full web sites. Embedding a mobile web application in a local app will likely get accepted.
I don't think this should be a problem. Apple reviewers are probably the most fickle people on the planet, but I can think of several apps that are UIWebView based, and which provide little or no offline functionality.
i wanna put my own banner ads in my iPhone application instead of using admob or iAd services.
Is this allowed or apple prohibits such behavior ?
It's allowed as long as the purpose of your app is not primarily advertising.
Lots of developers only run their own ads for their own apps inside their apps, so it certainly seems to be allowed.
If want to run your own ad service, make sure to comply with Apple's various terms regarding such things as privacy and content ratings.
I have seen similar posts but couldn't find any answer..
Kindly advise whether its possible or not?
Are you talking about 3rd party applications or the inbuilt applications of the iPhone?
If you are talking about 3rd party application then forget it.. As told by #KingOfBliss apple restricts it.
And if you want to open inbuilt applications like camera, photo, contacts,safari web then you can do it.
You can get sample code for implementing all these from here...
Hope it helps...
hAPPY iCODING...
Applications can register a custom URL format, and then other applications can call that URL to trigger that application, pass it data, etc. Some of Apple's built-ins have URL formats that they've published, and some 3rd party apps have (and advertise) them too. If you're building more than one app, you can obviously customize your URL scheme to have your apps talk to each other more or less freely.
Apple restrict you to open 3rd party application, but you can open some application like safari,contacts,etc.,
I will be publishing an App in a few days. Initially I don't want to add advertisements, but can change my mind anytime, so I've thought this. Add a WebView to application and set its image to a dynamic web content. If no ads; I will display a simple logo, but when ads are available, replace the content with them. So there will be no modification to iPhone compiled binary.
Do you think it is allowed by Apple, and a good approach?
If you follow that approach, you will need to at least explain to Apple when you submit the app for review that ads may be enabled via a webservice.
Apple won't like it if you don't tell them that you might modify the apps feature set or behaviour after its approval.
You should be OK as long as you tell them about it.
I am new to iPhone world.
I have developed an application, which I would like to send to all the iphones come under the vicinity of a particular wi-fi access point. (It is meant for a shopping mall)
With my limited knowledge in this, I understand, I cannot distribute the application through my webserver. I even cant use the 'Ad hoc mode' suggested by Apple, as registering of all the mobile phones is impractical.
I would like to know whether the only solution is 'distribution through appstore'? Or any other solution available?
Expecting your help.
Thanks.
If you mean that the application would automatically be loaded onto phones when they move into a certain shopping mall, then yes, I can see that you are new to iPhone development! :)
For security reasons, the user has to specifically choose to download the app.
If the app is not iPhone-specific but simply a web page made up to look like an app, then you could use SMS to send a URL to the phone. But that would require you to know the phone number, which is also not made available through any kind of local wireless communication, again for obvious security reasons.
The simplest approach would be to put a poster up in the mall, telling iPhone users that they can find the mall's app on the iTunes App Store.
Another possible solution is to make a web app instead of a native app.