I have an app in apple store, I want to update it. But instead of working on old project, I created a new project and now it is finished. If I upload the new one, does apple reject it because of different sku and appids. Older version was very bad and I created totally new app. What should I do to update my application?
In your apps Info.plist, you want to make sure that the Bundle Identifier between the two apps match, and that the new app has a higher version than the old app. Then you should be able to successfully submit your new version to Apple.
I think you need to make sure:
your application identifier is the same
you sign it with the same developer certificate/identity
new version > old version
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I already have an app published on the app store but I have made changes and want to submit a newer version. How do I do this? Do I have to make a complete new app version and enter every detail again?
What about the data inside the app will people who used my app lose all the data on the app?
Hi and welcome to stackoverflow. To update an iOS app, you will need to re-use the exact same bundle ID as the previous version and increment / increase the version number. Same applies to subsequent builds submitted to App Store Connect.
1) In Xcode make sure to use the exact same bundle identifier (You can look it up on https://appstoreconnect.apple.com if you can't remember it)
2) Then set the Version to the new version. This does not need to be the exact same as on App Store Connect (which is the customer facing number), but I can only highly recommend using the same to not get confused.
2A) If you already have a build uploaded for the new version, you need to increment the build version as well. (i.e. if you have build 1.0.0, next one can be 1.0.1)
3) Create a new version of your app on App Store Connect. This can be done independently from your work in Xcode and you can even upload a new build even though there is no new version yet.
Any changes inside your build requires a new update for you app.
How do I do this?
First you have to add a new version in AppStore Connect. The only thing which is required is the text for the update i think, the rest is optional(Screenshots etc.).
After that you can upload a new version from Xcode (or Application Loader).
- increase the build number of your build target
- archive your app and upload it to AppStore Connect.
After a while your build is available in AppStore Connect and you can add it to your new version and send it to review.
What about the data inside the app will people who used my app lose all the data on the app?
Files in the documents directory will not be deleted if a user updates your app
Data in the UserDefaults will also not deleted
Files in the cache directory can be deleted every time
I have an iPhone app that was accepted in the App Store almost a month ago. Now i have updated my app with some new features and added iOS 7 support etc.
This is actually the first very first time i am going to submit a new version of the same app to the App Store.
As far as it seems, i have to go to iTunes Connect > Manage Your Apps, select the app and then click on "Add Version" and add the version number and whats changed in the new version. Go back and add the updated screenshots and then using Xcode, i can submit it for the approval.
The question is that is there anything else that i am missing and that i should do in order to submit the new version of the app? As i said i am doing it for the very first time. Thanks!
Things you may wan't to consider:
submitting any new in-app purchases with the new version of the app
make sure your app version and short app version is higher than the one in the version currently in the app store, otherwise you will not pass validation
run validation before submitting so you can see if you get any warnings, sometimes there may be collision with Apple private apis. If they are in your code, I'd suggest to rename your methods
The only thing you need to do now is to update the version number and the build number in your Xcode application, archive your app and submit on the AppStore.
On iTunes Connect you set the new version number :
I would like to know how can I update my app to new version 1.1 on AppStore?
Do I have to make new AppID and add new app in the same way as the old one?
Thanks for reply,
Also I want to ask what this mean in my app status?
"Routing App Coverage File"
To update an existing app, you need to use the exact same Bundle ID as the existing app. Any other Bundle ID won't be an update, but a completely different app in the App store.
Okay so here is my situation. About a year ago I released my very first iPhone app! (Yeah). Since then I have been working on making it into a universal app. In doing this, I actually went ahead and created a brand new universal app and then proceeded to code accordingly.
So now I want to release this app but since the app was created brand new, it has a different bundle Id. I don't want to alienate the users that bought the previous version for just the iPhone so is it as simple as just changing the universal app bundle Id to the one I used for the iPhone and publish that way? Will this fly with apples publishing system?
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
Geo...
Should be absolutely fine. The devices will just replace the app with the new version - as long as your new one uses the same data storage / preferences etc there's no reason why that won't work.
NB This answer assumes that you are going to release it as an upgrade to your previous app.
I have an app that is already existing on the app store ,But now i made its updates means i updated its UI its OS compatibality and other thing that will make help to run on the newer os now i want to put it on as a update to the existing user of the app and if a user have never this application then it will be a fresh application to him,How can i do that .? i was planning to make its plist version 1.2 but i think it will then not replace the app from the app store and for a new user there will be 2 app for the same build. HOw can we do that .......
You're over thinking this.
Increment your version number.
Log into iTunes Connect. Click on your application. Click the 'Add Version' button.
Go through the steps to submit your latest build with it's updated version. Once approved new users will be able to download it, and existing users will be able to update to it. There will not be two versions on the app store - just one; your latest.
Apple have thought this through for you ;)
If you update your app on the AppStore the old version is removed once the update is approved. The new version will replace the existing one. Your app will not show up in the AppStore with 2 different versions.
Users who have the old version will see an update. New users will only be able to install the newly added update.