SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 10: People walk under an iOS7 sign at the 2013 Apple WWDC at the Moscone Center on June 10, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Apple’s annual developer conference runs through June 14. (Photo by Kim White/Getty Images)
Credit: Kimberly White
Apple has told developers that all apps submitted to the App Store — be they new releases or merely updates — must be optimized for iOS 7 by February 1. A note on the company’s developer site reads:
Starting February 1, new apps and app updates submitted to the App Store must be built with the latest version of Xcode 5 and must be optimized for iOS 7. Learn more about preparing your apps by reviewing the iOS Human Interface Guidelines.
The latest operating system was announced in June and beginning rolling out to users in September. Adoption of iOS 7 among users is currently at 76 percent which, alongside the platform’s new features, gives developers a clear reason to optimize their apps — though many may have a lot of work on their hands to do so before this deadline.
Feature Image Credit – Kim White/Getty Images
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