In its new guideline for developers, Apple says that all apps submitted to the App Store must be built with Xcode 13. Starting from April 25, 2022, App Store will accept iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS apps built with Xcode 13 including SDKs for iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8.
Developer to submit apps to the App Store built on Xcode 13 to take advantage of the new iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS features
As per the announcement on the Apple Developer website, the change is designed for developers to optimize their apps to take complete advantage of the latest iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch operating systems and deliver unique, intuitive, and innovative features in their apps to enhance user experiences.
Make the most of the exciting features in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8 to offer even more intuitive and valuable user experiences. Improve your app’s performance by refactoring your code to take advantage of asynchronous functions in Swift. And with the latest updates to SwiftUI, you can enhance your apps with new features, such as improved list views, better search experiences, and support for control focus areas.
In the past few months, Apple has introduced several new features on iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS and tools on the App Store for developers to reimage their apps.
In late 2021, Apple allowed developers of reader apps to include “an in-app link to their websites for users to set up or manage an account” instead of only using the App Store sign-up system, new App Analytics metrics to get a better understanding of apps’ performance, the ‘account deletion within apps’ feature, updated the App Store Connect API with new customization and automated tools, and more.
iPhone and iPad apps. iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 let you take advantage of Safari web extensions, SharePlay and the Group Activities API, Focus, ShazamKit, Create ML, and more. You can also publish custom product pages and in-app events, and run product page optimization tests on the App Store on these platforms.
Apple Watch apps. New watchOS 8 features include the Always-On Retina Display so your apps always stay visible, Bluetooth connections from complications, region-based user notifications, and more. – Apple
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