What’s New in App Store Connect
What’s New in App Store Connect
WWDC 2018
App Store Connect API (new)
- RESTful
- JSON Web Token (JWT)
- Strict convention
- Extensive documentation
Provisioning
- Generate provisioning profiles
- Create and revoke signing certificates
- Manage devices and bundle IDs
Manage Users
- Invite new users
- Modify app access
- Manage user roles
- Update user profiles
App Delivery
- Transporter
- Validation before delivery
- API token authentication
TestFlight Update
By Email
TestFlight Public Link 👍
- Unique URL
- Represents an invitation to your beta app
- Can be shared anywhere
- Anyone can use the link to become a tester
TestFlight
- Create group
- Assign builds to groups
- Manage public links
- Add and remove testers
- Update test information
- Automating App Store Connect ( WWDC 2018 )
Analyze
Reporting
- Download financial reports (new)
- Download sales reports (new)
App Store Connect for iOS
Free Trials for Paid Apps ( new )
- Free app
- Trial with free non-consumable IAP
- Unlock with paid non-consumable IAP
- Free IAP naming convention: 14-day Trial
- Customer communication
- Free trail duration
- Cost to unlock
- Features or content lost when trial end
Introductory Pricing and Pre-Orders
Subscription Introductory Pricing
- Best Practices and What’s New with In-App Purchase ( WWDC 2018 )
- Engineering Subscriptions ( WWDC 2018 )
Pre-Orders 👍
App Review Best Practices
- Keep contact information current
- Submit demo account information
- Use App Review notes
- Show customer experience in screenshots
- Explain permission requests