Updated iOS Paid Applications Agreement, how to accept

To accept the updated version of the iOS Paid Applications Agreement - in iTunes Connect, first you should follow the link to the "Contracts, Tax & Banking" section.



Under this section there will be a header called amendments, and next to the contract details will be a Request button.

Click the request button, and accept the contact.

You are done.


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The Kev's Apps website is live

Please visit the new Kev's Apps website http://www.kevsapps.co.uk to view the apps I have developed for iPhone / iPod Touch (and iPad).


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- Or you can subscribe to the rss feed here http://www.kevsapps.co.uk/subscribe/kevs-apps.rss


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What will there be with the next iPhone?

So the likelihood is that it will be a 4S. So there will be all the iOS enhancements whic have been announced, and from a hardware point of view the likelihoods are;
- Faster processor (A5)
- Better camera and higher definition video recording
- Same design, with better antennae. Though glass on the back may be replaced.
- Larger screen, but same resolution? If they go for a larger screen will they need to increase the resolution to keep the retina display? i can't see them introducing a new resolution so soon.
- 64bit flash storage option

Things that I'd like, but looks like its not going to happen until the next iPhone next year
- NFC - near field communication to allow for contactless payments
- Larger screen and higher res display
- Redesign of the phone
- Full voice integration (was not announced as part of iOS5)
- LED to indicate text received or missed call
- New touch based home button, or touch based screen extension which allow additional gestures.

Things that will never come
- Physical keyboard
- Memory card reader / expandable memory
- Removable battery



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iPhone 4 purchase

So to sort out the issue with my iPhone 3GS not making calls longer than 5 minutes, I've bought an iPhone 4, and it is great.

My rationale is that iOS 5 has just been announced and is not coming out until the Autumn (September?) so no iPhone 5 before then. Plus its expected to be a 4S rather than a 5.

I was due an upgrade so the phone didn't cost too much, and then in September I'll see it and get a 5/4S.

Plus I've put on iOS 5 beta 1 and it is really good.

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Apple WWDC 2011 predictions

WWDC 2011 predictions;

1) Mac OS Lion will be released. This will have everything we know to expect; launchpad, app store & facetime (already delivered), mission control, Mail application improvements, full screen apps, version control of files, autosave, keep state between closing and opening app. And likely some surprises - iOS apps running on MacOS?

2) iCloud is known to be announced, but probably won't be released yet. It's going to be initially free and the $25/year. It can only be for the US if that's only where Apple has signed deals, but it maybe a surprise if they are going to release in other territories. It won't be a music locker yet, it will make all the songs you've bought in iTunes available over the cloud from any device. Now I think that's a bit limited, so I think they're going to use their LaLa music service acquisition to offer a spotify type streaming service, this would cost more than the $25 a year, $10 a month?

Also all the talk is that iCloud will replace MobileMe, but hang on a minute, is this the case, I personally think iCloud will be an additional service on top of MobileMe.

3) iOS 5 will be previewed to be released at a later date. Normally Apple does an iOS preview a few months before WWDC and then release the new iPhone there. There's beem no preview this year, so just iOS 5 to be previewed and then it will be released along with the iPhone 5 in 2 months time (August, or maybe early September).

I think what we'll see is a new notifications application (complete overhaul), deeper integration with social media - including Twitter more highly integrated. I think they'll be some new types of UI and APIs for developers, this includes widgets and the voice control. Voice control will be improved and integrated across the phone, and 3rd party developers will be able to use these APIs (this is a dead cert after the acquisition of Siri, and partnership with Nuance). There's going to be over the air OS updates for the iOS devices. I like the idea of having widgets, and this will be and / or the same as what you get on the lock screen. I can't tell if the iPad new multitouch gestures are actually in the OS are a developer release thing only, either way they will be in the new iOS.

4) Steve Jobs to give the keynote

5) One more thing
The upgrade of Time Capsule and Airport extremes, will run iOS and they will integrate with iCloud to cache media, and software updates... But that won't be one more thing. Or maybe just maybe they will announce new phone hardware. If so the iPhone 5 will not be LTE 4G but will be HSPA+ 4G, it will work on both the AT&T network and Verizon network i.e. They'll be one phone not two. It will introduce NFC, near field communication, to enable mobile payments. It will have its antenna fixed, better rear and forward facing cameras, and a larger screen.


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App submission iPhone

I've submitted my second app to the Appstore, horah! It wasn't without a couple of hiccups though.

When I created the archive and clicked validate, it said no valid record for the app existed in iTunes Connect for the app. Even though I'd just created said record. Highlighting the bundle id in iTunes connect showed a following space on the bundle id! I thought I'd messed up. I tried adding a space to the bundle id in xcode, but the archive would no longer build. And you can't change the bundle id in iTunes Connect once you've set it, ahh!

But what I then realised is I could set the status in iTunes Connect to ready for upload. As soon as it went into this status it was able to validate the binary, and I was able to submit, phew!

Another thing is that the target iOS version is the minimum iOS version required. When I submitted I had this set to 4.3. Apple gave me a warning that this wouldn't be compatible with Verizon iPhones. So I rejected the binary, set the target OS to 4.0 and created a new archive, and uploaded it again.


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Cool iPad graffiti like covers

Gelaskins does the most fanstastic graffiti like covers for the iPad, and iPhone and other devices.

Here is the cover I put on my iPad 1:







Here are my favourite covers from the Gelaskins website:





















And here is the one I got for my iPad 2:



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