How long was it between putting your first app on the App Store (that had a paid component to it like IAPs) and getting your first sale? I'm working on an app at the moment that I plan on putting up for a small one time fee. I'm curious to know what people's different experiences were with this.
What was your app and how did it go?
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i am using this code
public static bool CheckForForceUpdate()
{
try
{
Version latestVersion = new(GetLatestVersion());
Version currentVersion = new(AppInfo.VersionString);
if (latestVersion != null && currentVersion < latestVersion)
{
NSUserDefaults.StandardUserDefaults.SetBool(true, StorageKey.IsForceUpdate);
return true;
}
else
{
NSUserDefaults.StandardUserDefaults.SetBool(false, StorageKey.IsForceUpdate);
return false;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("CheckForForceUpdate....." + ex.Message);
return false;
}
}
public static string GetLatestVersion()
{
try
{
string appId = "1586153397"; // Replace with your App Store app ID
string url = $"https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id={appId}";
using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
{
var response = client.GetStringAsync(url).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
var json = JObject.Parse(response);
var latestVersion = json["results"]?[0]?["version"]?.ToString();
return latestVersion;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("GetLatestVersion..." + ex.Message);
return null;
}
}
The value of latestVersion should 2.1 in my production app i am not able to get this
hence i am not able to achieve Force Update functionality
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After doing a software update I can only view iMessages older than 12hrs (from a single contact) if the other person replies to and older message. Every time I leave the Massages app and go back in the issue occurs again.
I am trying to add a custom domain to my iCloud+ Mail however when I try to add its main user/email address I get an error saying that the email is already in use with another apple account.
After this I checked the duplicate account and since I had forgotten the password I reset it and logged in. Then I followed the instructs on https://support.apple.com/en-in/102283 to permanently delete my account. This request was initiated on 8 Feb 2025 but I received the final email that all my data had successfully been deleted from Apple's servers on 25 Feb 2025.
Despite Apple's confirmation that my account had been deleted successfully, I am still unable to use that email address to create an iCloud+ Mail account, even after waiting a whole month! This is very frustrating.
I contacted Apple support via chat and phone and after more than 30 mins of back and forth they instructed me to contact Developer Support which I did two days ago (case ID is 102546369564) still no response.
I hope posting here will be more fruitful.
Thanks in advance.
Dear Dan Newby,
Your Apple Account dan@ ----- .world has been deleted. This information has been permanently erased from our systems or has been modified so it no longer identifies you.
As a reminder, you made this request on February 8, 2025 at 7:09:59 PM GMT+5.
If you still have the 12-digit access code we provided as part of your request, you can now discard it since the account no longer exists.
We’re glad that we’ve been able to help and hope to see you again in the future.
Apple Support
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触控按钮里面的截屏功能无法使用。按键组合截屏可以是正常使用。
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I am trying to enroll the Apple Developer Program but it says "We are unable to process your request. An unknown error occurred."
Please check the issue.
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我的iPad 7居然不支持iPadOS 26
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after updating to beta 4 the whole phone is not working anymore
nothing is working only making calls and the camera
no apps no internet even if it's connected to wifi or 5G
ANd to get back to the old version you will lose your backup
And now im stuck my data that i can't restore it cuz it have been made on the last IOS beta
I don't want to lose my date and i don't know what to do
Please help
updated my iPhone 15 to iOS 26 last night and now when I put the alert slider on silent, my notifications won’t vibrate. Even after checking all settings in sounds and haptics to be correct, it still isn't vibrating on silent.
Also the apple music search bar is a little flimsy? Merging the text and microphone options
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The iPhone mobile data usage skyrocketed to use 1GB per day whereas I am normally a 5GB a month data user.
the culprit was Apple System Services General there is currently no iPhone functionality to turn off System Services Genera.
the solution was to block updates.cdn-apple.com using data sniffer called Proxyman.
Tip hat to the person who posted “High mobile data usage on iOS 18 and how to solve it” on Reddit.com
This is something apple developers maybe should look at
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Hi,
Visual Intelligence doesn't work for my screenshot.
Does anyone know why? I'm in Greece, maybe it's the region, or something to set up?
Thanks
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Installed the iOS 26 Beta on my iPhone 13 Pro last night, hated it.
I wasn't aware that there is a supported way of restoring back to iOS18.5, so I (foolishly) opted to flash the iOS18.5 ispw file onto my device using a 3rd party tool.
Now, my device is stuck in a state between.
Unable to flash, unable to use itunes to restore, randomly gives error codes during restoration attempts.
Worries my device may be lost permanently!
Please advise.
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I just upgraded to iOS 26.0 Now when I use car play, the text messages do not show up, only the notification tone on my phone alarms. So now when I get texts while driving, I need to read my phone to read the text. I tried all the solutions within settings but this is a BIG DRAWBACK compared to the old iOS.
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Hi everyone,
We're hoping someone here can help us out.
We've run into a consistent issue when trying to enroll a new Apple Developer account as an organisation using our DUNS number. Here's what we've experienced:
Individual enrollment through the Developer app works perfectly with a new Apple ID.
However, when using an existing Apple ID and selecting organization enrollment, the process gets stuck:
The payment button is greyed out in the Developer app.
We're then locked out of enrolling through the app entirely.
4. When trying to complete the enrollment via the Developer website, there’s no valid payment method available (e.g., VISA option missing CVV field), and any attempts to proceed just loop without success.
We're essentially stuck in a limbo state where we can’t proceed.
We’ve gone through all the support channels:
The automated assistant (Gaby) is unable to resolve the issue or understand the full context.
Live chat support for both individual and business accounts told us they can’t assist and referred us back to the developer support system—which leads us back to square one.
All members of our team were able to enroll individually without issue, but organisation enrollment consistently failed.
Business support and Commercial support (spoken to supervisors) are unable to assist. They really tried and made an effort.
Has anyone experienced this before? Is there a way to get in touch with a real person at Apple who can actually resolve this? What are our next steps?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Hello,
I installed iOS 26 beta 1 yesterday when it came off but now, when I plug my iPhone, it just do nothing.
I can charge it via the induction charger but I can't via USB-C port.
The other way I can charge it is by turning my iPhone off and plugging it so it starts and then it charges via USB-C Port even when it starts. The thing is that when I unplug the cable and try to plug it back in, it doesn't charge anymore...
I tried to put the restore mode (with the Mac and the cable on the screen) and even the DFU Mode but the iPhone is not detected by my Macbook and it's the same thing for my Windows PC : not detected...
I also tried to erase the settings and content but same issue... Not charging
Apple Store can do nothing because it's a dev beta...
Am I the only one to have that issue ?
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I upgraded my macOS to 13.7.5 and since then I cannot open Adobe InDesing on my iMac.
I contacted Adobe Support to assist with the issue and they couldn't find any solution from their side. Probably the update is not compatible?
Is there a way I can solve this issue? Or remove the beta version from my system?
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I installed the new developer beta 26 yesterday, but since that I only have problems with my iPhone. Besides not being able to update the software bc an error appears, I also don‘t have the abbility to use mobile data. If I try to, it only says „could not activate mobile data network“. I already tried to restart the phone, to reset it or to take the SIM out and in
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Hello,
i just noticed that when i download an app through the App Store on my iPhone, the app i downloaded does not appear on my home screen or in the App Library.
is there any work around for me to make them appear at least in the App Library?
the only way to open or to place an app on my home screen I downloaded after upgrading to iOS 18.4 Beta 3 is to search for it in Spotlight or in the App Store.
Any apps I downloaded before upgrading to iOS 18.4 Beta 3 is still on my home screen or in the App Library.
i am currently running iOS 18.4 Beta 3 on an iPhone 16 Pro
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An error occurred while checking for a software update after the iOS 26 update. Is anyone else facing a similar issue?
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I'm building a Live Activity using ActivityKit in iOS, and I'm trying to understand how apps like Uber or Lyft manage to keep the Dynamic Island always in its expanded state, without transitioning through the compact phase.
In my implementation, the Live Activity always starts in the compact state, and only expands temporarily when I interact with it. I've tried the following:
Updating the ContentState frequently using activity.update(using:)
I tried updating the activity every 1 second, but it didn’t make a difference.
Leaving the compactLeading, compactTrailing, and minimal regions empty using EmptyView() — also didn’t change the behavior.
Delaying the initial update by 1 second — no effect.
What I'm trying to figure out:
Is there any way to programmatically force or request the Dynamic Island to stay in the expanded state?
Could this behavior be achieved through push updates, using apns-push-type: liveactivity and a high priority (apns-priority)?
What I’m trying to achieve is similar to the behavior shown in the images below — the apps do not transition to the compact island, but instead displays the expanded view immediately.
Example: