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Exciting New Features in iTunes Connect

iTunes Connect now offers exciting new features and enhancements. The iTunes Connect Developer Guide (version 6.0) provides details about these features and how you can take advantage of them, including: Using the new Version Release Control to choose when your new app version goes live on the App Store; Delivering binaries using Application Loader; New states for your app including Prepare for Upload, Pending Developer Release, and Processing for App Store; UI Enhancements that indicate when you can edit your app information; Game Center functionality for the setup of Achievements and Leaderboard Categories for sandbox testing purposes. You’ll find the iTunes Connect Developer Guide available for download on the homepage of iTunes Connect.

App Store Tip: Prevent A Blank Ad Space From Appearing When Ads Are Not Available

If you have dedicated a section of your app for an iAd, it’s important to incorporate a banner view delegate that will handle common events, including errors. Having the proper delegate to handle errors maintains the visual experience customers have with ads in your app by preventing a blank banner from being displayed when ads are not available. In addition, if your app displays a blank banner when advertisements are not being displayed, your app will be returned to you by the App Review Team for modification before it can be posted to the App Store. Read the Working with Banner Views section of the iAd Programming Guide for details on using the bannerView:didFailToReceiveAdWithError: method so that your banner view responds correctly when advertisements are not available. Registered Apple Developers can also watch the WWDC 2010 session video Integrating with iAd , which covers ad banner events in the Application Frameworks section of the presentation. Read more app submission tips

App Store Tip: Creating A Great Presence on the App Store

Everything from the way you describe the functionality of your app to the images you use for your screenshots will impact a customer’s initial perception of your app. Here are a few tips that can help you create a great presence for your app on the App Store: Write your Application Description with a focus on what makes the functionality or design of your app unique. Use engaging screenshots that demonstrate the special capabilities of your application. Keep your application icons free of terms like “sale,” “lite,” or “free.” Make sure your screenshots and application descriptions do not include objectionable material or irrelevant content. Leave out specific information about the price of your app in your Application Description. Have your application URL take the user to a functioning website with content about and support for your application. Consider these tips the next time you upload metadata for your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch applications. Read more app submission tips