To give you some idea on how long Apple actually approves apps, I’ve posted here the schedule for 2 versions of my Message Scrambler app. One version went to “Waiting for Upload” state on March 1st, and went to “Ready for Sale” state on March 5th. The next version, I submitted on March 16th, and…
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Showing and Hiding the Correct iAd size using Auto-Layout
WhWhen I implemented iAds on my Xcode 5, I decided to use auto-layout to show, and hide the iAd banner depending on whether ads are available or not. Here is a simple summary of my main view. MainView – HeaderView– ContentsView– BannerView For auto-layout “height” settings, I only had it setup for HeaderView. Both ContentsView…
Migrated Blogs to use Google+ Comments
I’ve just migrated my blogs to use Google+ Comments to replace the legacy Blogger comments. Here is a short summary based on my few-days-experience: Merits Demerits While there are many merits to using this newer commenting system, the one big demerit is that only users with Google+ accounts can make comments. The good thing for me though…
From iOS 4 to iOS 7
I’ve just renewed my iPhone developer account (¥8400 per year) and am current updating my old app from when I developed them in 2010 to now. Many things have changed for the better and I was able to migrate my app in just one weekend. First, the price. I remember it to be much more expensive…
Happy Kindle Customer
On October 1st, I ordered the new Kindle. I opted to get the basic Kindle – no touch screen, no keyboard, no color, no 3G. I wanted a book reader that does just that and does it well. I prefer pressing real buttons when moving between pages, I don’t need the physical keyboard, I prefer…
iAd goes live on July 1st
I want to be one of the firsts to offer an iAd-enabled app come July 1st so better start working on the free add-supported version of Message Scrambler. I believe Apple will start accepting apps later this week. iAd, here I come.
iPhone Supported Fonts
Here is an interesting blog/article, with code example, on how to list all supported fonts on the iPhone. Click here.
NSUserDefaults not getting my Settings.bundle defaults
I had an problem earlier this week, where the first time I install my app on the simulator or on the device, it would not get the settings from my Settings.bundle. All the strings would appear nil. I would only be able to get the strings correctly if I modify the values from my app’s…
Orientation Lock For The iPhone
Finally! Apple is working on orientation locks and it looks like it’s going to be a feature for iPhone 4.0, which is due this summer. This feature first arrived in Beta 3. This has been a common problem for people who like reading news and articles while in bed (me! me!). More details here.
iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 3 Again
It appears Beta 3 is out again! The guys at Apple HQ in the US must have stayed up the whole night trying to fix the problem with the Beta they released earlier today and now it’s ready. I’m currently downloading it as I write this. It’s a good thing most of the western world…
iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 3
Was so excited to hear it was out today, but when I checked the Developer site to download it, it wasn’t there. Looks like it was pulled by Apple because of some issues. More details here, including a hack to download the Beta 3 firmware if you really really want it, although personally, I wouldn’t…
"Upload Received" to "Ready for Sale"
My first iPhone application, Message Scrambler, is now ready for sale!!! Looking at the status history of this app, it took only eight days from the day I submitted it until the day it was approved. April 22, 2010 – Upload ReceivedApril 22, 2010 – Waiting For ReviewApril 28, 2010 – In ReviewApril 29, 2010…
Enrico in Tokyo 