July 2009
10 posts
Passing Data Between ViewControllers →
Nice post about the different ways to pass data between views.
Adding the sqlite database framework to a project. →
A good way to add the sqlite framework to your project. See the updated way in the linked tutorial: “use the other linker flags setting in the the Build tab of the Project settings to link to the SQLite library instead of using the framework method. You can do this by adding the -lsqlite3 flag to that field”.
News Addict 1.2 Approved!
Well news addict has finally been approved at the 17+ rating. I really hope this doesn’t hurt sales. I added a bunch of new sites that have been requested. The big new secret feature was tilt scrolling. I hope everyone likes it. This is similar to instapaper’s tilt scrolling. If you haven’t used that app be sure to check it out. It’s one of my favorites.
Anyway I am...
Resubmitted at 17+
Well I see some other developers saying their apps are being required to be listed at 17+. So I have decided to just bite the bullet and list mine at 17+ also. Quite frankly this is completely stupid and a hack on Apple’s part. They need a new option under ratings instead. They need the option “Does this application allow access to the internet that you do not specifically control...
News Addict rejected again
Well News Addict has been rejected again. Apparently I must rate the app at 17+ and maybe then I will be accepted. Apple told me my app provides unrestricted access to the internet. However I only allow access to specific news sites so its far from open access to the internet. A user can’t even type a url in my News app. If I have to rate News Addict at 17+, it means every app that...
Yep Apple still hates me.
Well its official apple still hates me. Seems they rejected the update again even after I was told they were going to re-review it. I get the same form message I originally got in the rejection. So I am not even sure if anything new went into the re-review process like taking into consideration my comments. Anyway I am going to try once again to at least get a 12+ rating. I really have no...
Resubmitted News Addict 1.2
Well I resubmitted News Addict. I also went ahead and put it at 12+ rating. Maybe its for the best as I had a couple of bug fixes since the original submission that will be included provided of course that it actually makes it through the approval process.
I spent a good day figuring a way to make the BBC news website text bigger. I have more functionality in my app than other similar news apps...
Apple Hates Me!
Yet again another rejection of News Addict. Yet again it passed the last two times, no problem. But apparently since my app allows access to the internet I must rate it 17+ because who knows what could be there? Really I don’t have a problem with this, but if Apple wants to rate my app then just rate it themselves. Why reject it and have me resubmit. If they want to make it 17+, then...
interesting observation
Well I almost have three breakout apps done for various categories. One thing I have noticed is the entertainment industry has by far the best iphone optimized sites. Tech is by far the worse. I would have expected that to be reversed…
Version 1.2 Submitted to Apple for review.
Well I submitted version 1.2 to Apple for review. Added a couple of features that I hope users will find useful. Look for it hopefully in 1 week (usually it takes about a week to get approved). I am probably going to spend the next week or so working on break out apps now that I have 1.2 done and also planning out the design of the 1.3 update. 1.3 will be the ability to add/edit and rearrange...