Apple to Get Ever-So-Slightly More Transparent With App Approval Process
Apple to Get Ever-So-Slightly More Transparent With App Approval Process
Posted 11/11/2009 at 6:42pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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It’s no secret that the approval process for iPhone apps is a little ridiculous at times. Apple is totally aware of that, though. So they’ve decided to make the whole process just a tiny bit more transparent. When app developers log into the Dev Center site, they will see a new area for status updates. Apps will be listed as “waiting for review”, “in review”, or “ready for sale”.
You don’t have to look far on the web to find a developer with a heartbreaking story of how they poured their savings into making an app, only to have it held in limbo for weeks or months. While the new policy doesn’t necessarily do anything about the actual delays, devs will at least know where in the process it’s held up.
For its part, Apple claims that 96% of iPhone apps are approved in less than two weeks. Now that we know that a lot of those apps are just repackaged eBooks, that figure seems less impressive. The closed nature of the App Store hasn’t hurt its growth so far. Should Apple even be worried about the process?
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1337Goose
November 12, 2009 at 1:28pm
I think they missed a status message. They have the following:
- Waiting for review
- In review
- Ready for sale
But I think they forgot to mention:
- Unofficially rejected but still under review because your application's name rhymes with "Boogle Woice"
~Goose
gendoikari1
November 11, 2009 at 6:57pm
I have a feeling that the status updates would be akin to those for when you track a package: horribly inaccurate.
gendoikari1
November 11, 2009 at 6:57pm
I have a feeling that the status updates would be akin to those for when you track a package: horribly inaccurate.
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