What does Apple's new App Store requirement mean












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This message came in my App Store Connect:




Upcoming Submission Requirements As a reminder, starting March 27,
2019 all new apps and app updates for iPhone or iPad, including
universal apps, will need to be built with the iOS 12.1 SDK and
support iPhone XS Max or the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation).
Screenshots for these devices will also be required. All new apps and
app updates for Apple Watch will need to be built with the watchOS 5.1
SDK and support Apple Watch Series 4.




What does the line will need to be built with the iOS 12.1 SDK mean? Does it mean that minimum supported iOS version need to be iOS 12.1?



I have already an app in App Store with minimum iOS as 10.0. Do I need to change that to 12.1?



Link to the news:



https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03202019a






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This message came in my App Store Connect:




Upcoming Submission Requirements As a reminder, starting March 27,
2019 all new apps and app updates for iPhone or iPad, including
universal apps, will need to be built with the iOS 12.1 SDK and
support iPhone XS Max or the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation).
Screenshots for these devices will also be required. All new apps and
app updates for Apple Watch will need to be built with the watchOS 5.1
SDK and support Apple Watch Series 4.




What does the line will need to be built with the iOS 12.1 SDK mean? Does it mean that minimum supported iOS version need to be iOS 12.1?



I have already an app in App Store with minimum iOS as 10.0. Do I need to change that to 12.1?



Link to the news:



https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03202019a






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  • Keep in mind that an iOS 9 phone may be extinct in the wild, but an iOS 9 iPad is a perfectly functional product still widely in use.

    – Harper
    3 hours ago














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This message came in my App Store Connect:




Upcoming Submission Requirements As a reminder, starting March 27,
2019 all new apps and app updates for iPhone or iPad, including
universal apps, will need to be built with the iOS 12.1 SDK and
support iPhone XS Max or the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation).
Screenshots for these devices will also be required. All new apps and
app updates for Apple Watch will need to be built with the watchOS 5.1
SDK and support Apple Watch Series 4.




What does the line will need to be built with the iOS 12.1 SDK mean? Does it mean that minimum supported iOS version need to be iOS 12.1?



I have already an app in App Store with minimum iOS as 10.0. Do I need to change that to 12.1?



Link to the news:



https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03202019a






ios ios-appstore app-store-connect







share|improve this question









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Anuran Barman is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.












This message came in my App Store Connect:




Upcoming Submission Requirements As a reminder, starting March 27,
2019 all new apps and app updates for iPhone or iPad, including
universal apps, will need to be built with the iOS 12.1 SDK and
support iPhone XS Max or the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation).
Screenshots for these devices will also be required. All new apps and
app updates for Apple Watch will need to be built with the watchOS 5.1
SDK and support Apple Watch Series 4.




What does the line will need to be built with the iOS 12.1 SDK mean? Does it mean that minimum supported iOS version need to be iOS 12.1?



I have already an app in App Store with minimum iOS as 10.0. Do I need to change that to 12.1?



Link to the news:



https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03202019a






ios ios-appstore app-store-connect




ios ios-appstore app-store-connect






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  • Keep in mind that an iOS 9 phone may be extinct in the wild, but an iOS 9 iPad is a perfectly functional product still widely in use.

    – Harper
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  • Keep in mind that an iOS 9 phone may be extinct in the wild, but an iOS 9 iPad is a perfectly functional product still widely in use.

    – Harper
    3 hours ago

















Keep in mind that an iOS 9 phone may be extinct in the wild, but an iOS 9 iPad is a perfectly functional product still widely in use.

– Harper
3 hours ago





Keep in mind that an iOS 9 phone may be extinct in the wild, but an iOS 9 iPad is a perfectly functional product still widely in use.

– Harper
3 hours ago










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Minimum SDK ≠ minimum OS version.



You will have to compile your app with the SDK ≥ 12.1, but your Deployment Target can be lower than that. Apple wants to "force" you to prepare the UI for iPhone XS Max.



Here's more info about the SDK and Deployment Target on StackOverflow.






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  • I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






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    If you've been following the autolayout guides properly and doesn't have hardcoded View dimensions etc. your app should work "out of the box" on XS Max :)

    – Mateusz Szlosek
    12 hours ago











  • I am pretty confident that it will work "out of the box" in xs max. just some days ago crashlytics mentioned a iphone xs max user. He did not say anything about the UI via mail or review. Hope it will work.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    You can use XS Max Simulator to find out yourself how it looks there. This may help to find some issues and prevent from being rejected by Apple in the future.

    – Mateusz Szlosek
    12 hours ago



















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No, there’s no requirement to change the minimum supported iOS version.



The only requirement is that you must build it with the 12.1 SDK. You can do that while supporting older iOS versions.



For most the new requirement just means that you have to update Xcode and rebuild your app. It takes a few minutes, and most probably already updated anyways.






share|improve this answer
























  • Yeah I am on the latest xcode. Hope I wont have to do anything else. I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer .

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    You’ll also have to comply with the rest of the new requirements, like the iPhone XS Max and iPad Pro 12.9” UI requirement, but it is usually very easy to do so if you have an app that is continuously updated and uses auto layout.

    – jksoegaard
    12 hours ago











  • Yeah whole app is using auto layouts. It's physically tested in iphone X. Hope there won't be any major change for xs max. for ipad I have to do thorough testing.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago











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Minimum SDK ≠ minimum OS version.



You will have to compile your app with the SDK ≥ 12.1, but your Deployment Target can be lower than that. Apple wants to "force" you to prepare the UI for iPhone XS Max.



Here's more info about the SDK and Deployment Target on StackOverflow.






share|improve this answer
























  • I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    If you've been following the autolayout guides properly and doesn't have hardcoded View dimensions etc. your app should work "out of the box" on XS Max :)

    – Mateusz Szlosek
    12 hours ago











  • I am pretty confident that it will work "out of the box" in xs max. just some days ago crashlytics mentioned a iphone xs max user. He did not say anything about the UI via mail or review. Hope it will work.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    You can use XS Max Simulator to find out yourself how it looks there. This may help to find some issues and prevent from being rejected by Apple in the future.

    – Mateusz Szlosek
    12 hours ago
















12














Minimum SDK ≠ minimum OS version.



You will have to compile your app with the SDK ≥ 12.1, but your Deployment Target can be lower than that. Apple wants to "force" you to prepare the UI for iPhone XS Max.



Here's more info about the SDK and Deployment Target on StackOverflow.






share|improve this answer
























  • I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    If you've been following the autolayout guides properly and doesn't have hardcoded View dimensions etc. your app should work "out of the box" on XS Max :)

    – Mateusz Szlosek
    12 hours ago











  • I am pretty confident that it will work "out of the box" in xs max. just some days ago crashlytics mentioned a iphone xs max user. He did not say anything about the UI via mail or review. Hope it will work.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    You can use XS Max Simulator to find out yourself how it looks there. This may help to find some issues and prevent from being rejected by Apple in the future.

    – Mateusz Szlosek
    12 hours ago














12












12








12







Minimum SDK ≠ minimum OS version.



You will have to compile your app with the SDK ≥ 12.1, but your Deployment Target can be lower than that. Apple wants to "force" you to prepare the UI for iPhone XS Max.



Here's more info about the SDK and Deployment Target on StackOverflow.






share|improve this answer













Minimum SDK ≠ minimum OS version.



You will have to compile your app with the SDK ≥ 12.1, but your Deployment Target can be lower than that. Apple wants to "force" you to prepare the UI for iPhone XS Max.



Here's more info about the SDK and Deployment Target on StackOverflow.







share|improve this answer












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answered 12 hours ago









Mateusz SzlosekMateusz Szlosek

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  • I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    If you've been following the autolayout guides properly and doesn't have hardcoded View dimensions etc. your app should work "out of the box" on XS Max :)

    – Mateusz Szlosek
    12 hours ago











  • I am pretty confident that it will work "out of the box" in xs max. just some days ago crashlytics mentioned a iphone xs max user. He did not say anything about the UI via mail or review. Hope it will work.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    You can use XS Max Simulator to find out yourself how it looks there. This may help to find some issues and prevent from being rejected by Apple in the future.

    – Mateusz Szlosek
    12 hours ago



















  • I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    If you've been following the autolayout guides properly and doesn't have hardcoded View dimensions etc. your app should work "out of the box" on XS Max :)

    – Mateusz Szlosek
    12 hours ago











  • I am pretty confident that it will work "out of the box" in xs max. just some days ago crashlytics mentioned a iphone xs max user. He did not say anything about the UI via mail or review. Hope it will work.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    You can use XS Max Simulator to find out yourself how it looks there. This may help to find some issues and prevent from being rejected by Apple in the future.

    – Mateusz Szlosek
    12 hours ago

















I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer.

– Anuran Barman
12 hours ago





I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer.

– Anuran Barman
12 hours ago




2




2





If you've been following the autolayout guides properly and doesn't have hardcoded View dimensions etc. your app should work "out of the box" on XS Max :)

– Mateusz Szlosek
12 hours ago





If you've been following the autolayout guides properly and doesn't have hardcoded View dimensions etc. your app should work "out of the box" on XS Max :)

– Mateusz Szlosek
12 hours ago













I am pretty confident that it will work "out of the box" in xs max. just some days ago crashlytics mentioned a iphone xs max user. He did not say anything about the UI via mail or review. Hope it will work.

– Anuran Barman
12 hours ago





I am pretty confident that it will work "out of the box" in xs max. just some days ago crashlytics mentioned a iphone xs max user. He did not say anything about the UI via mail or review. Hope it will work.

– Anuran Barman
12 hours ago




2




2





You can use XS Max Simulator to find out yourself how it looks there. This may help to find some issues and prevent from being rejected by Apple in the future.

– Mateusz Szlosek
12 hours ago





You can use XS Max Simulator to find out yourself how it looks there. This may help to find some issues and prevent from being rejected by Apple in the future.

– Mateusz Szlosek
12 hours ago













5














No, there’s no requirement to change the minimum supported iOS version.



The only requirement is that you must build it with the 12.1 SDK. You can do that while supporting older iOS versions.



For most the new requirement just means that you have to update Xcode and rebuild your app. It takes a few minutes, and most probably already updated anyways.






share|improve this answer
























  • Yeah I am on the latest xcode. Hope I wont have to do anything else. I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer .

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    You’ll also have to comply with the rest of the new requirements, like the iPhone XS Max and iPad Pro 12.9” UI requirement, but it is usually very easy to do so if you have an app that is continuously updated and uses auto layout.

    – jksoegaard
    12 hours ago











  • Yeah whole app is using auto layouts. It's physically tested in iphone X. Hope there won't be any major change for xs max. for ipad I have to do thorough testing.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago
















5














No, there’s no requirement to change the minimum supported iOS version.



The only requirement is that you must build it with the 12.1 SDK. You can do that while supporting older iOS versions.



For most the new requirement just means that you have to update Xcode and rebuild your app. It takes a few minutes, and most probably already updated anyways.






share|improve this answer
























  • Yeah I am on the latest xcode. Hope I wont have to do anything else. I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer .

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    You’ll also have to comply with the rest of the new requirements, like the iPhone XS Max and iPad Pro 12.9” UI requirement, but it is usually very easy to do so if you have an app that is continuously updated and uses auto layout.

    – jksoegaard
    12 hours ago











  • Yeah whole app is using auto layouts. It's physically tested in iphone X. Hope there won't be any major change for xs max. for ipad I have to do thorough testing.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago














5












5








5







No, there’s no requirement to change the minimum supported iOS version.



The only requirement is that you must build it with the 12.1 SDK. You can do that while supporting older iOS versions.



For most the new requirement just means that you have to update Xcode and rebuild your app. It takes a few minutes, and most probably already updated anyways.






share|improve this answer













No, there’s no requirement to change the minimum supported iOS version.



The only requirement is that you must build it with the 12.1 SDK. You can do that while supporting older iOS versions.



For most the new requirement just means that you have to update Xcode and rebuild your app. It takes a few minutes, and most probably already updated anyways.







share|improve this answer












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answered 12 hours ago









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  • Yeah I am on the latest xcode. Hope I wont have to do anything else. I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer .

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    You’ll also have to comply with the rest of the new requirements, like the iPhone XS Max and iPad Pro 12.9” UI requirement, but it is usually very easy to do so if you have an app that is continuously updated and uses auto layout.

    – jksoegaard
    12 hours ago











  • Yeah whole app is using auto layouts. It's physically tested in iphone X. Hope there won't be any major change for xs max. for ipad I have to do thorough testing.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago



















  • Yeah I am on the latest xcode. Hope I wont have to do anything else. I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer .

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    You’ll also have to comply with the rest of the new requirements, like the iPhone XS Max and iPad Pro 12.9” UI requirement, but it is usually very easy to do so if you have an app that is continuously updated and uses auto layout.

    – jksoegaard
    12 hours ago











  • Yeah whole app is using auto layouts. It's physically tested in iphone X. Hope there won't be any major change for xs max. for ipad I have to do thorough testing.

    – Anuran Barman
    12 hours ago

















Yeah I am on the latest xcode. Hope I wont have to do anything else. I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer .

– Anuran Barman
12 hours ago





Yeah I am on the latest xcode. Hope I wont have to do anything else. I will prepare for xs max though some people having that are already using the app and did not complain anything about it. Thanks for the answer .

– Anuran Barman
12 hours ago




1




1





You’ll also have to comply with the rest of the new requirements, like the iPhone XS Max and iPad Pro 12.9” UI requirement, but it is usually very easy to do so if you have an app that is continuously updated and uses auto layout.

– jksoegaard
12 hours ago





You’ll also have to comply with the rest of the new requirements, like the iPhone XS Max and iPad Pro 12.9” UI requirement, but it is usually very easy to do so if you have an app that is continuously updated and uses auto layout.

– jksoegaard
12 hours ago













Yeah whole app is using auto layouts. It's physically tested in iphone X. Hope there won't be any major change for xs max. for ipad I have to do thorough testing.

– Anuran Barman
12 hours ago





Yeah whole app is using auto layouts. It's physically tested in iphone X. Hope there won't be any major change for xs max. for ipad I have to do thorough testing.

– Anuran Barman
12 hours ago










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