App Store Connect, TestFlight and App Store Changes

In this episode we take a look at the changes announced for App Store Connect, TestFlight and the App Store. Follow CompileSwift on Twitter: @CompileSwift Show Notes - Fully supports standalone watchOS applications - Application Loader has been removed from Xcode 11 - There is a new application called Transporter for macOS that does not need Xcode to be installed. - Sign in with Apple ID - Choose your team - Drag and drop files to Transporter including the IPA file exported from Xcode. - Errors and issues will be displayed in Transporter for you to fix before delivering the package to App Store Connect. - You can upload many packages at once if you need to. - Emails with issues now include the version number in the subject line. - There is a new Build Activity view in App Store Connect to better track the history of your applications. - You can also be notified as the progress of your application changes by turning the notification on in the app. - TestFlight application has now been localized in many more languages. - TestFlight Feedback is a new feature that enables users to give direct feedback to you via App Store Connect. - Any time your application crashes Feedback will offer users the ability to send information right there and then. - You can customize the on-boarding experience delivered from TestFlight Feedback for your application, this appears the first time a user launches your application from TestFlight. - When a user takes a screenshot of your application downloaded from TestFlight they now get a new “Share Beta Feedback” option to send that screenshot and any annotation and comments directly to App Store Connect. - The feedback information submitted to App Store Connect can be downloaded and includes device and user information. - TestFlight Feedback can be disabled in App Store Connect if you no longer want that option available to users. You do not need to release a new version to TestFlight remove it. - 9 new languages have been supported in the App Store, this brings the total to 37. - Right to Left languages are now supported in App Store Connect. - App Analytics now supports macOS including - Impressions - Product page views - App Units shows how many times the app was downloaded - Sales will show the total purchases including in app purchases - App Analytics now shows iOS app deletion from devices. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/compileswift/message