We all know by now that the App Store approvals / rejections process throws up some crazy, inconsistent, even unfathomable decisions on a pretty regular basis. We see examples of this nearly every week.
I have to imagine that this can make life a complete nightmare for iPhone developers trying to get their apps into the store “ and that any good advice on a subject like ‘Avoiding App Store Rejection ‘ is very welcome. And that ‘s just what a guest post at Mobile Orchard is offering today.
The post is written by Brian Stormont, who runs Stormy Productions. Stormy Productions has created more than 45 iPhone apps that have been downloaded over 400,000 times! They ‘ve got three pages worth of apps in the App Store “ many of them for local radio stations.
Brian provides a list of 11 things to be careful about if you want to avoid having your app rejected. Only one of them “ on political lampooning “ goes anywhere near the more controversial sort of App Store rejection waters, but most of them seem like good things to keep in mind to increase your chances of smooth approvals.
Here ‘s just one quick example from Brian ‘s list:
4. Button images must be consistent If you decide to use one of the existing images Apple provides for buttons, be careful you use it for an identical function. While the HIG states you can use a standard button in a non-standard way if your app is providing a ‘immersive environment ‘, you are better off creating your own custom buttons to avoid the risk of rejection. If you use the ‘action button ‘ image, make sure tapping on it brings up a menu with choices. If it doesn ‘t, Apple may reject the app.
If you ‘re an aspiring or active iPhone dev, Brian ‘s post looks worth a read. You can find it at:
http://www.mobileorchard.com/avoiding-iphone-app-rejection-from-apple/
For those who are interested, the pic at the top of this post is of Dikembe Mutumbo providing a personal and immediate ‘rejection ‘ to Andrew Bynum. The Image source for it is NBA.com.
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