Re: Mac App Store requirements
Re: Mac App Store requirements
- Subject: Re: Mac App Store requirements
- From: Laurent Daudelin <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:55:54 -0700
On Apr 10, 2011, at 16:45, Todd Heberlein wrote:
> On Apr 10, 2011, at 4:32 PM, email@hidden wrote:
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>> And you also have add code to verify a valid receipt. There's a few samples of how to do this on github (you should modify them to make the app more difficult to crack unless you're giving the app away for free). Apple has more about this that you can read once you join the developer program.
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> Validating the receipt is optional.
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> Having recently gone through this with my first application, I generally would not recommend it for version 1.0 of someone's first app (unless it is a very expensive app). It is surprisingly complex and poorly documented, and there are too many other things to worry about when getting your first app through the approval process.
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> If you want copy protection (which is what receipt validation in about), I would leave it until the first update to your application or the second app you submit.
Don't forget that verifying the receipt doesn't get you much. A user can still install an unlimited number of copies on any Macs he wants. He just has to enter his iTunes Apple ID and password, that's it. I didn't think it was worth the effort for my first app.
-Laurent.
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