In this Wrox Blox, you will learn how to obtain and access the Mac App Store from your Mac. You will also learn about the opportunities available for developers who want to venture into the Mac market. This Wrox Blox also walks you through the steps you need to perform to publish your apps in the Mac App Store. You will use the Xcode 4 development tool provided by Apple to develop a Mac OS X application, and then see how it can be published in the Mac App Store. Table of Contents Obtaining the Mac App Store on your Mac 2 Accessing the Mac App Store 2 Writing for the Mac App Store 4 Requirements to Get Started 4 Creating Mac App IDs 5 Obtaining Developer Certificates 6 Into the App Store! 9 Developing Your Application 9 Preparing iTunes Connect 13 Preparing Your Application for Submission 15 Validating Your Application before Submission 19 Testing the Installation of Your Application 21 Submitting the Application 22 Summary 23 About the Author 23

Anyone with programming experience can learn how to write an iPhone app. But if you want to build a great app, there's a lot more to it than simple coding: you also need to know how design and market your creation. This easy-to-follow guide walks you through the entire process, from sketching out your idea to promoting the finished product. Get to know the tools for developing your iPhone app Design a great app before you start coding Build a complex app with Xcode and Interface Builder Decide how to brand your app-then beta-test that brand in the real world Learn the inside scoop on how to get your app into the App Store Promote your product, track sales, and build a strong customer following

This practical book offers the knowledge and code you need to create cutting-edge mobile applications and games for the iPhone and iPod Touch, using Apple's iPhone SDK. iPhone SDK Application Development introduces you to this development paradigm and the Objective-C language it uses with numerous examples, and also walks you through the many SDK frameworks necessary for designing full-featured applications. This book will help you: Design user interface elements with Interface Builder and the UI Kit framework Create application controls, such as windows and navigation bars Build and manage layers and transformations using Core Graphics and Quartz Core Mix and play sound files using AVFoundation, and record and play back digital sound streams using Audio Toolbox Handle network programming with the CFNetwork framework Use the Core Location framework to interact with the iPhone's GPS Add movie players to your application iPhone SDK Application Development will benefit experienced developers and those just starting out on the iPhone. Important development concepts are explained thoroughly, and enough advanced examples are provided to make this book a great reference once you become an expert.

Everything you need to know to design, code, and build amazing apps Xcode 4 is Apple’s newest version of the popular development suite for creating bleeding-edge OS X and iOS apps. Written by an experienced developer and Apple-focused journalist, this book not only covers developing for OS X but also for the entire family of iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. You’ll explore the newest tools for compiling, debugging, and finding and fixing common code errors so that you can look forward to improved, smooth-running code that is developed more efficiently than ever. Takes you step-by-step through the process of developing OS X and iOS applications using Xcode 4 Examines the benefits of Xcode 4, Apple’s updated, free, object oriented programming environment Helps you tame the complex Xcode environment so you can develop amazing apps This book gets you up to speed on all the remarkable new features and redesigned user interface of Xcode 4 so you can get started creating phenomenal apps today.

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you can master Mac OS X Lion development from the ground up, and start writing tomorrow's most exciting iOS-style Mac apps! Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll get comfortable with Apple's powerful new development tools and techniques, build engaging user interfaces, integrate data and web services, and take advantage of Apple's latest innovations...everything from gestures and multitouch to iCloud and In-App Purchasing. Every lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Mac OS X Lion development tasks. Quizzes at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Printed in full color figures and code appear as they do in Xcode Get started fast with Mac Developer Center, XCode, Objective-C, and Cocoa Programmatically control OS X Lion's powerful new features Work with Cocoa's powerful Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern Safely manage memory and fix leaks Create robust, engaging, highly interactive user interfaces Organize Cocoa layouts, controls, bindings, tables, and collections Support gestures and multi-touch events Define user defaults and provide Preference Panes Work with documents, versions, and iOS-style Autosave Make the most of notifications, alerts, sheets, and popovers Use images and animation to make apps more powerful and more fun Use Core Data to cleanly integrate data into your apps Query and submit data to web services Submit apps to the Mac App Store Support In-App Purchases with StoreKit

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Sharing Apple Apps With Your Team, Testers & the World You'll learn how to sign up for Apple Developer Program, generate the various certificates needed, configure your app and submit an app to the App Store for approval, both manually and through automated processes through automated pipelines. You'll learn how to use Apple TestFlight to add internal and external testers and receive feedback and crash reports. iOS App Distribution starts with explaining hurdles everyone faces, such as code signing, provisioning profiles, and how to do manual releases. It'll then go into more advanced topics, including distribution through TestFlight, build customization, automation, and continuous integration. Who This Book Is For This book is for beginner to experienced developers who want to know the best and most common workflow to release an app to the App store, as well as limiting frustration by troubleshooting and debugging common issues and problems associated with distributing apps. Topics Covered in iOS App Distribution & Best Practices App Store quick start: Your quickest way from no account to the App Store. Provisioning, code signing & entitlements: In-depth explanation of what they are, why you need them, and how they work. Distribution channels & TestFlight: Learn different ways of distributing your app, within an enterprise, with internal or external testers. App Store Connect: Learn about the Apple review process, what are the guidelines, what can go wrong and how to dispute them. Build customizations: Learn the ins and outs of configuring Xcode and build configurations. Build automation: Automate builds, build servers, and learn about tools such as fastlane. Continuous integration: Build your own CI pipeline to code, build, test, release, and repeat! After reading this book, you'll take your app build process and distribution to the next level, automate most of its tedious processes, and have an easier time debugging obscure app submission problem