WHat changes were introduced to App Store Connect?

Generated on 8/5/2024

1 search

Changes Introduced to App Store Connect

In the session titled What’s new in App Store Connect, several new features and enhancements were introduced to help developers grow and improve their apps on TestFlight and the App Store. Here are the key changes:

  1. Featuring Nominations:

    • Developers can now submit plans for their app's upcoming content and enhancements to the editorial team for consideration for featuring on the App Store. This is managed within App Store Connect (Get discovered).

  2. TestFlight Enhancements:

    • Improved insights on enrollment metrics for TestFlight invitations, including how many unique testers looked at a wayfinder, accepted the invitation, declined, or were not eligible (Test your app).

  3. Deep Links to Custom Product Pages:

    • New feature allowing developers to create a more seamless experience by adding deep links to custom product pages (Reach customers).

  4. Reduced Screenshot Requirements:

    • App Store Connect now requires just one set of screenshots for iPhone and one set for iPad, reducing the number of required screenshots (Additional enhancements).

  5. API Support for Apple Developer Enterprise Program:

  6. App Analytics Reports:

    • The App Store Connect API now allows developers to download app analytics reports, with 50 new reports available for export, including data about App Store engagement, downloads, sales, and app usage (Additional enhancements).

These updates aim to streamline the app development and testing process, enhance the discoverability of apps, and provide more detailed analytics to help developers make informed decisions.

Provide feedback
What’s new in StoreKit and In-App Purchase

What’s new in StoreKit and In-App Purchase

Learn how to build and deliver even better purchase experiences using the App Store In-App Purchase system. We’ll demo new StoreKit views control styles and new APIs to improve your subscription customization, discuss new fields for transaction-level information, and explore new testability in Xcode. We’ll also review an important StoreKit deprecation.

Explore App Store server APIs for In-App Purchase

Explore App Store server APIs for In-App Purchase

Learn how to leverage your server to build great In-App Purchase experiences with the latest updates to the App Store Server API, App Store Server Notifications, and the open source App Store Server Library. After a recap of current APIs, we’ll introduce updated endpoint functionality, new transaction fields, and a new notification type. We’ll also discuss best practices for the purchase lifecycle, delivering content, and targeting offers, so you can become a server power user.

What’s new in App Store Connect

What’s new in App Store Connect

Explore new features for discovery, testing, and marketing. Find out how to nominate your apps for featuring on the App Store, share exciting moments (like a version launch) with marketing assets generated for you, deep link to specific content in your app from custom product pages, use the latest enhancements to TestFlight, and more.