Dan, For internal/client distribution, why not use testApp? You can completely bypass the app store that way.
On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Dan Friedman <[email protected]>wrote: > If you've seen me on this list during the last week (see also "iOS App > Crash"), you know that I have been trying to track down a problem with an > update to one of my iOS apps that was crashing on launch after installing > from the App Store. It didn't matter what version of the OS you were > running or what device you had. It was crashing on an update and a clean > install. The app ran without error in LC, the simulator and a real device > (with the dev profile). We were experiencing a 100% crash rate - reported > by users calling and eMailing us - not to mention the not-so-nice reviews > people were leaving in the app store. > > If the app crashes for everyone, how could it have passed Apple's app > review process? We were completely stumped. > > Then we thought... Could it be? Could the error be with the All Mighty > Powerful Apple? > > I contacted Apple and started a support ticket. They of course gave me > the runaround, "try this" (wait 24 hours for a response), "try that" (wait > another 24 hours). All the responses I got translated to: "go away kid, ya > bother me". Then I was told that they can only support apps that are > created in XCode [not LiveCode]. They apparently had no interested in even > looking at the app for signs of corruption. Even the crash reports I > provided pointed to something fishy. If I wanted to explore a problem in > the App Store, I would have to contact another department and start a new > ticket. Ug. > > Oh yeah, did I mention that the client is breathing down my neck demanding > answers and action because his app has been down for a week! > > Anyway, we took the same LC stack and upped the version number. Using the > same computer, with the same version of LC and the same version of XCode, > we built a new standalone. We submitted the new (but same) app to the app > store and requested an expedited review which Apple shockingly granted. > The app passed review and was released in the app store... What a shock! > It worked perfectly! > > Apple will never confirm, but we are 100% convinced that the app was > corrupted after it passed review and was copied to the app store. > > It's been a long week. I'm going to take a nap. > > -Dan > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
