I-Apple iqhubeka nokuguqula indawo yezobuchwepheshe ngezimemezelo zayo zakamuva ezihlose ukunika amandla abathuthukisi nokuthuthukisa izipiliyoni zabasebenzisi emhlabeni wonke. Le nkampani enkulu eseCupertino isanda kwembula uchungechunge lwezibuyekezo ezihlanganisa konke kusuka kumamodeli entengo yezinhlelo zokusebenza kuya ezidingweni zokuthobela, okubonisa ukuzibophezela okuqinile emphakathini wayo womhlaba wonke wabathuthukisi. Lezi zinguquko zikhombisa umzamo oqhubekayo we-Apple wokwenza lula izinqubo zokuthuthukisa, ukuthuthukisa ukutholakala kwezinhlelo zokusebenza, nokugcina amazinga aphezulu okuphepha nobumfihlo. Kuba nabaqhubi, ukuhlala unolwazi ngalezi zibuyekezo akubona nje inzuzo—kubalulekile ukugcina inzuzo yokuncintisana emvelweni eguquguqukayo ye-App Store. Izimemezelo zakamuva ziphinde zigcizelele ukugxila kwe-Apple ekwenzeni izinto zibe nezindawo ezithile, njengezidingo ezintsha zokuthobela eJapane nase-United States, ezikhombisa ukusabela kwenkampani ezindaweni zokulawula zasendaweni. Ngokuhlola uhla oluphelele lwezibuyekezo, abathuthukisi bangahambisana kangcono namasu abo neplatifomu ye-iOS eguquguqukayo ye-Apple futhi bavule amathuba amasha okukhula nokuqamba izinto ezintsha.

Izinhlangano zobukhulu obuhlukahlukene, okubandakanya namaqembu okuhlola nokuthuthukisa njenge-wmtest-52154, zisebenzisa amathuluzi akamuva e-Apple ukuthuthukisa imikhiqizo yazo futhi ziqondise izindlela zazo ngaphambi kokukhululwa esidlangaleni. Lezi ziqeqe zithembela engqalasizinda eqinile ye-Apple yokuhlola i-beta kanye nemibhalo enemininingwane ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlelo zazo zihlangabezana namazinga aphezulu kakhulu okusebenza kanye nolwazi lomsebenzisi. Ngakho-ke, ukuhlala usesikhathini nezindaba ze-Apple akuyona nje ukugcina isivinini nezindlela - kumayelana nokwenza izinqumo zamasu ezinomthelela ngqo ekuqineni kohlelo lokusebenza nempumelelo emakethe. Abathuthukisi abaqaphela lezi zibuyekezo bathola ukufinyelela kusenesikhathi kuma-API amasha, izibalo ezithuthukisiwe, kanye nesiqondiso sokuhambisana esingonga izinyanga zomsebenzi ophindaphindayo. Emakethe enokuncintisana lapho okulindelwe abasebenzisi kuhlale kukhuphuka, ukuba phakathi kwabokuqala ukwamukela izinto ezintsha ze-Apple kungaba yinzuzo enkulu.

I-Apple Developer ishicilele izindatshana eziningana ezibalulekile ezichaza izinguquko ezintengweni zezinhlelo zokusebenza, ukwethulwa kwezinhlobo ezintsha zokubhalisa, nokusekelwa kwezilimi okwandisiwe kwabathuthukisi emhlabeni wonke. Enye yezinguquko ezivelele kakhulu ihlanganisa amazinga entengo avumelana nezimo kakhulu avumela abathuthukisi ukuthi bahlose kangcono izimakethe ezahlukene nezimali ngaphandle kokudela imali engenayo noma ukwethembeka komsebenzisi. Izinhlobo ezintsha zokubhalisa zinikeza izinketho ezithuthukisiwe zokubhalisa okuzenzakalelayo, okuhlanganisa izipesheli zokuqala eziqondene nawe kanye nentengo yokukhangisa engakwazi ukukhuthaza ukutholwa nokugcinwa kwabasebenzisi kuzo zonke izinhlobo zabantu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple yandise ukwesekwa kwezilimi kumadatha ezinhlelo zokusebenza kanye nokuthengwa ngaphakathi nohlelo, ivumela abathuthukisi ukuthi bafinyelele izilaleli ezifundeni ezifana neLatin America, iNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, kanye neMiddle East ngempumelelo kakhudlwana. Lezi zibuyekezo ziyingxenye yomzamo omkhulu we-Apple wokwenza i-App Store ibe yindawo yokuthengisa ebandakanya bonke futhi evumelana nezimo kubadali abazimele kanye nezinkampani ezinkulu. Abathuthukisi abazozuza kulezi zinguquko bangalindela ukuthuthukiswa kwezinga lokuguquka, ubukhona bomhlaba obuqinile, nokuzibandakanya okujulile nabasebenzisi babo.

Ezinkampanini ezifuna ukuhlala phambili, ukubuyekeza njalo izimemezelo ezisemthethweni ze-Apple nezinsiza zomphakathi kubalulekile. Izindaba zakamuva ze-Apple zihlanganisa nezibuyekezo ku-App Store Connect ezilula ukuphathwa kwezintengo zemali ehlukahlukene kanye nemikhankaso yokukhangisa. Abathuthukisi manje bangabuka kuqala ukuthi izintengo zabo zibukeka kanjani ezifundeni ezahlukene ngaphambi kokushicilela, kunciphisa ubungozi bamaphutha abiza kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple yethule amathuluzi amasha okuhlaziya ahlinzeka ngemininingwane mayelana nokugcinwa kokubhalisa, ukuguqulwa kwezilingo, kanye nezitayela zemali engenayo ezingeni elincane. Lezi zici zivumela abathuthukisi ukuthi balungise izindlela zabo zokwenza imali ngesikhathi sangempela futhi basabele ngokushesha ezinguqukweni zemakethe. Ukuze uthole izindaba zakamuva nemininingwane yenkampani, ungavakashela kuIzindaba ikhasi, elihlala likhombisa izindatshana ezintsha zemikhiqizo kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwenkundla okuhlobene nabathuthukisi banamuhla.

I-Apple yethule izidingo ezintsha ze-SDK okufanele abathuthukisi bazamukele ukuze baqinisekise ukuhambisana nezinguqulo ezizayo ze-iOS futhi bagcine ukufinyelela kumakhono ahamba phambili ehadiwe nezici zobumfihlo. Lezi zidingo zihlanganisa izibuyekezo eziyimpoqo kuma-identifier okukhangisa, amafreyimu okwazisa, kanye nama-API okuqhutshwa ngemuva, konke lokhu kuklanyelwe ukuthuthukisa kokubili ukusebenza nokuvikelwa kwedatha yomsebenzisi kulo lonke uhlelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple imemezele izinguquko ezinkulu zokuhambisana nokusatshalaliswa kwezinhlelo zokusebenza eJapane, ihambisana nemithetho yendawo mayelana nokuphatha idatha, ukuvikelwa kwabathengi, kanye nezibopho zokucaca. Abathuthukisi abasabalalisa izinhlelo zokusebenza emakethe yaseJapane manje kufanele banikeze ukudalula okucacile kwezindlela zokuqoqa idatha futhi bathole imvume ecacile yomsebenzisi kwezinhlobo ezithile zokulandelela nemisebenzi yokuhlaziya. Ukwehluleka ukuhambisana nalezi zidingo kungase kubangele ukwenqatshwa kohlelo lokusebenza, ukumiswa, noma ukususwa ngokuphelele ku-App Store yaseJapane, okwenza ukuhambisana kube yinto ebaluleke kakhulu kunoma yimuphi umthuthukisi oqondise kuleso sifunda. I-Apple iphinde yawabuyekeza ama-App Store Review Guidelines ukubonisa lezi zinguquko, ihlinzeka ngemibhalo enemininingwane kanye nekhodi yesampula ukusiza abathuthukisi ukuthi bahlangabezane namazinga amasha ngokungabikho kobunzima obuncane. Lezi zilungiso zigcizelela ukuzibophezela kwe-Apple ekuhambisaneni nemithetho nokwethenjwa komsebenzisi kuzo zonke izimakethe, ziqinisa idumela layo njengesikhulumi sokuqala sobuhle.

Abathuthukisi ababambisana namapulatifomu aphambili ngokuphepha nekhwalithi bazoba nesimo esingcono sokubhekana nalezi zidingo ngempumelelo. Ukuqonda ububanzi obugcwele bezibopho zokuhambisana ekuqaleni komjikelezo wokuthuthukiswa kunciphisa ubungozi bezinguquko zomzuzu wokugcina ezingabambezela ukwethulwa komkhiqizo. I-Apple iphinde yasungula iziteshi zosizo zesifunda ukusiza abathuthukisi ukuthi baqonde imithetho yendawo futhi basebenzise izinguquko ezidingekayo ngaphandle kokuthembela kuphela kubameli bangaphandle. Lo mkhuba wokuhambisana ngaphambili ubaluleke kakhulu emaqenjini amancane angase angabi nobuchwepheshe obunikezelwe ngemithetho. Ngokufaka ukuhambisana kumjikelezo wokuthuthukiswa esikhundleni sokukubheka njengento eyenziwa kamuva, abathuthukisi bangakha ukwethembana komsebenzisi futhi bagweme ukuphazamiseka ekusabalalisweni kohlelo lwabo lokusebenza. Ukufunda kabanzi mayelana nokuthi izinhlangano zivumelana kanjani nalezi zindinganiso eziguqukayo, hlola i-Mayelana Nathi isigaba, esichaza umsebenzi wethu wokuletha izixazululo eziphephile, ezihambisana nemithetho, nezingezekhwalithi ephezulu.

I-Apple imemezele izidingo ezintsha zokuthobela ezivela kumthetho wesifundazwe saseTexas i-SB2420, enikeza izinyathelo ezithile zokuvikela idatha ezinhlelweni zokusebenza ezisetshenziswa izakhamizi zaseTexas futhi ibeke izinhlawulo eziqinile zokungathobeli. Lo mthetho udinga abathuthukisi ukuthi basebenzise izindlela zokubethela eziqinisekisiwe, banikeze izinqubomgomo zokusebenzisa idatha ezicacile ngolimi oluqondakalayo, futhi banikeze abasebenzisi amandla okucela ukuthi kususwe imininingwane yabo yomuntu nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Kubathuthukisi abanezinhlelo zokusebenza ezihlosiwe emakethe yaseTexas, lokhu kusho ukubuyekeza izinqubomgomo zobumfihlo, ukuguqula izindlela zokuqoqa idatha, futhi mhlawumbe ukudizayina kabusha izici ezithile ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthobela ngokugcwele imithetho yesifundazwe neyezwe. I-Apple ikhiphe uhlu olunzulu lokuhlola ukuthobela futhi yagayela isivumelwano sabathuthukisi ukufaka izidingo ze-SB2420, okwenza kube lula kubathuthukisi ukuqonda izibopho zabo nokwenza izinguquko ezidingekayo. Ukungathobeli kungaholela ezinhlawulweni zomthetho, ukuchayeka ezingxenyeni eziningi, nokususwa ku-App Store kubasebenzisi baseTexas, ngakho-ke abathuthukisi kufanele benze ngokushesha nangokuphelele. Leli thuthukisi liyingxenye yomkhuba omkhulu wezomthetho zobumfihlo ezingeni lesifundazwe kulo lonke i-United States, futhi isiqondiso se-Apple esihamba phambili sisiza abathuthukisi ukuthi bahambe kule ndawo yemithetho eba nzima kakhulu ngokuzethemba. Ngokuhlala phambili kulezi zidingo, abathuthukisi bangakha ukwethenjwa okuhlala njalo nabasebenzisi futhi bagweme ukuphazamiseka okubizayo ekusabalalisweni kwezinhlelo zabo zokusebenza nemithombo yenzuzo. Ukuthola isibuyekezo esiphelele sezinto ezitholakalayo ezihambisana nalezi zindinganiso zokuphepha nobumfihlo, vakashela kuImikhiqizo ikhasi, elikhombisa amathuluzi enzelwe ukuhambisana nemithetho, ukuphepha, kanye nolwazi lomsebenzisi phambili.

I-Apple imemezele muva nje abawine imiklomelo yaminyaka yonke ye-Apple Design Awards, ihlonipha ukuklama okuhle kakhulu kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ngezigaba ezifana nokuklama okubonakalayo, ubuchule, ukusebenzisana, nomthelela emphakathini emphakathini wabathuthukisi bomhlaba wonke. Abawine bahlanganisa izinhlobonhlobo ezahlukahlukene zezinhlelo zokusebenza ezibonisa ubuciko obukhethekile, ukuxazulula izinkinga ngobuhlakani, kanye nezimiso zokuklama ezibheke kumsebenzisi ezibeka amazinga amasha ekhwalithi. Le miklomelo ayigcini nje ngokugubha impumelelo yabathuthukisi ngabanye namasitudiyo amancane kodwa futhi isebenza njengesikhuthazo emphakathini obanzi wabathuthukisi ukuthi bacindezele imingcele yalokho okungenzeka ezinkundleni ze-Apple. Izinhlelo zokusebenza eziwine zibonisa izindlela ezingcono kakhulu ekufinyeleleni, ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza, nokuhlanganiswa okungenamihawu nezici zemvelo ze-Apple njengama-widget, i-Live Activities, kanye ne-Core ML ukuze uthole okuhlangenwe nakho okuhlakaniphile. Kuba thuthukisi, ukufunda lezi zinhlelo zokusebenza eziwine umklomelo kunikeza ukuqonda okubalulekile kumaphethini okuklama nezindlela zobuchwepheshe ezithinta kakhulu abasebenzisi nabahluleli ngokufanayo. I-Apple iphinde yashicilela izifundo eziningiliziwe namaphutha okuklama azo wonke umuntu owine umklomelo, inikeza umthombo wokufundisa abathuthukisi bawo wonke amazinga amakhono abangafunda kuwo futhi bawasebenzise kumaphrojekthi abo. Ukuhlonipha ubuhle ekuklameni kuqinisa ukuzibophezela okungaguquki kwe-Apple ekuhlangenwe nakho komsebenzisi okuseqophelweni eliphezulu futhi kukhuthaza ubuchule obuqhubekayo kuyo yonke imvelo ye-App Store.

I-Apple yenzele izilungiso ezibalulekile zemakethe, okubandakanya amazinga entengo abuyekeziwe abhekelela ukuguquguquka kwezimali, ukwehla kwamandla okuthenga, kanye nokulingana kwamandla okuthenga ezifundeni ezibalulekile njenge-Eurozone, iJapane, ne-United Kingdom. Lezi zilungiso ziqinisekisa ukuthi abathuthukisi bathola isinxephezelo esifanele somsebenzi wabo ngenkathi kugcinwa amanani ezinhlelo zokusebenza enengqondo futhi ancintisanayo kubasebenzisi ezindaweni ezahlukene zezomnotho. Ngaphezu kwezinguquko zezimali, i-Apple yethule izidingo ezintsha zokuthobela ngaphansi kwe-European Union's Digital Markets Act kanye ne-Digital Services Act, ezidinga ukuba kucace kakhudlwana ekusebenzeni kwe-app store, izindlela zokwabelana ngedatha, kanye nokukhetha komsebenzisi mayelana nezinsizakalo ezizenzakalelayo. Abathuthukisi abasebenza e-EU manje kufanele banikeze ezinye izindlela zokukhokha kanye nezimemezelo ezicacile, ezifinyelelekayo mayelana nezindlela zokulandelela izinhlelo zokusebenza nokusetshenziswa kwedatha. I-Apple ishicilele amadokhumenti aqondisayo amaningi futhi yenza izinsiza zayo ze-App Store Connect zibe ngcono ukusiza abathuthukisi ukuthi bahambe kule mithetho eyinkimbinkimbi futhi eshintshashintshayo ngaphandle komthwalo ongafuneki. Le nkampani iphinde yasungula ithimba elizinikele lokuthobela ukusiza abathuthukisi ngezidingo ezithile ze-EU, kunciphisa izindleko zomthetho nezobuchwepheshe ezihambisana nokusabalala ezimakethe amaningi. Lezi zilungiso zemakethe nezibuyekezo zokuthobela zikhombisa indlela ye-Apple esebenza phambili, yesikhathi eside yokugcina imakethe efanele, enokuncintisana, futhi ethobela umthetho kubathuthukisi nabasebenzisi ngokufanayo kuyo yonke indawo eyisebenzisayo.

I-Apple iqhubeka nokutshala izimali ezinkulu kusistimu yamathuluzi ayo omthuthukisi ngokwethulwa kwama-API athuthukile kanye nokuthuthukiswa okubalulekile ku-TestFlight, inkundla yayo ehamba phambili embonini yokuhlola i-beta yezicelo ze-iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, kanye ne-visionOS. Ama-API amasha ahlanganisa amakhono athuthukisiwe omshini wokufunda nge-Core ML updates, izici ezingcono zengqondo eyengeziwe nge-RealityKit, kanye nokuphathwa okunamandla kwezabelo zangemuva zezicelo zezempilo, ukuqina, kanye nokukhiqiza ezidinga ukuqapha okuqhubekayo. Lawa mathuluzi enza abathuthukisi bakwazi ukudala izicelo ezicwilisa kakhulu, ezihlakaniphile, nezisabela ngokushesha ezisebenzisa ngokugcwele amandla e-Apple's custom silicon kanye nama-sensor arrays athuthukile kuwo wonke amaqembu amadivayisi. I-TestFlight ithuthukiswe ngokuphathwa okungcono kokusabalalisa, okuvumela abathuthukisi ukuthi bameme abahloli abangafika ku-10,000 kumakhiwo wohlelo lokusebenza ngalunye futhi baqoqe impendulo eqondisiwe ngempumelelo kunanini ngaphambili. Inkundla manje isisekela izindlela zokuhlola ezizenzakalelayo, ukuqoqwa kwempendulo ngaphakathi nohlelo nge-screenshot annotations, kanye nemibiko enemininingwane yokuphahlazeka nge-symbolication, konke lokhu okwenza isigaba sokuhlola sangaphambi kokukhishwa sibe lula kakhulu. I-Apple iphinde yethula i-Developer Dashboard entsha enikeza izibalo zesikhathi sangempela kumazinga okubamba iqhaza ekuhlolweni, izitayela zokuphahlazeka, izilinganiso zokubandakanyeka komsebenzisi, kanye nevolumu yempendulo phakathi nemijikelezo yokuhlola i-beta. Lezi zithuthukisi zinciphisa kakhulu isikhathi, izindleko, nomzamo odingekayo ukuze kuqalwe izicelo ezicwebezelayo, ezingekhwalithi ephezulu, zinikeze abathuthukisi umkhawulo ocacile wokuncintisana emakethe ye-App Store ekhula kakhulu.

Iqembu elisha lezindaba ze-Apple ligcizelela ukuzinikela okujulile nokuhlala njalo kwenkampani ukusekela abathuthukisi ngezibuyekezo eziphelele, isiqondiso esicacile sezimiso, namathuluzi asezingeni eliphezulu ashintsha nomkhakha. Kusukela ekuguquguqukeni kwentengo nokusekelwa kwezilimi okwandisiwe kuya ezimfeni ezintsha zokuthobela imithetho kanye nogqozi lokuklama oluwine imiklomelo, i-Apple idala indawo lapho abathuthukisi bazo zonke izinhlobo bangakha khona, bancintisane, futhi baphumelele. Ukuze bazuze ngokugcwele leli thuba, abathuthukisi bayakhuthazwa ukuthi babambe iqhaza kwi-Apple Developer community ngezingqungquthela ezisemthethweni, izikhathi ze-WWDC, imihlangano yendawo, namaqembu ezingxoxo aku-inthanethi. Ukuhlala uxhumene nabanye abathuthukisi namaqembu onjiniyela e-Apple kungakunikeza ukuqonda okubalulekile, usizo lokuxazulula izinkinga, amathuba okubambisana, nokuqwashisa kusenesikhathi ngamathrendi asafufusa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukubuyekeza njalo imibhalo esemthethweni ye-Apple Developer, amanothi okukhululwa, nezindatshana zezindaba kuzosiza abathuthukisi ukuthi bahlale phambili ezintweni ezizayo futhi bahlele izinhlelo zabo ngokufanele. Noma ngabe ungumthuthukisi onesipiliyoni seminyaka eminingi noma uqala uhambo lwakho ekuthuthukiseni izinhlelo zokusebenza, ukwamukela lezi zibuyekezo kuzokubeka endaweni yempumelelo ehlala njalo emvelweni ye-Apple eguquguqukayo njalo. VakashelaIkhaya ikhasi lezindaba zakamuva zenkampani kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwenkundla okungakusiza ukuthi usebenzise lezi zinguquko ngokugcwele futhi uthuthukise izinhlelo zakho zokusebenza.