Apple to Reject Apps That Access UDIDS Starting in May
It’s been 18 months since Apple’s first mention of deprecating the Unique Device Identifier, and now the company is said to finally begin rejecting apps that make use of UDIDs. Apple published the statement in their developer portal revealing that, starting May 1st, the App Store will:
“no longer accept new apps or app updates that access UDIDs.”
In lieue of this, Apple suggests that developers update their apps to make use of the vendor or advertising identifiers introduced in iOS 6. Needless to say, this announcement has been a long time coming. Apple has reportedly been rejecting apps based on the particulars of their UDID use since March 2012.
But wait, there’s more..the end of the UDID isn’t the only update to App Store policy mentioned on Apple’s developer portal. The company’s latest developer briefing also states that all apps and updates submitted from 1 May must support Retina resolutions and the iPhone 5’s four-inch display. But in all honesty, all developers should have already known that seeing as the iPhone 5 has been out for more than a quarter now.
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