Apple Developer (formerly Apple Developer Connection) is
Apple Inc.'s website for
software development
Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development invol ...
tools,
application programming interfaces (APIs), and technical resources. It contains resources to help
software developer
Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, Computer programming, programming, software documentation, documenting, software testing, testing, and Software bugs, bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applic ...
s write
software for the
macOS,
iOS,
iPadOS,
watchOS, and
tvOS platforms.
The applications are created in
Xcode, or sometimes using other supported 3rd party programs. The apps can then be submitted to
App Store Connect
App, Apps or APP may refer to:
Computing
* Application software
* Mobile app, software designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices
* Web application or web app, software designed to run inside a web browser
* Adjusted Peak Performanc ...
(formerly iTunes Connect), another one of Apple's website for approval the internal review team. Once approved, they can be distributed publicly via the respective app stores, i.e.
App Store (iOS)
The App Store is an app store platform, developed and maintained by Apple Inc., for mobile apps on its iOS and iPadOS operating systems. The store allows users to browse and download approved apps developed within Apple's iOS Software Deve ...
for iOS and iPadOS apps,
iMessage app store for Messages apps and Sticker pack apps,
App Store (tvOS)
The App Store is an app store platform, developed and maintained by Apple Inc., for mobile apps on its iOS and iPadOS operating systems. The store allows users to browse and download approved apps developed within Apple's iOS Software Devel ...
for Apple TV apps,
watchOS app store for Apple Watch apps with watchOS 6 and later, and via App Store (iOS) for earlier versions of watchOS. macOS apps are a notable exception to this, as they can be distributed similarly via Apple's
Mac App Store or independently on the
World Wide Web.
Software leaks
There have been several leaks of secret Apple software through the prerelease program, most notably the
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X Tiger (version 10.4) is the 5th major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Mac computers. Tiger was released to the public on April 29, 2005 for US$129.95 as the successor to Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. Some of ...
leaks, in which Apple sued three men who allegedly obtained advance copies of Mac OS X 10.4 prerelease builds from the site and leaked it to
BitTorrent.
Attempted hacks
On July 18, 2013, an intruder attempted to access sensitive personal information on Apple's developer servers. The information was encrypted, but Apple could not guarantee that some information about developers may have been accessed. The Developer website was taken down for "maintenance" that Thursday, and was said to be undergoing maintenance through Sunday, when Apple posted a notice on the site notifying users of the attempted hack. They have stated that they will be rebuilding their servers and the developer system to prevent this from happening in the future.
Developer tutorials and tools
Apple provides free tutorials and guide support for their developer program. There are many intuitive sites like MacDevelopers and GeeksforGeeks who provide free guides and resources for Apple Developers.
In the beginning of July, Apple finished construction on their Developer Center in
Cupertino, California.
During special events, developers are able to visit the center for one-on-one’s with Apple employees, demos of upcoming
software, and more.
See also
*
Apple ID
References
External links
Apple Developer websiteGeeksforGeeksMacDevelopers
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Apple Inc. services
Macintosh operating systems development
Software developer communities