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   ravenousgames
   Member

   Hey everyone. People are asking us to update LOE2 to support the widescreen. I have no problem doing this, but we targeted armv6 devices and iOS 3.0 when we launched. Does anyone know if I you can update an app that will require 4.3 now and armv7 and up? I think we tried to update once with a higher iOS requirement and it wouldn't allow us to upload the binary requiring a higher OS version then the initial release.

   Posted 6 months ago #
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   slembcke
   Administrator

   You aren't allowed to drop support for hardware you supported in the past. There is an document on Apple's developer site that talks about it. (I could dig up the link if you really really can't find it.) The official solution mentioned there is to delete your old app and make a new one. (requiring users to rebuy it...)

   This may be useful information though: http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/39570/page/2#post-181482
   It's a "I heard from a guy that heard from a guy that you can do this" sort of thing, but *maaaaybe* it's true?

   Posted 6 months ago #
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   fideliusx
   Member

   If I am not mistaken, you can drop support if and only if the new version requires a higher OS version as minimum OS, which in many case will drop support for some older devices who aren't able to use the required minimum OS. Dropping support by adding required device capabilities, as oppose to changing the minimum supported OS, isn't allowed.

   Posted 6 months ago #
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   Ozden79
   Member

   We did update one of our games recently from 3.0 to 4.3 as base iOS version and it passed the review.

   Posted 6 months ago #
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   robertsze
   Member

   We updated most of our portfolio with the exact same configuration recently. We used to target armv6/armv7 with iOS 3.0 and updated all apps to armv7/armv7s and iOS 4.3 as minimum iOS. As soon as you target a different (higher) iOS version you can drop hardware support. You can successfully upload the app and apple will have no objections in the review process regarding this.

   Posted 6 months ago #
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   ravenousgames
   Member

   Thanks guys!

   @robertsze: So your saying you went through your library of games and just changed the minimum iOS target to 4.3 and changed the architecture from armv6/armv7 to armv7/armv7s and resubmit a binary? Do the people who are on armv6 not see the update but everyone else will?

   Posted 6 months ago #
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   robertsze
   Member

   Basically, yes. We set the iOS target to 4.3 changed the architecture from armv6/armv7 to armv7/armv7s and added iPhone 5/iOS 6 support like modified autorotation, wide screen support etc. Users running iOS < 4.3 will not see the update, they will even not see the app itself in the top paid/free/grossing lists at all.

   Posted 6 months ago #
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   ravenousgames
   Member

   @robertsze: This is what I wanted to hear! Great news! Thank you.

   Posted 6 months ago #

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