Developers can submit iOS 18 apps to the App Store

As the official release of iOS 18 approaches, Apple has allowed its new apps and updates to be submitted to the App Store. This news also applies to watchOS 11 and macOS Sequoia, which will be available from 16 September.

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Apple has released RC (Release Candidate) builds of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, tvOS 18, visionOS 2, and macOS Sequoia for developers and beta testers. These versions are scheduled to be released to all users next week, if no major bugs are found.

On a new page on Apple's developer portal, the company has invited developers to submit their apps to the App Store, encouraging them to take advantage of all the latest features of the platforms. For example, iOS 18 offers new APIs, including support for Apple Intelligence, Control Centre, lock screen shortcuts, and dark icons on the Home screen. The new Double Tap API and the ability to provide Live Activities are available for watchOS 11 apps.

Apple has announced that iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, tvOS 18, visionOS 2, and macOS Sequoia will be officially released to the public on Monday, 16 September. The updates will be available for compatible devices only.

Developers need to download Xcode 16 RC from the Apple Developer website to submit their iOS 18 apps to the App Store. It should be noted that Apple usually delays app updates until the day of the official release of a new version of iOS.

Source: Apple