ACS App Store & Developer Tools Flashcards

What is 'Ask to Buy' in Apple Family Sharing?

Answer: A feature where children must get approval from the family organizer before purchasing apps or media

Ask to Buy requires children in a Family Sharing group to send a purchase request that the family organizer must approve before the download proceeds.

Which section of the App Store allows developers to display user reviews and respond to feedback?

Answer: Ratings & Reviews in App Store Connect

App Store Connect gives developers access to their app's Ratings & Reviews, where they can read user feedback and post public responses.

What is the purpose of 'Provisioning Profiles' in Apple app development?

Answer: They authorize apps to run on specific devices and define entitlements and certificates

A provisioning profile is a collection of digital entities that links an App ID, certificates, and device IDs, allowing an app to be installed and run on specific devices.

What type of Apple Developer account is required to submit apps to the App Store for public distribution?

Answer: Apple Developer Program membership ($99/year)

The Apple Developer Program, costing $99 per year, is required for submitting apps to the App Store, accessing beta software, and distributing to testers via TestFlight.

What does Xcode's Instruments tool help developers do?

Answer: Profile app performance, memory usage, and identify bottlenecks

Instruments is a performance analysis tool included with Xcode that helps developers profile CPU, memory, energy, and rendering performance to optimize their apps.

Which feature allows iPhone users in the US to install apps from sources other than the App Store in iOS 17.4+?

Answer: Alternative marketplaces (sideloading for EU; not yet broadly available in US)

Apple introduced alternative marketplace support in the EU with iOS 17.4 due to DMA regulations; in the US, sideloading outside the App Store remains restricted for consumers.