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I’m getting ready to do a revision of my first iPad app and realize, I don’t know where to start! How do I make and submit a revision that will automatically be free to users who downloaded the first version. Also, How do I make it so that those who have version 1 will be “notified” that version 2 is available?

Thanks for your help,

Roger Guay

Here is a basic explanation however I my be loosely explaining things. You modify your App. Then go to iTunes connect web site/manage your apps area and type in the new version number, update the info about your App and anything new with the revision. Update any new screen shots etc. Then click "ready to upload" leave the page and come back and apple will usually have changed your status to "waiting for upload" or something like that. Then close out iTunes connect Try and build a new standalone in Livecode using your old distribution profile in the standalone settings area. If you have been testing it in the sim and on your iPad you were probably using a development provisioning profile. You need to use a distribution profile for this build. If your old profile doesn't work go through the process on the apple developer site of generating a new distribution profile. ( a whole separate pain in the ass) Then after you build your standalone as described. zip it. Then open the Application Uploader from one of the pull down menu's in Xcode and upload your zipped standalone to iTunes connect. Wait a couple weeks for Apple approval and shazzam. Your new revision will replace your old app in the iTunes store. People that already have your app will be notified that an upgrade is available.

Thanks, FireWorx. I was hoping that it was this simple, but was worried that I had to have code in the old app to recognize the new etc.

Cheers,
Roger

The users will be notified of the upgrade and it will downloaded when they select update. In my case my app is replaced with the new version but the users settings remain unchanged that are kept in a text file in the "Library folder" as well as the SQLite database that holds calendar entries and is living in the documents folder. So it's nice that my users calendar entries are not all erased just because I was forced to do an upgrade to keep up with Apple IOS quarterly upgrades. =)

Thanks again, FireWorx! I really appreciate your time on this.