Apple has sent out an email to iOS developers, announcing it will require all iOS app submissions to be optimized for iOS 7 by Feb. 1.
The company also announced the news on its Developer portal.
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"Starting February 1, new apps and app updates submitted to the App Store must be built with the latest version of Xcode 5 and must be optimized for iOS 7," says the message on the site, pointing developers to its iOS Human Interface Guidelines for more info.
It's no wonder Apple is in a hurry to point developers to optimize their apps for iOS 7, as it's vastly different from previous versions of the company's mobile OS. Apple claims iOS 7 embodies deference (meaning the UI helps users understand the content, but doesn't compete with it), clarity and depth, with legible text at every size, precise icons as well as visual layers and transparencies.
See the difference between Apple's old and new weather app below.
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