Apple now accepting iOS 4 app submissions

Ten days in advance of the retail release of its new iPhone 4, Apple announced it is now accepting App Store submissions based on the smartphone's upgraded iOS 4 operating system, "Submit your iOS 4 apps for review so they can be ready for sale when iOS 4 is available to iPhone and iPod touch users," reads the Apple website. "Make sure you have built and tested your applications using iOS 4 and iPhone SDK 4 GM seed, which you can download from the iPhone Dev Center." Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently stated that Apple approves 95 percent of application submissions within seven days.

Apple unveiled iPhone 4 Monday during its annual Worldwide Developers Conference event, at the same time releasing iOS 4, which Jobs touted as "the most advanced mobile operating system in the world." The new OS includes 100 new features and 1,500 new APIs, highlighted by the introduction of multitasking, folders, a unified inbox and expanded search options. iPhone 4 itself boasts Apple's new FaceTime video calling solution, the new Retina display, a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, support for iBooks, Apple's A4 processor and a three-axis gyro that should herald significant strides in mobile gaming.

For more on iOS 4 app submissions:
- read this MacNN article

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