New review API iOS

[cocoua]

Anyone knows if would it be possible to access from AIR toteh new iOS 11 review in App API? if, yes, when woud it be avilabe?

thanks

[Colin Holgate]

I am running iOS 11, and my AIR apps are working, though Apple did warn that some apps will no longer work. I'm expecting to have to republish some apps using a later version of AIR.

Is there a particular app you want to test in iOS 11?

[cocoua]

Hi! I guess my app will work with iOS11, hope to...

the thing is I'd like to use the new iOS Review API and was wondering if AIR would be compatible with this new wonder!

[marchbold]

We are using it in our AIR apps already. Works great so far.

[Frédéric C.]

But isn't it necessary to have a more recent version of the iOS SDK embedded in AIR? For example, I use the Milkman Ratebox extension, which already implements new in-app review schemes. But you have to get the 10.3 version of the iOS SDK, and use the -platform-sdk switch to be able to compile with those new features.

As a Windows user, getting and copying the SDK is a pain. Adobe, could you please update the iOS SDK version in AIR to 10.3? Thank you!

[jadams602]

new iOS 11 review in App API

They are asking about the new StoreKit API additions in iOS 11 which allow Apple's in-app review requests to users.

It is more than likely you or someone will need to implement a simple ANE to trigger this. I doubt this would be high on Adobe's radar to add this within AIR itself.

[ivanp2689695]

It's been implemented https://github.com/distriqt/ANE-ApplicationRater/wiki/u.Review-Controller

[Douglas McCarroll]

That link doesn't work for me. And I can't find that extension on GitHub. But this link works.

[ivanp2689695]

Sorry, yes I've posted a direct link to wiki which is open only to subscribers of the ANE.

[marchbold]

Yeah the Review Controller is available with our Application Rater ANE. We've implemented it in a few of our apps and it's working well.

Note there are some changes to the Apple review guidelines with iOS 11 that look like they may reject applications using the old "AppStore link" method, so we are highly recommending people consider moving to the new review controller before September / October.

The ANE is available here: https://airnativeextensions.com/extension/com.distriqt.ApplicationRater

[cocoua]

Hi, so your ANE will work with this ?

SKStoreReviewController - StoreKit | Apple Developer Documentation

OK, so it was implemented in 10.3, I though it was new in iOS 11

[marchbold]

cocoua​ Yes the ApplicationRater ANE implements the StoreReviewController.

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[Lars Laborious]

I just tested an iOS app with a pop-up that enabled me to rate and review, with no need to leave the app (search the App Store for "McPanda: Superpilot" if you'd like to test it).

This was on iOS 10.

Anyone knows how that's done?

[marchbold]

That's the Review Controller that we are talking about above it's an In-App UI that allows rating and review. It's part of the iOS 10.3 SDK.

ApplicationRater by distriqt

[Lars Laborious]

Aaah, great, thanks!

My bad; I just read the part on this page ApplicationRater by distriqt that says "When the user agrees to rate your application they are taken to your applications page in the store.". Totally missed the part about the Review Controller.

I've already bought the ane, so I'll go ahead and test it

[marchbold]

Yeah the review controller is a new addition for iOS 10.3 so the other references are still applicable for Android and other iOS versions.

Let me know if you run into any issues!