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Bundle & Suite implementation choices
I got a question about the new Bundles / Suites for App Store distribution. Our apps currently offer individual subscriptions and we'd like to offer 2 kinds of combos, either as bundle or suite, to be discussed: A "Thematic Pass" - TP (4 apps: 2 iOS apps, 2 Mac apps) A "General Pass" - GP (all company apps, over 5 of them, including the one from the thematic pass above) There could be additional Thematic Passes in the future. I have a number of specific questions that don't seem to be addressed right now in the available documentation: Does a single bundle support Mac and iOS apps simultaneously? is an overlap between offering permitted (I understand it is OK for bundles) like in the example above? Like with TP as a bundle and GP as a suite? what about existing app subscribers if we go with a Suite, is there a migration path? what about one-time (non-consumable) IAP, can they coexist with Bundle / Suites? where do customers buy a bundle? Within the app or directly on the App Store? same question for a Suite? about older OS support (mainly iOS 26), I understand Bundle/Suite are not available. Does that mean that a Suite offers means we have to stop selling for pre-27 devices or can pre-existing individual subscription remain in place? Business model changes have to be well thought out before implementing them, so thank you in advance for any information that can help choose the best approach. /R
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Encoding JPG with value > 1.0 + CATileLayer with EDR
Hi, great to have more options about EDR on iOS, useful session. Q1: There is a related feature that we'd like to replicate in our photo app Hydra 2. When shooting a JPG with the built-in camera app and showing it in Photos, bright area go beyond the 1.0 SDR brightness level. How can we replicate this behavior (we have the > 1.0 data internally in our app) to generate a JPG than will go > 1.0 in the Photos app? (we generate the JPG ourselves for various reasons/features, it is not made by AVFoundation APIs). Q2: we use CATiledLayer in some part of our app, which is limited to SDR content (1.0) in iOS 15. Does it or will it get EDR capability in iOS 16 for HDR content, or is a CAMetalLayer based reimplementation still the recommendation? Thank you. Raphael
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Bundle & Suite implementation choices
I got a question about the new Bundles / Suites for App Store distribution. Our apps currently offer individual subscriptions and we'd like to offer 2 kinds of combos, either as bundle or suite, to be discussed: A "Thematic Pass" - TP (4 apps: 2 iOS apps, 2 Mac apps) A "General Pass" - GP (all company apps, over 5 of them, including the one from the thematic pass above) There could be additional Thematic Passes in the future. I have a number of specific questions that don't seem to be addressed right now in the available documentation: Does a single bundle support Mac and iOS apps simultaneously? is an overlap between offering permitted (I understand it is OK for bundles) like in the example above? Like with TP as a bundle and GP as a suite? what about existing app subscribers if we go with a Suite, is there a migration path? what about one-time (non-consumable) IAP, can they coexist with Bundle / Suites? where do customers buy a bundle? Within the app or directly on the App Store? same question for a Suite? about older OS support (mainly iOS 26), I understand Bundle/Suite are not available. Does that mean that a Suite offers means we have to stop selling for pre-27 devices or can pre-existing individual subscription remain in place? Business model changes have to be well thought out before implementing them, so thank you in advance for any information that can help choose the best approach. /R
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Encoding JPG with value > 1.0 + CATileLayer with EDR
Hi, great to have more options about EDR on iOS, useful session. Q1: There is a related feature that we'd like to replicate in our photo app Hydra 2. When shooting a JPG with the built-in camera app and showing it in Photos, bright area go beyond the 1.0 SDR brightness level. How can we replicate this behavior (we have the > 1.0 data internally in our app) to generate a JPG than will go > 1.0 in the Photos app? (we generate the JPG ourselves for various reasons/features, it is not made by AVFoundation APIs). Q2: we use CATiledLayer in some part of our app, which is limited to SDR content (1.0) in iOS 15. Does it or will it get EDR capability in iOS 16 for HDR content, or is a CAMetalLayer based reimplementation still the recommendation? Thank you. Raphael
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