We’ve found out why there is such a distinct lack of new Push Apps on the iTunes App Store… Apple simply are not ready.
Dominik Balogh from PoweryBase, the developer of the first push-based reminder iPhone app NotifyMe, sent appadvice.com an email this morning confirming that the problems have all been on Apple’s end.
The release delay of Push based applications is intentional, of course. We have submitted NotifyMe 10 days ago, the same time as Beejive has submitted their new BeejiveIM version with Push capabilities. We have just received (now, sunday morning in Cupertino) an apology from Apple App Store Staff.
Apparently Apple just hasn’t worked out all of the push notification bugs quite yet. Balogh stated that according to their records, Apple hasn’t even started using NotifyMe yet, which would indicate that the problems have nothing to do with any of the apps in review. Balogh also stated that in their testing conditions, all push messages with NotifyMe were working “extremely well and right on time,” which creates a bit of confusion as to what the real problem is. The un-reviewed push-capable apps must be piling up as we speak. So until Apple works out the kinks, you won’t be seeing any new push-capable apps anytime soon.
I really hope this is not a repeat of the last time Apple announced Push and them promptly retracted the statement once they realised it wasn’t working. A year later… we are still waiting. Let’s hope that Push Notification capable apps arrive soon.
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June 22nd, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Nice to see I paid $9.50 for copy n paste and…shake to shuffle….? This is pathetic on Apples part
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:46 am
Chill out mate. You try making something good.
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June 23rd, 2009 at 7:51 am
But push apps that are already up still work?? I’ve been getting push alerts from AP News today
June 23rd, 2009 at 1:36 pm
AIM ad Beejive just updated with Push support. FINALLY!!
June 24th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Why are more of the bigger players like AP News, AIM, and Beejive out? They seem to be working just fine. The whole approval process at Apple is a huge mystery to everyone. I think the mystery all makes sense when you look at it in dollars and cents. The advantage over an app being out a week or two before the others is HUGE. Of course this is only speculation, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there were certain companies greasing the palms of Apple to get theirs out first while others get “caught up” in the system.