Are you new to iPhone development, or in the process of submitting your newly created iPhone Application to the apple store? Sure, you’re excited, but you’re probably anxious too, about the right method for a smooth and successful iPhone App submission. To help the process, we present here some important steps to keep in mind during the submission – along with some important do’s and don’ts.

The elementary

For a new iPhone Application to be submitted successfully, you must first make sure you have the iPhone Application Developer account ID and password in place. Also, the “app” should be tested before you submit it to Apple store. It is important to make sure the application will run on all the most recent operating system versions.

Now for the keyword field

This is where you will be asked to put in keywords as search criteria for your iPhone application. Following are some tips to avoid rejection of your application just because of inappropriate keywords -

● Put in keywords related to your application only; Keywords which refer to other applications will most probably lead to the rejection of the App by the reviewer.

● Don’t use offensive language.

Mind the kind

There are many reasons why applications get rejected by reviewers. Applications that have special characters in their names are not welcome in the Apple store. It would be good to keep in mind that the application should have some useful functionality; if it is created merely to create a “brand presence” in the Apple Store, it will almost certainly be rejected. Also, applications that mention celebrities, public figures, or even Apple or Steve Jobs should be avoided.

Submission

There are various categories of the iPhone applications and it is important to understand their definition and then choose appropriate category (web – Website optimized for iPhone or native- application installed on the phone) and subcategory (example – Game, Entertainment, Productivity, and Business etc).

The native application should be submitted to https://itunesconnect.apple.com, while the web application should be submitted to https://adcweb.apple.com/iphone/index.php. These links are available only after you login to your developer account.

A new native application can be added through the ‘Manage Your Applications’ menu. Fill in details under respective headings. The Copyright field should contain the name of the person or entity that holds the rights to the application. Filling up the correct version number is of utmost importance. The Application field needs to be populated with the binary of your application.

When submitting the web application, all fields should be filled carefully. Pay particular attention when filling out the title and description. You will also be asked to submit an image of your application, along with its icon. Screenshots of your applications are required to be a resolution of 320×356.

Tip: If your application requires some specific settings for the review process, directions for the reviewer can be added in the ‘Demo Account – Full Access’ field. The contents of this field would not be available to the general public, but only to the reviewer.

Some more tips

● If your application uses internet connection, then in case of internet connection failures, user should be informed.

● You must make sure the users are notified if any of their personal information is being used or sent to the servers, and given the option to select out of sending any of this information.

● While submitting your iPhone application, ensure that the small application icon and the large App store icon are same, or at least similar-looking.

● Reviews might take 2-3 weeks.

● You will need a webpage that hosts the information about your application as well as screen-shots of your application when you submit the application.

● Submissions of updates to existing applications you have in the store are considered to be new applications, and are treated the same as any new submission.

Stay tuned for more information about iPhone Application development.