CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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Rafał Sroka
Rafał Sroka

Reputation: 40030

Can I add iOS 7 support to an app that was released as an iOS 8 app only

I've been searching through documentation for a while and I can't really find it. My question is very simple:

If I submit an app that works on iOS 8 only, will I be able to add a iOS 7 support with an update?

Thanks!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 26

Answers (1)

gagarwal
gagarwal

Reputation: 4244

Yes, this is possible. You need to do the following:

  1. Go to your project target's settings "General -> Deployment Info -> Deployment Target" to iOS 7.x.
  2. Test your application on iOS 7.x device and make sure your application is not crashing and working as expected. If there are iOS 8.x only API's used in your code, you need to switch to API's for iOS 7.x at runtime.

Note: Since you are about to add the support for iOS 7.x, avoid using the deprecated API's. This will save your life later on when these deprecated API's are gone.

Upvotes: 1

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