App Updates, New Releases May Be Delayed or Unavailable During Christmas Week, Apple Warns

Developers planning seasonal releases or updates better have them ready to go by mid-December or so. Apple is telling developers that iTunes Connect will be shut down from December 22 to December 29.

During that time, developers won’t be able to deliver updates or access iTunes Connect, according to an e-mail Apple sent iOS developers today. On top of that, releases of brand-new apps will probably be delayed and so will pricing changes. So developers planning post-Christmas sales would do better to wait until after the 29th for the new year.

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