{"id":14844,"date":"2016-06-16T11:23:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T15:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=14844"},"modified":"2016-06-16T15:53:35","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T19:53:35","slug":"cloudkit-and-map-kit-for-gatekeeper-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/16\/cloudkit-and-map-kit-for-gatekeeper-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"CloudKit and Map Kit for Gatekeeper Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2011, I wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Would anyone be surprised if future versions of Mac OS X made additional features and APIs available only to App Store apps?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 2012, this came to pass<\/a>:<\/p>\n

It’s no longer possible to write a single app that takes advantage of the full range of Mac OS X features. Some APIs only work inside<\/em> the Mac App Store. Others only work outside<\/em> it. Presumably, this gap will widen as more new features are App Store–exclusive, while sandboxing places greater restrictions on what App Store apps are allowed to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In macOS 10.12, this will be less true. Developer ID apps outside the Mac App Store will be able to do almost everything<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Developer ID-signed apps can now take advantage of CloudKit, iCloud Keychain, iCloud Drive, remote (push) notifications, MapKit, and VPN entitlements.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I say “almost” because iCloud key-value storage<\/a> and Core Data<\/a> are not mentioned in the document, although my impression from the WWDC session<\/a> is that they will be included. Of course, this assumes that Apple does not renege on this, as it did with Map Kit and El Capitan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

At WWDC, Apple is presenting the Mac App Store as the preferred way to distribute software. However, it still<\/a> lags behind the iOS App Store in features. Developer ID apps have access to more APIs and more business models.<\/p>\n\n

Andrew Pouliot<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Feels good to decouple the two, let MAS have its own value proposition apart from CloudKit, vice-versa.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Milen Dzhumerov<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Basically, they remove all the reasons for MAS (together with paying for direct Mac apps using Apple Pay).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Drew McCormack<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Question is whether they have just given up on it. Wouldn’t be the first time Apple just leaves something for dead.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

The situation continues to get worse for unsigned apps. In macOS 10.12, the (graphical) preference to enable them has been removed<\/a>, although there are still<\/a> ways around that.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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