iOS background behavior

J. Landman Gay jacque at hyperactivesw.com
Tue Mar 3 11:30:09 EST 2020


You can test, the app runs fine. You just can't submit to the App Store 
with that key in the plist.

I have the same problem. All our users who can't update to iOS 13 will be 
stuck back at the login screen after every phone call. Apple is being very 
short sighted about this.
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On March 3, 2020 10:13:00 AM Ralph DiMola via use-livecode 
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> I guess there's no solution for older devices. I can't test on a device
> anymore unless I buy an new device.
>
> Ralph DiMola
> IT Director
> Evergreen Information Services
> rdimola at evergreeninfo.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
> Of J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:46 PM
> To: How to use LiveCode
> Cc: J. Landman Gay
> Subject: Re: iOS background behavior
>
> Thanks for finding that, Matthias. I guess standalone settings should remove
> that key now.
>
> That does bring up the problem of what we can do for users of older versions
> of iOS to prevent a relaunch of the app.
>
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> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software |
> http://www.hyperactivesw.com On February 27, 2020 2:18:19 AM matthias rebbe
> via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
>> Regarding to this forum post from the 18th of January  here
>> <https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/77013-the-infoplist-contains-an-i
>> nvalid-key-uiapplicationexitsonsuspend/>
>> Apple Transporter returns the following error when that key is
>> included
>>
>>
>> ERROR ITMS-90339: "This bundle is invalid. The Info.plist contains an
>> invalid key 'UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend' in bundle xxx [xxx.app]"
>> Return status of iTunes Transporter was 1: ERROR ITMS-90339: "This
>> bundle is invalid. The Info.plist contains an invalid key
>> 'UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend' in bundle xxx [xxx.app]"
>>
>> was changed in January.
>>
>> If i remember right then before that iTunes Transporter returned that
>> message when the key was included
>>
>> ITMS-90339: Deprecated Info.plist Key - The Info.plist contains a key
>> 'UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend' in bundle xxx [xxx.app] that will soon
>> be unsupported. Remove the key, rebuild your app and resubmit.
>>
>> So it seems Apple changed that in January or so.
>>
>>
>> -
>> Matthias Rebbe
>> Life Is Too Short For Boring Code
>>
>>> Am 27.02.2020 um 05:59 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
>>> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>>>
>>> I'm not sure, I haven't actually submitted the app yet. I happened to
>>> see a comment somewhere (stackOverflow maybe?) that said his app was
>>> rejected because of that key inclusion. Maybe he really only got a
>>> warning, and just said it was rejected. The error does say the bundle is
> invalid.
>>>
>>> I'll keep the key and see what happens soon when I do submit. It's
>>> encouraging that yours was accepted recently.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com HyperActive
>>> Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On February 26, 2020 5:48:24
>>> PM Ralph DiMola via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it a rejection or a warning. I just submitted an app in January
>>>> and received a warning and was approved. Are apps now being rejected
>>>> if the 'UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend key is included? What about
>>>> devices not running iOS 13. I test on an iPad mini running iOS
>>>> 12.4.5. If this key is eliminated then older devices or devices not
>>>> updated to iOS 13 will shut the app down when losing focus even if iOS
> 13 enables background execution by default.
>>>>
>>>> Ralph DiMola
>>>> IT Director
>>>> Evergreen Information Services
>>>> rdimola at evergreeninfo.net
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On
>>>> Behalf Of J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 5:55 PM
>>>> To: LiveCode Mailing List
>>>> Cc: J. Landman Gay
>>>> Subject: iOS background behavior
>>>>
>>>> In iOS 13 I thought all apps run in the background automatically.
>>>> Mine isn't, you end up on the login screen every time you switch
>>>> apps or answer a phone call.
>>>>
>>>> We used to be able to turn on "enable background execution" in
>>>> standalone settings but as I understand it, Apple now rejects apps
>>>> that use that. How would I get my app to stop shutting down every
>>>> time you leave it? Or am I wrong about the background option in
> standalone settings?
>>>>
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>>>> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
>>>> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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