iOS 8 apps submission and new versions of apps from today on

Question

As you know, Apple has just made available the Xcode 6 GM seed and announced that we can now submit iOS 8 apps ( Submit Your iOS 8 Apps Today ). However, I have a question: does it mean that, starting today, is it required to submit app updates with the new Xcode 6? Can I still use Xcode 5.1.1 (Base SDK iOS 7.1)? If not, could I keep submitting apps with Base SDK targeting iOS 7.1 with Xcode 6?

Thanks

Answer 1

我现在正在提交更新，iTunesConnect声明可以使用Xcode 5.1.1或更高版本或Application Loader 2.9.1或更高版本提交构建版本。

Answer 2

According to Apple, you can still use Xcode 5.1.1 to update your apps. Xcode 5.1.1 is the latest version on the App Store !

You should use the latest version of Xcode available on the Mac App Store to submit your apps. ( Xcode Support )

Hope this can help you ;)

Answer 3

At the time of writing (September 12th 2014) you can submit apps with both Xcode 5.1.1 and Xcode 6 GM seed. So both SDKs are allowed. As soon as iOS 8 comes out, the App Store version of Xcode will show an update to Xcode 6.0.

Going by past experiences, at that point you will still be able to download Xcode 5.1.1 from the developer portal and still be able to submit apps with it for a few more weeks/months until Apple will officially announce that the new iOS 8 SDK is required for app submission.

Watch that newsfeed at https://developer.apple.com/news/