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How can a user tell whether an iOS app is 64-bit? I use some old apps that are no longer maintained and worry that they will just stop working.

saurik 10y ago
If you are on iOS 10.1 or later, you should get a dialog box that clail the application "may slow down your phone" (this dialog'a appearance is remembered and only shows up occasionally per app, I believe). http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/06/ios-10-1-32-bit-app-alert/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/06/ios-10-1-32-bit-app-aler...
- masklinn 10y ago
  Ah so that's what that warning is about.
- freehunter 10y ago
  Is there any way to tell before you buy an app? I just bought one yesterday, actually paid money for it, and it gave me that warning. While six months is a long time, if I buy it the day before the cutoff, I'd be pretty disappointed when I lose access 24 hours later. I also wish there was a way to see which apps support retina displays before you buy them, I've been tricked a few times.
  - ValentineC 10y ago
    > Is there any way to tell before you buy an app? I believe that most apps built to support "iOS 8 or later" (this is shown in the app's Information section) are 64-bit. > While six months is a long time, if I buy it the day before the cutoff, I'd be pretty disappointed when I lose access 24 hours later. I just looked it up, and Apple has been asking developers to build against the iOS 8 SDK for 2 years now: http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/19/apple-once-again-alerts-ios-8-app-developers-to-upcoming-64-bit-requirement- http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/19/apple-once-again-a...
  - valuearb 10y ago
    Ask the developer if they ware going to fix them. If not, get a refund. You can do it through your iTunes account or directly with https://reportaproblem.apple.com https://reportaproblem.apple.com Say product didn't work as advertised.
greendesk 10y ago
There is a warning, when you first open the app. The warning is that the app developer should update their app. It started appearing either in 10.1 or in 10.2

saurik 10y ago

If you are on iOS 10.1 or later, you should get a dialog box that clail the application "may slow down your phone" (this dialog'a appearance is remembered and only shows up occasionally per app, I believe). http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/06/ios-10-1-32-bit-app-alert/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/06/ios-10-1-32-bit-app-aler...

masklinn 10y ago
Ah so that's what that warning is about.
freehunter 10y ago
Is there any way to tell before you buy an app? I just bought one yesterday, actually paid money for it, and it gave me that warning. While six months is a long time, if I buy it the day before the cutoff, I'd be pretty disappointed when I lose access 24 hours later. I also wish there was a way to see which apps support retina displays before you buy them, I've been tricked a few times.
- ValentineC 10y ago
  > Is there any way to tell before you buy an app? I believe that most apps built to support "iOS 8 or later" (this is shown in the app's Information section) are 64-bit. > While six months is a long time, if I buy it the day before the cutoff, I'd be pretty disappointed when I lose access 24 hours later. I just looked it up, and Apple has been asking developers to build against the iOS 8 SDK for 2 years now: http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/19/apple-once-again-alerts-ios-8-app-developers-to-upcoming-64-bit-requirement- http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/19/apple-once-again-a...
- valuearb 10y ago
  Ask the developer if they ware going to fix them. If not, get a refund. You can do it through your iTunes account or directly with https://reportaproblem.apple.com https://reportaproblem.apple.com Say product didn't work as advertised.

greendesk 10y ago

There is a warning, when you first open the app. The warning is that the app developer should update their app. It started appearing either in 10.1 or in 10.2