Apple has sent out emails to all registered iOS app developers, stating that they will no longer be accepting app submission via iTunes Connect after July 22. Instead developers will be required to upload their apps via the already existing Mac application called “Application Loader”. This is a disappointment to many developers, since uploading apps via iTunes Connect was the preferred method of making submissions to Apple.

Application loader comes installed in iOS 3.2 SDK’s or later, or can be downloaded from the iTunes Connect website. Apple decided to require uploads via “Application Loader” as it offers quicker upload speeds, stabler connections to iTunes Connect, and more precise verification warnings for developers. “Application Loader” will also now accept apps with the “in-app purchase” API to smoothen the transition from the web portal to the native app.