For users, its pretty straightforward.Youll be able to leave a star rating, and pen a review while using the application.Whats possibly even improved (for some) is that you wont have to enter your
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ID password once writing a review.With the
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10.3 on Monday, Apple(apple.com) has also rolled out tweaks to the application Stores under-utilised ratings and review system, that had come to light in an earlier beta.Previously, when you told yes to a rating request pop-up, the app had no choice but to take you to the App Store.It was an archaic and fairly cumbersome system, so its good to see
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create changes.The new StoreKit API available on iOS 10.3 makes it simple for customers to provide
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ratings and reviews without leaving your app, the company explained over at its developer-oriented blog.Simply choose when youd like to prompt the user, and the system takes care of the rest.In regards to the latter, developers will only be able to ask users to review the app thrice a year, to prevent users from getting annoyed, and having to face random pop-ups.
Theres more to it for developers, though.For the first time in iOS history, app developers may now respond to user reviews, to help clarify the issue, or present their side of the story against a complaint.Users will get a notification upon receiving a response to their reviews.This
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is also coming to the Mac App Store, Apple noted.You can now publicly respond to customer reviews of your app on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, it added.once you respond, the customer is notified and has the option to update their feedback.
There are other small changes to the App Store ratings and review system, as well.For one, each review will now include a publish date alongside it, so other users can get an idea of how dated it is.Plus, if you use 3D touch on an app review, youll get options to rate it as Helpful, Not Helpful, or Report a Concern.
