How to Build Your iOS Mobile App

Introduction

Preview your iOS App

How to Purchase Your iOS App

How We Prepare Your iOS App

How to Create Copyright Document

Publishing Your iOS App in the iTunes App Store

iOS App Asking for Bluetooth Permission

Supported Platforms

App Maintenance

View Number of App Downloads

Introduction

Muvi offers a fully featured, white-labeled, native iOS App. The iOS app has all the same features as the website – User Registration, Login, Search, Filter, etc. We have a standard template for Mobile Apps as we do for the website.

Preview Your iOS App

Before purchasing your iOS app, you can preview it. You can get a look and feel of your App through our Onyx App.

• Navigate to "Website & Apps" --> "App Dashboard" in the CMS.
• In the App Dashboard, on the right-hand side of the iOS App, click on "Try Onyx".
• Scan the "QR Code" to download and install the Onyx App on your Apple device.
• Log in to the Onyx App using your Muvi One CMS credentials.
• You can now explore your iOS app virtually before creating it.

How to Purchase Your iOS App

First, you need to purchase the App, before you request us to build the app. You can do so from the Muvi One CMS.

• Navigate to "Website & Apps" --> "App Dashboard" in the CMS.
• In the App Dashboard, on the right-hand side of the iOS App, click on “Buy App”.
• It will take you to the “Manage Subscription” page in the CMS.
• Scroll down, and the “iOS App” will be selected.
• Then click on “Proceed to Checkout”.
• Then click on "Proceed".
• Click on “Pay Now”.
• Once the app is purchased, you can view it under “My Apps” in the “App Dashboard”.
• If you have already purchased the App, then you can skip this step.

How We Prepare Your iOS App

• It takes us 1-2 days to build the App by using our default template and another 2-3 days to include in-app purchases as it needs manual setup. (If you want any customization then it may take a longer time to develop the App)
• After the App is built, we will send it to you for testing.
• Finally, after getting your approval, we will publish the App in the iTunes App Store
• To develop your iOS App, you need to provide us necessary information through the CMS.

Provide General Information

• Under “My Apps” click on “Publish App” on the right-hand side of the app.
• In the “App Name” field provide the name of your mobile App (maximum limit 50 characters)
• Provide a short description of your App in the “Short Description” field (maximum limit 80 characters)
• In the “Description” field provide a complete description of your App (maximum limit 4000 characters)

More Info

• Type your "Website URL".
• Provide your "Email Address".
• Provide your "Phone" number.
• Select a "Category" from the dropdown.
• Type your "Privacy Policy URL".
• Select "Distribution Geography" from the drop-down (e.g., India, Nepal, China, UAE, etc.).
• Select "Language" from the drop-down (e.g., English, Hindi, Spanish, etc.).
• Type your “Company Name” (e.g., ABC123 PVT. LTD.).
• Type the relevant “Keywords” for your app. (e.g., video, movies, live stream, music, etc.). These keywords will help your end-users to search the app in the app store.
• Click on "Save and Proceed”. (see the below screenshot).

Preview and Screenshot

Upload the images required to build the app (see the below screenshot).

• Upload the "App Launch Icon” (size 1024x1024).
• Upload "Transparent App Icon"(size 1024x1024).
• Upload the "Splash Screen" portrait(size 2048 X 2732).
• Upload the "Splash Screen" landscape (size 2732 X 2048).
• Upload the "Tutorial Screen" for iPhone(size 1242 X 2208).
• Upload the "Tutorial Screen" for the iPad(size 2048 X 2732).

Content Info

Content info is used to inform your audience of any potentially objectionable content.

• For the content criteria "Cartoon/Fantasy Violence" select "Infrequent/Mild" or "Infrequent/Intense", based on the content type.
• For the content criteria "Realistic Violence" select "Infrequent/Mild" or "Infrequent/Intense", based on the content type.
• For the content criteria "Sexual Content, or Nudity" select "Infrequent/Mild" or "Infrequent/Intense", based on the content type.
• For the content criteria "Profanity/Crude Humor" select "Infrequent/Mild" or "Infrequent/Intense", based on the content type.
• For the content criteria "Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use/References" select "Infrequent/Mild" or "Infrequent/Intense", based on the content type.
• For the content criteria "Mature/Suggestive Themes" select "Infrequent/Mild" or "Infrequent/Intense", based on the content type.
• For the content criteria "Simulated Gambling" select "Infrequent/Mild" or "Infrequent/Intense", based on the content type.
• For the content criteria "Horror/Fear Themes" select "Infrequent/Mild" or "Infrequent/Intense", based on the content type.
• For the content criteria "Prolonged graphic or sadistic realistic violence"select "Infrequent/Mild" or "Infrequent/Intense", based on the content type.
• For the content criteria "Graphic Sexual Content, and Nudity" select "Infrequent/Mild" or "Infrequent/Intense", based on the content type.
• For the content criteria "Does your app contain, display, or access third-party content?"select "Yes" or "No", based on the content type.
• Type your "Copyright" statement. You can use the text editor to customize your content.
• Click on "Save & Proceed".

Developer Account

Use Share the details of your iOS developer account so that we can publish your app for you on the App Store. Your iOS App will be published by using your developer account details. You have two options to select, 1. Use My Developer Account Credentials and 2. I will provide Developer Access.

• If you select the first option (i.e., Use My Developer Account Credentials), then provide the following details (see the below screenshot).
• Your "Developer Account Name".
• Provide your iOS Developer "Email Address".
• Provide your iOS Developer "Password".
• Provide the "Tester Email ID" (You can provide multiple tester IDs)
• Click on "Build" to build your iOS app.

If you select the second option (i.e., I will provide Developer Access.), then provide the following details.

• Provide App Store access to Muvi (to know how to give the iTunes App Store Access, click here).
• Provide the "Tester Email ID" (You can provide multiple tester IDs)
• Click on "Build" to build your iOS app (see the screenshot).

How to Create Copyright Document

If you wish to publish third-party content in your App (The content for which you don't have ownership), then as per Apple's guidelines, you need to share a Copyright document of the content with Apple. The Copyright document will be an agreement between you and the original content owner. In this document, the content owner will give his/her consent to publish his/her content in your App. By sharing the Copyright document, you can avoid the rejection of your content/App in the iTunes App Store. You can prepare a Copyright document by going through this sample document.

Publishing Your iOS App in the iTunes App Store

We will publish the App in the App Store either by using our Developer ID or by using your Developer ID. If you use your Developer ID, then the App will show your company or brand name as “By [Your Company or Brand Name]” in the app store. (see the below screenshot)

iOS App Asking for Bluetooth Permission

The new iOS 13 and iPad OS come with a new feature, where they ask permission of the users to enable Bluetooth on their iOS device before installing any third-party app (e.g. Facebook, YouTube, Google, etc.). This feature allows your users to have greater control and get more information about the app they wish to install on their Apple devices. Before this release, third-party apps were also required to turn on the Bluetooth of Apple devices for installation, but they didn't ask for permission. Now, your users can know which apps are asking for Bluetooth permission for installation and they can either grant or deny permitting this.

Supported Platforms

We support iOS version 16 and above.  Supported devices include iPhone 6, 6S, 6S+, 7, and iPad  Air, Air2, Pro.

App Maintenance

Muvi maintains the iOS App on an ongoing basis. It includes making updates and patches as required to support new iOS versions and Apple devices.

View Number of App Downloads

You can view the number of iOS App downloads by logging in to your iTunes Connect account. Please follow the steps to view the number of app downloads.

Login into https://itunesconnect.apple.com/login

Click on Sales and Trends (see the screenshot below)

Mandatory Checklist Before Publishing Your iOS App

Before publishing your iOS App, please make sure that you keep these things handy. It will help our app developers while creating your app.

1. Enroll in the Apple development program 
2. Grant us ADMIN access once it is successfully activated.
3. In case you are unable to enroll, provide the following details.
   1. An Email ID through which you wish to enroll in the Developer Program).
   2. In the case of an individual account, we will require essential personal information such as legal names and addresses. However, for an organizational account, additional details such as the DUNS number and relevant legal authority will be necessary. For further information, please refer to the provided link.
4. Provide admin access to the developer@muvi.com account for Android and ios1@muvi.com for iOS.
5. Provide the tester's email IDs. For Android, the tester's email ID should be a Gmail ID. For iOS, any iTunes ID will be OK.