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App App App Approvals

In the five days that the MySpace Developer Platform has been live we've already had hundreds of cool applications published in the Apps Gallery.  We really appreciate the hard work and talent going into your apps!

As you know, all applications must be reviewed by MySpace before they are published to the Apps Gallery and become available to MySpace members. We're gotten feedback that some of you have questions about or experienced difficulties with the approval process. Here are the issues we've heard about and what we're doing to address them:

  • Some apps have been improperly marked as "Suspended" prior to being approved
    • This was the result of an problem  in our app approval flow that will be changed shortly. If your app is not approved it will be marked as "Changes Required" and you will have the ability to make changes and resubmit. 
  • Reasons for not approving an app were not clearly communicated
    • We will be adding a "notes" field directly to the "MyApps" view of your applications, as well as making our emails clearer and more specific. Additionally, we'll be adding more detail to our Application Guidelines to clarify some questions that have arisen
  • Apps remain "Pending" longer than expected
    • Tons of great apps have been submitted and we're reviewing around the clock! We are adding more staff as well as improving the efficiency of our review processes.  We're also adding more status indicators to let you know what's going on

I hope these changes will address any questions or problems you may have had about getting your apps into the gallery. We're committed to providing both developers and end-users with a good experience, and the review process is an important part of growing a healthy ecosystem.  Please keep the feedback coming so we make this process better for everyone. 

Comments

 

Michael said:

When can we expect bulletin/notification/invites in the api?

March 18, 2008 4:14 PM
 

Seatwave said:

Hi there. Our request to publish the application was declined due to missing description and icons, but the icons and description is there. We have checked the guidelines as well. Are we missing something here ?

Thanks

March 19, 2008 4:36 AM
 

rondata said:

Seat, check in the help and support forums for the description/icon thread.  If you are outside the US that should help you.

March 19, 2008 4:36 PM
 

Muhammad said:

Is it important to fill out the developer's description when requesting for api access ?

March 20, 2008 10:02 AM
 

Moriah said:

What is the average wait?

March 20, 2008 1:20 PM
 

Happiness said:

The Gallery Description field is not long enough to allow us to type in any meaningful description.

March 27, 2008 12:59 PM
 

Jim Bailey said:

Before you submit your application for approval, i recommend you insert some ads from myspaceadnet.com to make some money! It is very easy to insert ads and you can also use the site to promote your app!

March 31, 2008 9:22 AM
 

Jaaalin. said:

I need help with Apps.

I can't seem to add any.

After I click to add it and go to "view my apps" nothing is there.

April 15, 2008 10:13 AM