CFBundleVersion in the Info.plist Upload Error

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There’s at least 1 known bug in Apple’s upload server that they’ve not fixed for more than 12 months. Things to beware of:

  1. Apple deletes any leading zeroes inside the version number; i.e. the “whole string” is NOT treated as a number, instead the bits between dots are treated as SEPARATE numbers. e.g. “1.02” is treated by Apple as “1.2”. So, for Apple, 1.02 is GREATER THAN 1.1
  2. Apple sometimes gets “confused” and seems to compare your uploaded-app to the version of a DIFFERENT app you’ve previously uploaded. It’s happened to a lot of people, and I’ve seen it myself a few times
  3. Apple is supposed to be comparing the “CFBundleVersion” (i.e. “Bundle version” not the “Bundle versions string, short”); don’t get mixed up.
  4. Frequently, the only viable solution is to bump the front number (e.g. the “2” in “2.4” — increase it to “3”)
  5. The version number you upload is unrelated to the version number that appears in iTunes – you can put anything you want there, and that’s what your users will see
  6. …except, if you also report the “actual” version number inside your app, the user will see the CFBundleVersion (usually, depends how you code it), rather than the iTunes version (which – I think – cannot be accessed from inside your app)

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