Apple to require iPhone and iPad apps to support IPv6-only networking starting June 1

By Joseph Keller
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Apple has notified developers that beginning June 1, 2016, their apps will need to support IPv6-only networking. As this is already supported in Apple's frameworks, most apps won't need to make a change.

From Apple:

At WWDC 2015 we announced the transition to IPv6-only network services in iOS 9. Starting June 1, 2016 all apps submitted to the App Store must support IPv6-only networking. Most apps will not require any changes because IPv6 is already supported by NSURLSession and CFNetwork APIs.If your app uses IPv4-specific APIs or hard-coded IP addresses, you will need to make some changes.

Apple offers a couple of resources for preparing your app to support IPv6-only networking, including a developer document and a WWDC 2015 session.

Joseph Keller
Joseph Keller

Joseph Keller is the former Editor in Chief of iMore. An Apple user for almost 20 years, he spends his time learning the ins and outs of iOS and macOS, always finding ways of getting the most out of his iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.