Apple surprised iPhone users with a next-day iOS 14 release. App developers are pissed. - Mashable

— Shihab (JPEGuin) (@JPEGuin) September 15, 2020.

He just happened to finish up his app, an iOS product for Twitter, in time for the surprise iOS 14 release tomorrow. .

But many were expecting to release next week at the absolute earliest.

— Shihab (JPEGuin) (@JPEGuin) September 15, 2020.

It looks to be causing issues for other developers looking to submit their app to Apple.

Steve ran through the normal iOS release process with me.

Apple usually gives third-party app developers a heads up of about a week before the official public release of a new iOS.

This gives iPhone app developers the time they need to make sure the apps they’ve been building for the beta releases of the new iOS actually work on the final version.

Apple’s approval process for apps also takes some time, so developers have that week to make sure they submit in time to guarantee their work will be in the App Store for the iOS release.

— David Smith (@_DavidSmith) September 15, 2020

But, when it comes down to it, there are many developers who do look at iOS release days