Apple warns developers that Catalina notarization enforcement begins Feb 3What you need to know
Apple has told developers that apps submitted on or after Feb 3 must be notarized.
Initial notarization requirements were relaxed in September.
This only applies to apps distributed outside the App Store.
Developers have been warned.
Apple has today told developers that its original app notarization rules will kick in as of February 3, 2020, after they were initially relaxed in September.
Following developer outcry earlier this year Apple relaxed the notarization requirements for apps installed on macOS Catalina via routes other than the App Store. But those relaxed rules will soon come to an end.
In June, we announced that all Mac software distributed outside the Mac App Store must be notarized by Apple in order to run by default on macOS Catalina. In September, we temporarily adjusted the notarization prerequisites to make this transition easier and to protect users on macOS Catalina who continue to use older versions of software. Starting February 3...
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Apple warns developers that Catalina notarization enforcement begins Feb 3
