UPDATE (9/19/2009) - Darkroom Premium (v.2.3) has finally been approved by Apple and it's available now in the iTunes Store. So update now! Darkroom Standard, on the other hand, is still awaiting approval from Apple.

Due to the number of support questions regarding Darkroom and OS 3.0 support in the past week, it seems many are still unaware of why Darkroom is not compatible with OS 3.0. Therefore, I have created this announcement for your use. We will to respond to everyone's general OS 3.0 support concerns via the comments, but if you want to address us privately, you can certainly do so by emailing us.

Here's the complete rundown of what's been happening:

• Current versions of Darkroom and Darkroom Premium are NOT compatible with OS 3.0 resulting in the app crashing.
• We have an OS 3.0 compatible version but Apple has repeatedly rejected it because we use a custom camera interface. They have approved it in the past, but have since stopped and claims we are using an undocumented API to achieve the interface. In other words, we are at a standstill with Apple.
• If we strip it down to comply with Apple, Darkroom will be no different than default Camera app.
• Other photo apps that uses a custom camera interface are also having the same problems with getting approved.
• We have not been updated by Apple of any changes in developer guidelines that would result in this situation.

Additionally, this past weekend, we noticed Apple has approved a photo app that uses a custom camera interface, Real Cam LE. So, this could be a sign that Darkroom is in line for approval or Apple has some serious issues with their apps approval team, as many have suggested.

So, if the approval action for the photo app mentioned above is not flawed, you could still see Darkroom make a comeback to your iPhones. For now though, we've done as much as we could on our end and it's not resulting in any response from Apple. What we suggest is for you, our users, to contact Apple directly either by their iTunes feedback form or by phone and express your concerns about this matter.

We have cross post this announcement into the Stepcase blog. You may also choose to leave your comments there.

Current versions of Darkroom and Darkroom Premium (v.2.2) will not work on iPhone OS 3.0.  We have documented this in our blog and will continue to do so there.

Darkroom Updated to Support OS 3.0, but Apple Says No

Apple Killing Off Photo Apps with Custom Camera UI?

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