If you can’t wait for a specific iOS app to be released, now it is very easy to get a notification as soon as you can pick the app or game from the App Store. We show how this App Store post works.
This way you will receive an App Store message
Apple unveiled the new feature at the same time as Super Mario Run, Nintendo’s first mobile game starring Mario. Although this game can only be played in December 2016, the game is already in the App Store. This App Store page is different from any other page we’ve seen so far. For example, there is no price and there is a ‘Message’ button instead of the download button.
As soon as you press this button, a new message will appear with the text ‘Success. We’ll let you know when Super Mario Run is available ‘. This will immediately notify you on the day of release that you can download Super Mario Run.
App Store pre-orders enabled
As a result, Apple has basically added a way to the App Store to ‘pre-order’ new apps. Good news for developers, who can start marketing in the App Store before their app is released. It is not yet clear whether this notification function will be available for all iOS apps, or whether Apple itself decides whether apps are important enough for this.