In brief
Apple has acquired Buddybuild to simplify iOS app development and strengthen its ecosystem. The team will join Xcode engineering; existing customers will continue receiving services, new customers will no longer be accepted, and Android development support will end on March 1, 2018.
Apple has acquired Canadian app development workflow (workflow) service startup mobileappsdevelopmenthongkong.com to help developers accelerate iOS app development。
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Buddybuild offers a mobile iteration platform (mobile iteration platform) with tools for user testing, integration and debugging. It helps developers speed up iterative app development and release their apps publicly through GitHub, BitBucker or GitLab.
The Buddybuild team will join Apple's Xcode engineering division. Effective immediately, its existing services will continue for current customers, but it will no longer accept new customers.
By simplifying iOS development, Apple hopes to attract developers worldwide and strengthen its iOS ecosystem. In early 2014, it also acquired the well-known mobile app testing platform TestFlight. As with the earlier TestFlight acquisition, following Buddybuild's acquisition, support for Android app development, which was only introduced in February last year, will end on March 1 this year.
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