Lowering iOS deployment target [closed]

Question

I have an app that currently has "iOS Deployment Target: 9.0".

I am going to release a new version and I want to temporarily change that to "iOS Deployment Target: 10.0" until I am able to test the new release more thoroughly on iOS 9.

Will Apple allow me to lower the target back to 9.0 in a future release? Or am I stuck with 10.0 if I make that change in the next release.

I have not found any documentation regarding this scenario, so I assume it would not be a problem, but I have also seen iTunes Connect reject binaries for other undocumented reasons.

Any advice?

Answer 1

Yes, you can change iOS Deployment Target 9.0 to 10.0 and in future again lower it to 9.0. Apple does not have problem with OS version support.

Just make sure, Base SDK supportable to 9.0. (All libraries, frameworks and classes should be available in lowered version)

You can use features from system versions later than the deployment target—up to and including the OS version you've selected as your base SDK—but you must check for the availability of all features in both versions.