64-bit and iOS 8 Requirements for New Apps

64 bit is already a requirement, right? We submitted an update a few weeks back and it wouldn&#x27;t pass verification without us adding 64 bit support (which took a few days of work - it added a few issues but nothing major, they were just tricky to track down)<p>We&#x27;re working on moving over to the iOS 8 SDK already. What a massive pain in the backside that is proving to be.

Ah, it finally happened. My company has a legacy-ish SDK that all our products are built on, and because of bad decisions in the past (like extensive use of C macros) it essentially cannot be ported to 64-bit. Luckily we&#x27;re already building the replacement, but this is going to accelerate the requirement of having to migrate data from the old system to the new one.

This makes sense to me and easier to maintain the code. I won&#x27;t have to support older versions. And my app can take advantage of the 64bit architecture.

Does this mean no new iOS apps for those people who choose not to upgrade to iOS 8?