Apple informs developers they must support iOS 11 and iPhone X starting this summer


Apple issued an update to developers with a directive requiring iPhone X and iOS 11 support starting in July. I suspect the biggest challenge for developers has been accommodating the home bar. It's probably reasonable to assume that future devices will be dropping the home button and Apple is making sure its App Store library supports this gesture.

Via Ars Technica:

iOS 11 delivers innovative features and the redesigned App Store to hundreds of millions of customers around the world. Your apps can deliver more intelligent, unified, and immersive experiences with Core ML, ARKit, new camera APIs, new SiriKit domains, Apple Music integration, drag and drop for iPad, and more. Starting July 2018, all iOS app updates submitted to the App Store must be built with the iOS 11 SDK and must support the Super Retina display of iPhone X.