iOS Apps: Update to Mixpanel library 2.0.0 before iOS 7 launches

[Geddes Munson]

Dear Mixpanel Developers, 

If your app is using an old version of the Mixpanel library your reporting could become inaccurate at the release of iOS 7. To make sure this does not happen, please update to the latest version of our iOS library before Apple releases iOS 7 to the general public in September.

Starting iOS 7, Apple has removed the ability for apps to access the MAC addresses of the device. Specifically, every device will begin reporting a generic MAC address of “02:00:00:00:00:00.” Because Mixpanel iOS libraries 1.1.1 and earlier relied on the MAC address to generate the default unique identifiers (distinct_id) for the device, every new customer who installs your app on a device running iOS 7 will be assigned the same distinct_id.

The latest version of our iOS library, which has been available since April, does not rely on the MAC address to generate a unique identifier. You can access the latest version of the library at GitHub. It can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/mixpanel/mixpanel-iphone

A full FAQ about this library is posted on our blog. If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to reach out to us at sup...@mixpanel.com.

Thank you,

 Geddes

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Geddes Munson

Solutions @ Mixpanel