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Hi, We are the developers of Morning Call (https://morningcall.info), and we believe we may have identified an AlarmKit / system UI bug on iPhone. We can reproduce the same behavior not only in our app, but also in Apple’s official AlarmKit sample app, which strongly suggests this is a framework or system-level issue rather than an app-specific bug. Demonstration Video of producing zombie Live Activity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZdF3oc8dVI Related Thread https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/812006 https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/817305 https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/807335 Environment iPhone with Dynamic Island Alarm created using AlarmKit Device is unlocked when the alarm begins alerting Steps to reproduce Schedule an AlarmKit alarm. Wait for the alarm to alert while the device is unlocked. The alarm appears in Dynamic Island. Instead of tapping the intended stop or dismiss button, swipe the Dynamic Island presentation away. Expected result The alarm should be fully d

I've been trying over the past few days to use a PIV-programmed Yubikey to perform mTLS (i.e. mutual client cert auth) in my custom app. My understanding is that I need to feed NSURLSession a SecIdentity to do so. Yubico's instructions state that I need their Yubico Authenticator app for this, but this directly contradicts Apple's own documentation here. I dont need NFC/lightening support, and I only need support for my specific app. When I plug in my key to my iPhone and have TKTokenWatcher active, I DO see com.apple.pivtoken appear in the logs. And using Yubico's SDK, I CAN get data from the key (so I'm pretty sure my entitlements and such are correct). But using the below query to get the corresponding (fake? temporary?) keychain item, it returns NULL no matter what I do: let query: [String: Any] = [ kSecClass as String: kSecClassIdentity, kSecReturnRef as String: true, kSecAttrTokenID as String: apple.com.pivtoken, // Essential for shared iPads kSecMatchLimit as String: kSecMatchLimitOne ] var it

Hi there! I'm trying to get my first app released. It's been 40 rejections for over 2 months. And there is a TV show which I am hoping to go on, but I can't without the app being released. Some of the issue has been my newbieness to Apple admittedly but things have become bizaare this week particularly. Each review is a drip feed of one or two problems rather than a full review of all problems in one go - surely this has a cost associated which Apple is bearing unnecesarily? In the last week, all rejection reasons could have been stated months ago. The problem is that it appears that a bot is testing the app not a human. For instance a reviewer flagged that a Continue button is not pressable. When in reality I added an intentional delay of 120ms for app stability, the reviewer didn't or couldn't try to tap the button twice. Separate example: twice reviewers have brought up my sign in button has not worked (04/01 & 03/16) - and twice I have explained that non subscribers are not allowed t

I have submitted my application for one month, but it is still awaiting review. So I resubmitted it for review. I am the owner of this application and I also requested an expedited review. I also consulted Apple and contacted them several times through the Contact Us option, but the reply always said that it would take some time. Therefore, we can only seek help from the review staff here. Application ID: 675550806

My game's critical update (related to AdMob) has been stuck in the review queue for over 2 months now. I’m not exaggerating - it’s literally been more than 2 months. I’ve never experienced anything like this before. My updates used to get approved within 2–3 business days at most. But this time, the process seems completely broken. The update was sitting in the queue since February 4th and wasn’t even taken into review. I finally gave up and rejected it myself on April 4th, then resubmitted it. It’s still the same story: stuck in the queue with zero progress. During this time, I’ve sent multiple emails and messages. None of them provided any useful information, and now I’m basically being ghosted by support. Thanks, Apple, for the amazing support and the value you give to developers. Bonus: Another one of my games has been waiting for its initial release for 15 days now. At this rate, I guess I should expect 3–4 months for that one too. The worst part isn’t just the delay - it’s the complete lack of

Context: We are developing an SDK to support global age verification regulations (e.g., Texas HB 18, Brazil’s LGPD). We plan to use the DeclaredAgeRange and PermissionKit frameworks. We want to verify if our proposed Block-by-Default sequence for non-compliant states is legally and policy-compliant according to Apple’s standards. Detailed Workflow Description: Initial Authentication: After the user logs in, the SDK calls requestAgeRange(ageGates: 13, 16, 18). Handling Sharing Status: If Declined: If the user declines age sharing (.declinedSharing), the SDK blocks app access and displays a popup guiding them to enable sharing in System Settings. Age Verification Results: Adult (VERIFIED, 18+): Immediate access to the game. Non-Regulated Region (UNKNOWN): Access to the game is allowed. Minor (SUPERVISED, 13-17): Step A (Age Gate): We check if they are 13+. If they are under 13, we block access and show an Underage notice. Step B (Family Sharing): If they are 13+, we check if Family Sharing is

Hello App Review Team, I am writing to request further assistance regarding the rejection under Guideline 4.3(a) (Design – Spam). The issue appears to be related to another app that I previously submitted from a different developer account. Unfortunately, I no longer have access to that previous account. I lost my phone, and the SIM card associated with that Apple ID has been permanently blocked. As a result, I am unable to receive verification codes or recover access to the account. I understand the concern about duplicate apps on the App Store and fully respect Apple’s guidelines. To resolve this issue, I would like to request one of the following: Guidance on how I can verify ownership of the previous account so I can take appropriate action (such as removing the older app or restricting storefronts), or Assistance from Apple in removing or disabling the duplicate app associated with my inaccessible account, or Any alternative solution you recommend to comply with Guideline 4.3(a

Hi everyone, I’m dealing with a strange App Review delay and would appreciate any advice from people who faced something similar. My app was released on January 20. A small update was approved quickly on January 28, and another one on January 29. So far everything looked normal. Then I submitted another update on February 6. This submission stayed in “Waiting for Review” for 3 weeks with no progress. During that time, I contacted Apple Support to ask if something was wrong with my submission or the review queue. The response took quite a while, and since nothing was changing, I assumed the queue got stuck. So I decided to remove the update and resubmit it. Later Support replied and told me that I removed my own update, and that the queue was working normally and there was nothing I needed to do. However, even after resubmitting, the new build stayed in the same “Waiting for Review” status all the way until March 19 — with no signs of movement. At this point I started to think maybe the review team fo

Two Previously Approved Apps Pending Review — Business Event Tomorrow April 9th Hello everyone, I'm reaching out here hoping for guidance or assistance from the App Review team, as we are running out of time. We have two apps that were previously approved, had their publication canceled to implement minor updates, and are now stuck in the review process with our business event happening tomorrow, April 9th. Here is the full timeline: — App ID: 6761207761 • April 1 (1:44 PM): Approved by App Review. • Publication canceled to implement aesthetic/UI changes only. • April 2 (10:46 PM): Resubmitted with aesthetic updates. • April 3 (2:30 AM): Rejected — a device authentication feature was added without providing a test code to reviewers. • Feature was removed entirely. • April 4 (12:29 AM): Resubmitted. • April 8 (3:54 AM): Reviewed — Guideline 2.1 (Information Needed), reviewer asked two questions. • April 8 (4:21 AM): We responded to both questions via App Store Connect and tapped Update Review. • As of now: No

Hi everyone, I uploaded my first app over a month ago now and there has been no status change at all. I have been stuck in ‘waiting for review’ the whole time since upload. I know Apple say sometimes it may take over the 24-48 hours but 1 month seems like I’ve been missed out. I’ve also submitted an expedited review to see if that helps but nothing as of yet. Does anyone have any advice at all? Thanks.

Has anyone experienced something similar with App Review / App Store Connect? We ran into a very frustrating situation that is now seriously affecting our release and iteration plan. What happened: One of our subscription products was initially rejected on “value” grounds. Although we disagreed with that assessment, we removed that subscription from the latest build in order to move the review process forward. The problem is that the subscription product remained stuck in “In Review” status in App Store Connect. Because of that state, we were unable to edit, remove, or modify it from our side. App Review then rejected the app again under Guideline 2.1(b), saying the IAP attached to the submission could not be found in the binary. So the issue is basically: we already removed the product from the app as requested, but App Store Connect still keeps that product attached to review, and we have no way to remove it ourselves. Then the app gets rejected for exactly that mismatch. We explained this multiple times, a