Team ID: 63XFUNLKTY App: TabUp Build: 1.0.0(10) Submission ID: 43c1231c-7b80-44c6-91af-f45aff050530 -- It has now been more than 56 working business hours since I submitted my build for review, and the submission is still showing "Waiting for Review." My Agreements, Tax, and Banking information are all active, and all required metadata, privacy details, age rating, and export compliance information have been completed. I've also spent over two hours on hold with Developer Support without being able to speak to anyone or get an update on the status of my submission. I invested a significant amount of time building this app, and the lack of any progress, feedback, or estimated review timeframe has been extremely frustrating. As an independent developer, delays like this directly affect my ability to launch, gather user feedback, and begin generating revenue. I understand that review times can vary, but this delay seems unusually long compared with Apple's published expectations. Is there anything that could be causing a submission to remain stuck for this long? Any guidance from Apple or other developers who have experienced this would be appreciated. Thank you :)

Hi everyone, We're experiencing an unusually long App Review delay for our tvOS application and wanted to check if anyone else is seeing the same behaviour or has any suggestions. App Details Platform: tvOS Xcode Version: 26.4.1 Submission Type: App Update Distribution: App Store Status: In Review Issue We submitted an app update last week, and it remained in the "In Review" state for approximately one week with no updates. Since there was no progress, we rejected that submission, uploaded a new build, and submitted it again. The new build has now also been "In Review" for the last 5 days. Apple has not rejected the app or provided any review notes or requests for additional information. The status simply remains "In Review". What we've tried Submitted an Expedited Review Request. Contacted Apple using the App Review "Contact Us" option. We have not received any response to either request. Since there is no rejection or feedback, we don't have any indication that there is an issue with the app itself. Questions Is anyone else currently experiencing unusually long review times for tvOS apps? Is this likely to be an App Review backlog or a known issue on Apple's side? Has anyone had success getting a response through App Review support or Developer Support in a similar situation? Is there anything else we can do besides waiting? Any insights or recent experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hello Apple Developer Community, My app, Apple ID: 6794291305, has been stuck in the “Awaiting Review” status for 5 days now, which seems unusually long compared with the review times I normally expect. I understand that review times can vary and that some submissions may require additional time. However, I’m becoming concerned because we are approaching our marketed release date, and the prolonged review could affect our planned launch. There have been no requests for additional information or other updates regarding the submission so far. Has anyone experienced an app remaining In Awaiting Review for this long recently? Is there anything I should do at this stage, or is it best to continue waiting for the review team to complete the process? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi, I feel like there's been some miscomunnication with the app review team. I have been replying to the rejection and re-submitting and my comments don't seem to be read and I get the same rejection parroted out with not much clue about which action I really need to take as it's quite vague. Does the App Review team reply to the rejection without me having to re-submit? Maybe I'm just not being patient enough or I'm using the submission process wrong.

I paid the $99 annual Apple Developer Program fee and submitted my first iOS app with the understanding that App Review would normally take approximately one or two days. It has now been six days, and the submission is still sitting in “Waiting for Review.” There has been no review, no request for additional information, no explanation, and no indication that anyone has looked at it. I understand that review times can vary, especially for a first submission, but six days without even entering review seems excessive. Developers are required to pay Apple before they can distribute an app, yet there appears to be no meaningful service-time commitment or communication when a submission remains untouched. Is this currently normal for first-time app submissions? At what point is a developer supposed to conclude that the submission is stuck rather than merely delayed? At this point, I am also wondering whether I should request a refund of the $99 membership fee, since the primary service I paid to access has not been provided within anything resembling the expected timeframe.

Hi, I have a submission (App Store Connect ID: 6754396289) that has been stuck in "InReview" status for almost 3 months now. I tried with support multiple time but always received a generic reply. I am experiencing ususually long delay and would Appreciate any guidance from Apple Review or other developers. Can the Apple Review team check why submission iD:6754396289 is Stuck in "InReview" status and what information is needed to move it forward?

My first app submission has been in "Waiting for Review" for nine days and has not yet entered review. App: Shotaway — Screenshot Cleaner App ID: 6789611184 Version: 1.0 (build 1.0.0 (7)) Submission ID: e8b8c4ea-6107-4688-a630-102479bfd5d4 Submitted: July 19, 2026, 5:52 PM KST Platform: iOS Current status: Waiting for Review Four other submissions from the same account are also still waiting: Warmthly: Keep in Touch 6789600652 submitted July 23 Fanspot: K-Pop Fan Map & Cafes 6789989805 submitted July 24 Stampic: Travel Photo Map 6789523290 submitted July 24 NanaFrame: Family Photo Widget 6790092570 submitted July 25 I checked the Contact the App Review Team form, but none of the available topics match a status question, so I am posting here instead. Since all of these were prepared the same way, I am wondering whether I made a mistake that applies to all of them. If there is missing or incomplete information on my side, I would like to correct it. I am not requesting an expedited review. I only want to know whether something on my end is blocking these submissions. Thank you.

Hi everyone, Looking for advice or visibility from anyone who has faced a similar pattern. My app “Dance with Lorenzo Tahiti” was reviewed normally on June 5–6 (reached “In Review,” got rejected with feedback, fixed and resubmitted on June 7, reached “In Review” again). Since June 21, every submission has gone straight to “Waiting for Review” and never progressed to “In Review” again — not on June 21, not on July 7, not on July 14 (tried resubmitting 3 times that day alone). Each time I cancelled and resubmitted hoping to reset the queue, but the pattern repeats. Current build: version 1.0.13 (28), submitted July 14, still “Waiting for Review” 13 days later. Also opened a support case with Apple Developer Program Support (case ID 102949355152) — received only an automated acknowledgment so far, no human response yet. Has anyone experienced submissions falling out of the reviewer-assignment pipeline like this after a cancel/resubmit cycle? Did filing a Feedback Assistant ticket, or a completely new version number, help unblock it? Any guidance appreciated — this is affecting real students waiting on scheduled content.

I'm submitting a new version of my app, and after click "submit for Review", it show that: A few more items are needed in order to submit for review The items listed below are required for submission:There are still screenshot uploads in progress. I didn't met this problem before. Is that mean I haven't upload all the screenshot required or it's still uploading the screenshots to App Store Connect's server? Cause before there is a "save" button after you drag images to the screenshots area, now you don't. And I think I have uploaded all the screenshots needed and I waited a day to try submit again, still the same. What should I do?

I am living in China and sure I am a chinese. I and my friends am considering if we can make game on Apple Arcade for world wide market. Unfortunately, we didn't find a way to contact apple. So, can anyone give us some advice about where can we contact apple? We have a demo for our game, anyone can watch this if you have any interest : https://www.taptap.com/app/229223

Hello, My app was reviewed and rejected on June 26, 2026 (3:48 PM). I fixed every issue mentioned by the App Review team and submitted a new build. After about one week, the app was still stuck in "Waiting for Review" and had never moved to "In Review." Thinking there might have been an issue with the submission itself, I canceled it and submitted it again. Submission ID: 0e03f336-27f3-42d0-9d15-a0df4e8ac77a Unfortunately, even after re-submitting, the app is still in "Waiting for Review", and I haven't received any communication explaining the delay. Has anyone experienced a similar situation? If so, how did you get the review process moving again? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I have a multi-platform app in the review process. Two versions are in review. When I submitted the third one, for iOS, the system is asking me to answer the age related questions. The answers are the same as for the other platform versions but the 'SAVE' button is grayed out so the only option I have is cancel. That was a few minutes ago. Now there is an edited button and a View button on the App Information page. But, it still won't let me submit for review. I must be missing something but I can't see it.

Long story short, I moved to the US from Sweden a while back and updated my Apple account to the US. I had gotten an email about updating my address which I had totally missed. "All of a sudden" I couldn't upload new updates to my app and at that point I had no clue what was going on. I reached out to the support and very quickly I got an email saying that I need to upload proof of residency which I did. After that I haven't heard from the support in 30 days and I'm starting to get a little worried about what's going on. Has this happened to anyone else? If the support sees this, my case number is 102928128301

Dear Apple Review Team & Develpers! Could anyone clarify why Apple Reviewers, when rejecting the app under Guideline 4.3(a) - Design - Spam, do not provide any specific details? Each time my app is rejected, I receive a generic, automated response. In contrast, I provide detailed information and request clarification on the exact reasons for the rejection- specifically, what aspects of the app do not meet Apple's requirements. However, the responses I receive are always the same standard message without any useful details. Am I correct in understanding that the review process is entirely automated, with no human evaluation, resulting in repetitive, unhelpful replies? I would appreciate a more detailed response that can genuinely help me address the issue and ensure my app complies with Apple's guidelines. Here is their standard generic response to any my reply where I provide details and ask questions, but Apple Reviewer answer alsway with the same text: Guideline 4.3(a) - Design - Spam This app duplicates the content and functionality of other apps on the App Store, which is considered a form of spam. Specifically, this app appears to be identical to apps already on the App Store from other developers. Apps that duplicate content or functionality create clutter, diminish the overall experience for the end user, and reduce the ability of developers to market their apps. Next Steps It would be appropriate to revise your app to provide a unique experience or submit a new app that does not duplicate the content and functionality of other apps on the App Store. Resources Some factors that contribute to a spam rejection may include: Submitting an app with the same source code or assets as other apps already submitted to the App Store Creating and submitting multiple similar apps using a repackaged app template Purchasing an app template with problematic code from a third party Submitting several similar apps across multiple accounts Learn more about our requirements to prevent spam in App Review Guideline 4.3(a). Support Reply to this message in your preferred language if you need assistance. If you need additional support, use the Contact Us module. Consult with fellow developers and Apple engineers on the Apple Developer Forums. Provide feedback on this message and your review experience by completing a short survey. Review Environment Submission ID: c4a62f43-b02a-40f0-b763-e00fcc996512 Review date: March 04, 2025 Version reviewed: 11.4.1202

Hi, we have an app which used DeviceID to track users. We had implemented ATT and setup our privacy declaration in ASC accordingly. Now in our new version we decided to not track users anymore. We removed NSUserTrackingUsageDescription, removed ATT permission code and submitted the new version. Now, reviewer has complained that our privacy declaration in ASC still says we are tracking users and refused app acceptance. They told us to update the privacy declaration in ASC. We tried to do so, but ASC does not allow us to remove device ID tracking. It is showing a warning that our app still uses NSUserTrackingUsageDescription and in fact that is true for the production version. We are now in a chicken egg problem. We can't change our privacy declaration in ASC because the production version still uses the feature AND we do not get the new version accepted as long as our privacy declaration is not changed. How can we fix that ? Pls advise !

Dear App Review Team, First, I must admit my mistake and sincerely apologize for wasting your time. After my app was previously rejected under Guideline 5.6, I filed an appeal, which was subsequently approved. You instructed me to submit a new binary for review. Due to an error on my part, I submitted a new version and removed the previous submission record; consequently, the new submission was not linked to the ID associated with the approved appeal. I am writing today to provide the ID for my new submission: 0760b84f-00b6-4c77-a1a3-ab9040143c06 The submission ID associated with the approved appeal was: fb5b0474-3ed0-4a38-82c8-3e7553743d1f My App Apple ID : 6764726742

Hello, I am building a developer tool and for that I need to figure out which min deployment targets users technically may still specify in their Xcode projects. This page https://developer.apple.com/support/xcode indirectly says that both Xcode 26 and Xcode 27 allow setting IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET only to iOS 15.0 and newer. Also https://developer.apple.com/news/upcoming-requirements/ now says that starting April 28 2026, the apps must be built with iOS SDK 26+, meaning only Xcode 26 and newer may be used for building the apps that go to the AppStore. However in fact in Xcode 26 I can specify older iOS deployment targets, as low as iOS 12. This post here https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/805506?answerId=863871022#863871022 confirms that in fact it is possible to even submit the app to the AppStore with IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 12.0 There's also this post https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/821370?answerId=882853022#882853022 that indirectly confirms that Apple still allows iOS 12.0 deployment target. Since Xcode 26 is still allowed to build apps for the AppStore even after Xcode 27.0 release, does that mean the developers may technically be able to keep specifying iOS 12, iOS 13, iOS 14 as deployment target when submitting their apps to the AppStore without having their apps rejected?

Hi all, I'm hoping someone has seen this before. My app's first submission was rejected, but I cannot find the rejection reason anywhere. What I see: The app-level status shows "Rejected". Under App Review, the submission itself still shows "In Review". There is no reviewer message / no Resolution Center message anywhere, and the in-app purchases are all marked as rejected too. The rejection email only says to visit the App Review page, but the link just opens the App Store Connect root (appstoreconnect.apple.com) with no details. What I already tried: App Store Connect on web (Safari/macOS and Firefox/Windows) and the App Store Connect iOS app — all three show the exact same state. Hard reload, private window, sign out / sign back in. Opened an App Review contact request asking for the specific reasons — no response until now. So the app is clearly rejected, but the submission status and the reviewer feedback never propagated on my end. It looks like a backend status/desync issue. Questions: Has anyone experienced this "rejected but stuck on In Review with no message" state? Where else can the rejection details appear, or is it purely a matter of waiting for the backend to sync? Roughly how long did it take to resolve for you? App: CountTally Submission ID: e9bf771c-a5a2-471f-9db4-7b7038d4ebf9 Thanks a lot for any pointers!

When I sign into App Store Connect, I am taken to this URL: https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/review_agree The page shows a gray activity spinner for a few seconds, then is blank. I have tried on multiple computers and multiple browsers, over the past few weeks, with the same result. I have lodged a developer support request, but it hasn’t been resolved yet. It’s been holding up our App Store submission for a couple of weeks now. Any ideas of things I could try, or has anyone else had this issue and had it resolved ?

I'm trying to submit my app version together with two auto-renewable subscriptions (both in the same subscription group), and one of the two subscriptions will not submit, while the other submits with no issue. Setup One subscription group ("Crucibull Pro") with two subscriptions: Annual — $49.99/year — submits fine Weekly — $1.99/week — fails to submit Both are being submitted together with a new app build in a single review submission. The errors I get (they vary, none are field-specific) "There are errors with one or more of your items. To fix them, you need to remove the items and add them again to your submission." "Sorry, something went wrong. Try your request again." "An unexpected error was encountered when submitting for review. If the issue persists please contact us." Critically, there is no red/field-level error anywhere on the Weekly subscription's page — its status is "Prepare for Submission" and every field is filled. What I've tried (nothing has worked) Verified every field on Weekly: reference name, product ID, 1-week duration, availability (all countries), price ($1.99 with a valid start date), localization (display name + description), tax category, and an App Review screenshot. Compared Weekly side-by-side with Annual (which submits fine) and matched every field. Changed Weekly's Tax Category to "Match to parent app" to match Annual. Removed and re-added the items to the submission (per the error message's advice) multiple times. Configured the subscription group ranking/levels. Deleted the original Weekly subscription and recreated it from scratch with a new Product ID — same result. Confirmed App Store Connect is stable (System Status all green) and still errors. Tried fresh submissions, different browser/incognito, and re-uploading the screenshot. Current state The Annual sub and the app build are ready and submit fine. The Weekly sub is fully configured, identical to Annual, freshly recreated, on a stable platform — and still throws generic submission errors with no indication of what's actually wrong. Question Has anyone seen an auto-renewable subscription that's fully configured (and identical to a working one in the same group) fail to submit with only generic errors and no field-level detail? Is there a known backend/propagation issue, or a hidden requirement I'm missing? Any way to see the actual validation failure? Thanks in advance.