Days and Days of Apple Review Delays — For Us, This Is Business, Not a Game! Sorry, Other Platforms Do It Better! We are deeply disappointed and frustrated by Apple's prolonged App Review process and the lack of effective communication and support. Developing applications is not a game. It is business. Behind every app there are professionals, investments, deadlines, commitments and projects that cannot remain on hold indefinitely. Apple offers telephone assistance to customers purchasing an iPhone, yet developers facing critical App Review issues often struggle to speak directly with someone capable of resolving them. How is it possible that a company of Apple's size cannot provide accessible, qualified telephone support to the professionals who contribute to its ecosystem? A simple conversation could resolve in minutes what currently takes days of emails, support tickets and repeated submissions. Equally frustrating is the practice of communicating review issues one at a time, across multiple review cycles, rather than providing a comprehensive list of concerns whenever possible. This fragmented approach wastes everyone's time, creates unnecessary delays and offers no meaningful solution. In our case, despite promptly addressing every request and receiving approval for an expedited review, our application remains in "Waiting for Review" as of November 13, 2026, without any substantive explanation or response to our repeated requests for assistance. And the consequences are real. We were forced to postpone our official launch, scheduled for November 11, 2026, disrupting months of preparation, promotional activities, editorial planning and professional commitments. Our application is already available on Android and other digital app stores. Apple's App Store is the only major distribution channel where our application is still missing. Our experience with these other platforms has been considerably more straightforward and cooperative. It is particularly frustrating that Apple, a global leader in technology, is the only platform preventing us from completing our planned digital launch. We fully respect Apple's quality and security standards. However, high standards should never become an excuse for inefficient communication or inadequate developer support. We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for transparency, timely assistance and respect for the professional work carried out within Apple's ecosystem. And what exactly is Apple keeping on hold? Radio Quadraro, a new independent, nonprofit radio station based in Rome, created by professionals passionate about music, broadcasting and communication. Our application has one simple purpose: to allow people to listen to our radio station. Yet an entire radio launch has been postponed while we wait for an App Store review. Behind every application there is a real project. Behind every delay there are real consequences. We did not expect Apple to make an exception for us. We expected Apple to live up to its own standards. We request an immediate update, confirmation of our expedited review status and direct assistance from a qualified Apple representative. Radio Quadraro Team App ID: 6823630759 Apple Developer Support Case: 30000007065025

Hi all, I'm enrolling my company (South Africa, D-U-N-S verified) in the Apple Developer Program as an organization, and it has been stuck since mid-October. Timeline: 16 Oct: Apple Developer Support asked for a signed letter on company letterhead confirming our business address. 17 Oct: I uploaded the signed letter. Apple confirmed receipt the same day. 26 Oct and 29 Oct: I followed up by email on the case and got no reply. I've also requested two support callbacks and haven't been called back. The enrollment still shows as pending, and the case has had no response for over three weeks. Case number: 102983746395 Has anyone had an enrollment stuck at this stage? Is there another way to get a case looked at or escalated? If an Apple team member sees this, I'd really appreciate someone checking the case. Thanks!

Hey everyone, I applied for the App Store Small Business Program on February 18th and I still haven't heard anything back, that's almost 20 days now. Is this normal? How long did it take for those of you who got approved? I'm starting to wonder if my application even went through correctly. Would really appreciate hearing your experiences — especially if you applied recently. Did anyone else wait this long? Thanks

Hi everyone, my company has received a notification from Apple stating that our Developer account is in violation of Guideline 3.2(f). Our app sells service packages via our website but does not yet have in-app purchasing integrated. We suspect the issue stems from this payment flow and are looking for an experienced professional to help review and adjust the app, as well as prepare a response or appeal to Apple. We have a budget and are ready to pay for this assistance. If you have successfully handled similar cases or offer consulting services, please leave a comment or send me a private message, including your estimated fee. I will share the notification from Apple and further details for discussion. Thanks everyone!

Hi all, We submitted a request to update our organization's name on our Apple Developer Program account in June, and we are still waiting. It is a simple name change. The company, D-U-N-S number and account holder are all the same, and the D-U-N-S record has already been updated. We made the exact same change with Google Play Console, and it was done in 48 hours. We have contacted Developer Support several times, but the only answer we get is that the request is "being reviewed," with no timeline. This has become a serious problem for us. While the change is pending, we are unable to release updates. Our current app version has a crash that we have already fixed, but we cannot ship the fix. Our users are experiencing crashes every day, and we are losing customers because of it. We understand Apple needs to verify legal entity changes, but waiting from June until now for a name update, while our app is broken in the store, is not sustainable. Has anyone been through this recently? How long did your name change take, and did you find a way to escalate it? If someone from Apple sees this, we would really appreciate help getting this resolved as soon as possible. Thank you.

You're welcome. Usually it won't get disabled again. If in case it gets disabled again, here is your case ID: 20000149314237, you can contact us back. I have saved all notes, so you don't have to repeat anything and we can continue where we left off. Sounds good?

Hello, I purchased the developer account on August 6, 2026. My order number is W1738664505. It has been several days, and my account still has not been activated. I have contacted support multiple times, but I keep receiving strange and seemingly automated responses that do not address my issue. I paid for this account, and I have been trying for days to get it activated, but I still have not received a clear response or been able to communicate with someone who can actually help me. The payment was processed without any issue, but now I cannot get a proper response regarding the account I purchased. Please, can someone take a look at my order and tell me what is happening? Who can help me get my purchased account activated? I would appreciate a clear and direct response as soon as possible. Thank you.

Hello, My Apple Developer Program membership expired because the payment method on file was no longer valid. I am the Account Holder of an Organization account, but I have no option to renew my membership. There is no "Renew Membership" button anywhere: Apple Developer website Apple Developer app App Store Connect I also cannot accept the updated Apple Developer Program License Agreement because there is no option to review or accept it. I've already tried different browsers and devices with the same result. Has anyone experienced this issue? How was it resolved? Thank you.

Can someone help me find a contact number to reach apple finance? I've tried connecting with tickets but this might require an actual conversation. I can't connect my bank info to my developer account. It has been stuck for over 7 days. "Your banking updates are processing, and you should see the changes in 24 hours. You won't be able to make any additional updates until then for over 7 days"

Hello everyone, I’m reaching out from the music publishing side and would appreciate guidance from developers or anyone familiar with TestFlight governance. We’ve identified an app that has been distributed via TestFlight for an extended period (regular renewals, updates, and new TestFlight builds). The app’s core functionality involves publishing copyrighted musical works (sheet music), without authorization from the authors or rightsholders. We have attempted to contact the developer using the contact details available through the TestFlight listing and associated project information. To date, we have received no response, and the TestFlight distribution continues. From our perspective, the developer appears to rely on TestFlight to keep the app off the App Store, where standard copyright enforcement mechanisms would normally apply. My questions are: Does Apple consider long-term, continuously renewed TestFlight distribution to be a form of public distribution? Is there a mechanism within the Apple ecosystem to address repeated copyright infringement occurring specifically via TestFlight? From a developer-policy perspective, how does Apple Inc. typically handle cases where TestFlight is used to bypass compliance obligations rather than for genuine beta testing? I’m not looking for legal advice here — just insight into how Apple and the developer community view and handle this type of situation. Thanks in advance for any guidance or experience you can share.

Hey guys! I've recently noticed a number of PaaS'es and CPaaS'es offering bulk outgoing messaging using the iMessage the same way it's done with the SMS. I always thought that iMessage sort of only allowed businesses to send outgoings subject to user contacting their account first (to avoid being spammed). But then there's those I mentioned above. Have you faced anything like this? Did Apple make changes to the model so that businesses can now initiate conversations with users? If so, how does it work?

How to Check Apple Development, iCloud ,Apple ID or Apple Account got some criminal act with Old Business Partners System and Fake reality shows to Stole my system Identity and Money. Can hear the sounds from up area in the air! and the accents and contenxt very bad behavior act! i tried to stop them on 2022, I know who they are, they **** up the reality bank , hospital ,apartment fire and lobby packages systems. and they got seriously damaged the other contries and humans body healthy system! and all my creations works.

Account Type: Apple Developer Organization Account (not individual). Bank Card: China Merchants Bank (CMB) Debit Card (non-credit card). Issue: After filling in all required bank details (e.g., branch information), the "Next" button remains grayed out, with no error message or prompt from the system.

I have a problem in the appstore upload process, they say that "Your app is still intended to be used by a specific business or organization, including partners, clients, or employees of Nusantara-Group." The application is indeed intended for clients in my company, so what is the solution?

在今年1月份20号左右，我们的账号突然审查，我们没有收到任何通知，是在开发即将更新版本的时候发现的，现在账号的状态属于功能限制阶段，线上的App是正常的，但是无法使用开发证书迭代版本，App信息仍然可以打开并看到，我们想将App移除也不可以，因为需要确认更新的协议，但是我们无法进入到那个界面。 到目前为止10个月左右的时间了，我们没有得到任何有用的回复或者信息，也不知道账号经历了什么，一直被搁置，我们告诉账号和App的审核人员，我们愿意全力配合调查，也无疾而终！ 请问有遇到过类似问题的吗？你们是怎么解决的呢？ 如果有官方人员看到此贴，也请麻烦指引我们该如何做，一直在时间上搁置我们也无法得到解决呐！

I have been trying to open an individual and organizational account for the past 4 months all to no avail. There seems to be no response or help whatsoever. We are really stuck. Please help

for some of us, iMessage has been our number on texting and calling app we use to connect with people but there this feature the app lacks which is, the ability to put a custom image in the background of the chat page like we can do on other websites, I wish Apple could address this request of mine.

App crash happens. Not sure about the reason. Could you please help me with this? Attached the complete crash log in a file Incident Identifier: 845F6892-F0C9-4090-9690-802CB9CA51B0 Hardware Model: iPhone11,8 Process: Asset [3649] Path: /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/2433DB3D-1B7C-41E3-917B-A92FFFED95EC/Asset.app/Asset Identifier: com.mt.AssetPlus.SWDC.IN Version: 1.3.84 (20240416) AppStoreTools: 15E204 AppVariant: 1:iPhone11,8:15 Beta: YES Code Type: ARM-64 (Native) Role: Foreground Parent Process: launchd [1] Coalition: com.mt.AssetPlus.SWDC.IN [420] Date/Time: 2024-05-14 08:29:23.7648 -0700 Launch Time: 2024-05-14 08:28:50.8616 -0700 OS Version: iPhone OS 15.6.1 (19G82) Release Type: User Baseband Version: 4.04.02 Report Version: 104 Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT) Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000 Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY Triggered by Thread: 3 Kernel Triage: VM - Compressor failed a blocking pager_get VM - Compressor failed a blocking pager_get VM - Compressor failed a blocking pager_get VM - Compressor failed a blocking pager_get VM - Compressor failed a blocking pager_get

i want create a app that categorize all sms in ios personal to professional in tab

I'm currently trying to develop an MDM (Mobile Device Management) solution and have encountered some issues: I've set up an MDM server, let's assume the URL is mdm.xxx.com. I've also registered with Apple Business Manager and assigned the MDM server. Using iOS's Configurator, I added an iPhone device to the Business Manager. After the initial addition, it prompts to erase the iPhone. After restarting, the iPhone interacts with the MDM server and completes registration. Now, here comes the question: When I was assigning the MDM server in step two, I didn't provide the MDM server's URL, I just uploaded a public key. After erasing the iPhone in step three, how does it know the URL of the MDM server?