Dear Apple Support,
We are experiencing an issue where iPhone-only apps (marked as "Designed for iPhone" in the App Store) are not appearing at all in the App Store on newer iPads running iPadOS 26.2 (A16 chip model), including in managed distributions via Apple Business Manager.
The app in question is X App, and it works fine on older iPads with previous iPadOS versions.
Is there a policy change or stricter enforcement starting from iPadOS 18 or later that prevents iPhone-only apps from being searchable, visible, or assignable on iPad devices (especially supervised/managed ones)?
If yes, does the developer need to update the app to Universal or add explicit iPad compatibility in App Store Connect for it to become available again?
We would appreciate any official reference or confirmation on this behavior.
Thank you for your assistance.