Approved app stuck in “Ready for Distribution” — release controls disabled

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Created Feb ’26

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My iOS app has passed App Review and is marked “Ready for Distribution,” but App Store Connect does not allow me to release it because the App Store Version Release controls are disabled.

App Review is closed and the Resolution Center is unavailable. I have submitted multiple Apple Developer Support cases and called phone support, but the issue remains unresolved.

This appears to be an App Store Connect backend state issue affecting a first-time app with subscriptions.

Can Apple engineering assist in unlocking release permissions for iOS version 1.0?

Answer 1

nouman_eclix OP

Feb ’26

Ready for Distribution Status means that your app is already released/live on app store. You can confirm it by searching your store name on app store.

Answer 2

mahmudraihan OP

1d

Same issue here, still unresolved as of Sep 2026 — first-ever submission (WakeUpr, Apple ID 6806372856), approved, has an in-app subscription (RevenueCat/Superwall), stuck at "Ready for Distribution" with the release-type controls (Manual/Automatic/Scheduled) completely greyed out.

One detail that might help narrow this down: mine was set to "Automatically release after App Review, no earlier than [date]," and that scheduled date/time silently advances by exactly one hour every time I reload the page — it's done this continuously for two days with the release never actually firing. No error or log anywhere explaining it.

Also worth noting for anyone else hitting this: the developer.apple.com/contact form is currently returning a server error (HTTP 500) on every submission attempt, so that channel is a dead end too right now. Emailed Developer Support directly with no response yet either.

If anyone found a fix or got Apple to actually intervene, would really appreciate hearing how.