TestFlight build install fails 'app not available' (internal) and Submit for Review returns generic error (external) — both persist 9 days

Hi DTS team,

We have a TestFlight build that is stuck in two ways simultaneously, suggesting a server-side state issue on the build or the account. This has now persisted for over a week with no usable response from Apple Support, so I'm escalating here in the hope of getting an engineer's attention.

App: HAVN 360 Apple ID: 6769371655 Bundle ID: com.havn.member Team ID: XTRZ36RKU8 Build: 1.0.0 (1) — Binary State: Validated, status "Testing", expires in 81 days

SYMPTOM 1 (internal testing): Build is attached to the internal group "Team (Expo)" with a green check. TestFlight on iPhone (UAE storefront, account-holder's Apple ID (redacted — visible to Apple via Team ID) shows HAVN 360 with an Install button. Tapping Install returns: "Could not install HAVN 360. The requested app is not available or doesn't exist."

Already attempted:

  • Removed all prior dev builds and provisioning profiles
  • Signed out / back into Media & Purchases
  • Full device restart
  • Repeated after Agreements, DSA, App Privacy and Test Information were all confirmed Active / Published

SYMPTOM 2 (external testing): Submitting the same build to external group "HAVN Friends Beta" via TestFlight > group > Builds > + > What to Test > Submit for Review returns: "There was an error processing your request. Please try again later."

Reproduced across browsers and fresh sessions for 9 days.

VERIFIED CLEAN:

  • App Information: category Health & Fitness, content rights No, age rating set, copyright set
  • App Privacy: declared and Published, privacy URL provided
  • Test Information: complete (description, feedback email, privacy URL, contact info)
  • Pricing and Availability: configured, app available in UAE
  • DSA Compliance: Active (Not a Trader)
  • Free Apps Agreement: Active
  • Developer Program membership: Active, renews May 2027
  • ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption: false

SUPPORT EXPERIENCE SO FAR: A free-tier App Review support ticket was filed on 14 May 2026. Apple's auto-reply quoted a 2-business-day SLA. It has now been 9 days (more than a full working week) with no substantive response — only the initial acknowledgement. The Code-Level Support form does not accept this issue type because there is no applicable Xcode sample project (it is an App Store Connect / TestFlight infrastructure issue, not a code defect). I have no remaining first-party support channel to use, which is why I am posting here.

For a paying Apple Developer Program member trying to ship a beta, this is a difficult position to be left in. I would really appreciate a DTS engineer reviewing the server-side state for this build / app / team and identifying what is stuck. Both symptoms suggest the same underlying cause — most likely a flag on the build's distribution metadata or an entitlement state that needs to be cleared.

Happy to provide any further diagnostic information needed.

Thanks, Godwin

TestFlight build install fails 'app not available' (internal) and Submit for Review returns generic error (external) — both persist 9 days
 
 
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