App not returned by App Store search for any query since a name change — case 102966931238, escalated 4 days ago

Looking for anyone at Apple who can nudge an escalated Developer Support case, or any developer who has seen this pattern.

App: "Peptide GLP Supplement Synergy", Apple ID 6805712020, live since September 11. Distribution method Public, status Ready for Distribution, age rating 18+.

Symptom: the app does not appear in App Store search on iPhone for any query — including its exact name and the developer name — on multiple devices and Apple Accounts with no content restrictions. The App Store Search API still returns it.

Timeline: from September 11 to 15 the app was findable by its exact (old) name only. On September 15 version 1.0.2 released with the app renamed to the current name. Since that rename it is findable by nothing, including the new exact name. Nothing in App Store Connect has been changed since the case was opened.

Developer Support case 102966931238 was opened September 17; the representative reproduced the failure on September 18 and escalated it to the technical team. Urgency notes were added September 19 and 21. No update since.

Has anyone seen a listing fail to re-index after a rename, and is there a channel that moves a case like this? Thank you.

I'm not from Apple, but this seems like a keyword ranking issue. Best way to test if it's in the app store is to use the "View on App Store" link provided on the app information page.

Thanks for the reply. The problem is the direct link works, the product page loads and installs fine from "View on App Store". The issue isn't ranking because a search for the exact app name returns no result at all on multiple devices / accounts and the developer name returns nothing either. That's what Apple support reproduced on the 18th. Still hoping someone from Apple can move the case.

From what other people have posted, there can be a substantial delay before search results get updated.

App not returned by App Store search for any query since a name change — case 102966931238, escalated 4 days ago
 
 
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