Got a rejection for piracy storefront and itms-services URL scheme

Hello, Guys,


I have two games received the same rejection but cannot figure out what does the review team mean and how to fix these issues.


Guideline 2.3 - Performance - Accurate Metadata

We noticed that your app's metadata includes the following information, which is not relevant to the app's content and functionality.

Specifically, this app contains references to an app piracy storefront.

Guideline 2.3.1 - Performance

We discovered that your app contains hidden features. Specifically, this app contains references to an app piracy storefront.

Guideline 2.5.2 - Performance - Software Requirements

During review, your app installed or launched executable code, which is not permitted on the App Store. Specifically, your app uses the itms-services URL scheme to install an app.

Please note that while educational apps designed to teach, develop, or allow students to test executable code may, in limited circumstances, download code, such code may not be used for other purposes and such apps must make the source code completely viewable and editable by the user.

Guideline 3.2.2 - Business - Other Business Model Issues - Unacceptable

The feature in your app displays or promotes third-party apps, which is not appropriate for the App Store.


My confusion is:

  1. What does the piracy storefront mean?(coz our game always obey the review guidelines)
  2. We have no hidden features and third-party display or promotion.
  3. We did not use itms-services URL for app installation or launch, but we do use this frame for Chinese social App log in.


Is there anybody face the same question too? Or do you have good ideas for the solution? Many thanks!

Well if you're using third party libraries within your game then, you need to remove said libraries because certain validation processes has determine this to be the case.

Same problem...


Apple review team said to me to remove any reference to FIR.im but I don't use that library in my code 😕

Are you guys using any third-party libraries or ad networks or Pods or anything? Even an in-app purchase frameworking or something that appears very simple could have some bogus code in it....

Hello, I have also encountered this problem recently. Have you solved it? Can you communicate with each other?. Thank you

Hello, I have also encountered this problem recently. Have you solved it? Can you communicate with each other?. Thank you

Got a rejection for piracy storefront and itms-services URL scheme
 
 
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