An ITMS-91061: Missing privacy manifest rejection email looks as follows: ITMS-91061: Missing privacy manifest- Your app includes "<path/to/SDK>", which includes , an SDK that was identified in the documentation as a privacy-impacting third-party SDK. Starting February 12, 2025, if a new app includes a privacy-impacting SDK, or an app update adds a new privacy-impacting SDK, the SDK must include a privacy manifest file. Please contact the provider of the SDK that includes this file to get an updated SDK version with a privacy manifest. For more details about this policy, including a list of SDKs that are required to include signatures and manifests, visit: https://developer.apple.com/support/third-party-SDK-requirements. Glossary ITMS-91061: Missing privacy manifest: An email that includes the name and path of privacy-impacting SDK(s) with no privacy manifest files in your app bundle. For more information, see https://developer.apple.com/support/third-party-SDK-requirements. : The specified privacy-impacting SDK that doesn't include a privacy manifest file. If you are the developer of the rejected app, gather the name of the SDK from the email you received from Apple, then contact the SDK's provider for an updated version that includes a valid privacy manifest. After receiving an updated version of the SDK, verify the SDK includes a valid privacy manifest file at the expected location. For more information, see Adding a privacy manifest to your app or third-party SDK. If your app includes a privacy manifest file, make sure the file only describes the privacy practices of your app. Do not add the privacy practices of the SDK to your app's privacy manifest. If the email lists multiple SDKs, repeat the above process for all of them. If you are the developer of an SDK listed in the email, publish an updated version of your SDK that includes a privacy manifest file with valid keys and values. Every privacy-impacting SDK must contain a privacy manifest file that only describes its privacy practices. To learn how to add a valid privacy manifest to your SDK, see the Additional resources section below. Additional resources Privacy manifest files Describing data use in privacy manifests Describing use of required reason API Adding a privacy manifest to your app or third-party SDK TN3182: Adding privacy tracking keys to your privacy manifest TN3183: Adding required reason API entries to your privacy manifest TN3184: Adding data collection details to your privacy manifest TN3181: Debugging an invalid privacy manifest

Hi everyone, I'd like to raise a concern about the transparency and fairness of Guideline 4.3 reviews. A rejection that says an app duplicates existing functionality or is indistinguishable from widely available apps should explain what specifically led to that conclusion. General categories, followed by an instruction to make substantial improvements, do not give developers an actionable path forward. Which functionality is the problem? Which aspects need to change? What standard would satisfy the reviewer? Without concrete examples or a clear threshold, the assessment feels highly subjective. Developers can spend significant time building a product and still be left guessing what would make it acceptable. In my view, independently developed apps should be able to compete in existing categories. Products naturally share basic functionality when they solve the same problem. Competition can come from a better workflow, a clearer interface, privacy, pricing, accessibility or serving a different audience. It should not require every developer to invent an entirely new category. If similar functionality alone is enough to reject a new entrant, that risks protecting established apps from competition. That feels unfair to independent developers and limits users' choice. The first app to enter a category should not effectively own that category. I support preventing copied apps, repetitive submissions and low-quality template spam. But there needs to be a clear, consistently applied distinction between spam and legitimate alternatives. A developer should be able to understand the reasoning behind a rejection and respond to specific concerns. Could Apple clarify: What specific evidence should reviewers provide when rejecting an app under 4.3? How is ordinary competition within a category distinguished from unacceptable duplication? What concrete criteria establish sufficient differentiation, and how are they applied consistently? When 4.2.6 is mentioned alongside 4.3, can the reviewer explain whether there is an actual template-related finding and what supports it? What is the best process for obtaining an actionable explanation when the rejection only lists general possibilities? Asking developers to make substantial changes is reasonable when the issue is clearly identified. Asking them to guess at an unstated standard is not. Clear reasons and consistent criteria would help developers improve their products while giving new entrants a fair opportunity to compete. Has anyone successfully obtained specific, useful clarification in this situation?

I have a macOS app that has be in “waiting for review” status since September 27 and the same app’s iOS build has been waiting since September 30th. Is this normal wait time for an app to enter the review process?

Hello everyone, I submitted my app for review on October 2nd, and it has been in the "Waiting for Review" state since then. Has anyone else experienced similar delays recently? Any advice on whether I should just wait or reach out to support would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Xcode version 26.6 (17F113) MyOwnKeyboard-PAD app looks OK using simulator iPad Air 11-inch(M4). It automatically reformats to all orientations using only left and right landscape selected in General, Deployment Info. The submitted app 1.9 (4) had the portrait checked which was an error. I tried to update to version to 1.10 without portrait and upside down, but Validation states it must have all orientations needed. I tried setting all orientations and the simulator cuts off the sides. I am using a new mini M4 with Tahoe 26.6.2 Converted from an older developer mini using Migration Assistant. After conversion Xcode could not find xcspace files and apps locked up. I had to create new apps with different bundles which got conflicted in AppConnects causing rejects. When new versions are submitted, old versions cannot be removed because of submission states. Causing similar binaries, design and scam. I got trapped in the process! I have replied to AppConnect ref. binaries, design and scam. I hope someone can straighten this mess out. The good new is the free MyOwnKeyboard-PHONE analytics look OK with 4,000 impressions and 38 downloads and 172 product page reviews. It's a start! Thank you. Charlie Coupe Designer/Coder 2026sep16

Same app, same day, two very different stories. iOS 1.0.0 went in on 22 September and was approved two days later. It has been live since. The tvOS version of the same app record, submitted the same day, same codebase, is still In Review fifteen days on. Nothing in Resolution Center. No questions, no rejection, no messages at all. The in-app purchase the two platforms share was reviewed and accepted with the iOS submission, so that is not waiting on anything either. I have filed an expedited review request and opened a support case. Both quiet so far. Is a two week tvOS review normal these days, or is this a sign something is stuck on Apple's side? Happy to be patient if that is just the tvOS queue, but if there is something I should be doing I would rather know. Apple App ID: 6813254202

Hello, I’m looking for some guidance regarding an App Store review that appears to be stuck after resubmission. Our app, Marque: Car Collection, was initially reviewed and rejected because the App Store metadata was missing a functional Terms of Use link. We corrected the issue by adding the Terms of Use URL to the App Store metadata and replied to App Review confirming the change. The same app version/build was resubmitted for review on September 28, 2026. It has now been more than a week, and there has been no further update from App Review. I also contacted Apple Developer Program Support regarding the delay, but I have not received a response yet. The original rejection required only a metadata correction, and no new binary was submitted. Is this review time normal after a metadata-related resubmission, or is there another appropriate way to ask Apple to check whether the submission is stuck in the review queue? I am not requesting an expedited review — I would simply like to confirm that the submission is still progressing normally and that no further action is required from our side. Thank you for any guidance. Sep 28 — metadata corrected Sep 28 — resubmitted for review Oct 5 — still waiting, no review update Developer Support contacted — no response yet

Hi App Review team, We're reaching out about a Pending Termination Notice under Section 3.2(f) of the DPLA, issued on September 17 to our Apple developer account. The notice cites repeated guideline violations on one app, Sugar Ai (Apple ID 6742744085), and treats them as an attempt to evade review. That was never our intent: each resubmission contained a genuine fix for a consent disclosure issue, but we failed to document these changes in our review notes. We filed a formal appeal with the App Review Board on September 21. Because the online form is capped at 2,000 characters, we also prepared a full write-up with screenshots and timelines, which we're glad to share with anyone at Apple who needs it. Our attempts to book an App Review appointment through App Store Connect have not gone through. We'd welcome the chance to walk a reviewer through the updated consent flow live, and we can provide builds, version history or any other information that would help. Team ID: S93VX5923L Thank you for your time.

DigitalMe AI (Apple ID 6803935582), iOS 1.0 Build 16, has remained Waiting for Review since September 27, 2026 at 13:16 CDT. All nine submitted items, the app, subscription group, four subscriptions and three consumable products, show the same status. Developer Support confirmed on October 1 that no developer action was needed. As of October 5, we have received no App Review message or rejection. We have followed up on the existing support case asking for an investigation. Could App Review staff confirm whether the submission is queued correctly and whether any account or item dependency requires action from us? The wait is blocking our initial launch and planning subsequent native releases. We can provide the submission and support case identifiers privately if needed.

Hello, We are reaching out asking for help reaching someone who can investigate an unresolved App Review situation and unanswered support requests. Across our original submission and resubmission, we have been unable to deliver important iOS updates for 1 month. During this period, an SMS-pumping incident forced us to suspend phone-number registration. Additional client-side protections are ready, but we cannot get them to App Store users while the current submission remains unresolved. Brrro is a startup that reached number one on the Greek and Cypriot App Stores, including Greece’s overall chart and Social Networking category. We have a growing user base, ongoing press interest, and users waiting for fixes we have already completed. This delay is materially affecting our ability to operate and has forced us to postpone our marketing campaign. App details: App: Brrro – Secure Messenger Apple ID: 6756784288 The timeline and outstanding issues are as follows: Our original update was rejected after more than two weeks of waiting, under Guideline 2.3.1(a). The rejection cited a game accessed through a hidden entrance, alongside the app’s decoy PIN, alternate icons, and user-triggered data-deletion features. It also included an extended-review warning. We addressed the game’s discoverability by making it accessible through a clearly labeled Games entry in Settings instead of the triple-tap entrance. We also explained the purpose and discoverability of the user-configured privacy and security features. The earlier submission was withdrawn, and version 4.0.1 was submitted on 24 September. It entered In Review on 25 September and remains there as of 5 October. We submitted an expedited-review request and contacted support, including follow-ups. We have not received a substantive response explaining the outstanding concern or what action is required from us. During this delay, an SMS-pumping attack generated thousands of dollars in verification charges. We suspended phone-number registration and prepared additional client-side verification protections. These are not included in the 4.0.1 build currently under review; We need assistance with both the unresolved review and the lack of communication. Could an Apple representative please help confirm: Whether our case remains open and which team is handling it. Whether the current submission remains subject to extended review. Whether any specific feature, documentation, or reviewer-access issue requires action from us. How we can arrange direct contact with App Review and receive a substantive next step. Whether any unresolved concern could also affect subsequent security updates, and what we need to do to resolve it. If a feature needs changing, we are available to act immediately once the requirement is clearly explained. We can also provide reviewer access, a walkthrough, submission screenshots, and incident evidence through a private support channel. We need a concrete response so that we can deliver fixes to our users and plan the operation of our business. This is hurting us as a startup and might even drive us out of business Brrro Team

Hi everyone, After a year of work I submitted my first app (a game) on September 21. It was in "Waiting for Review" until September 25 and has been "In Review" since then, so 11 days in total now. Is this normal at the moment? Everything I find online says most apps are reviewed within a day or two, so I'm wondering if I did something wrong or if this is just how it is right now. I did see a few other posts here with similar waiting times. It's my first submission and it also includes my first in-app purchases. Could that be why it takes longer? I contacted App Review through the contact form on September 30 but haven't heard anything yet. I haven't resubmitted anything, because I read that it puts you back at the end of the queue. One more question: will updates take just as long, or are they usually faster once the app is live? For context, the game has had 10+ testers for a few months, and Google Play approved the same version a couple of days ago. Thanks!

Hello Apple Support Team, My app’s new version appears to be taking longer than usual in the review process, and I’d like to check whether there might be an issue with the submission. App Information App Name: Dora - AI Video Generator Apple ID: 1604739131 Item for Review: New App Version Timeline Submitted: Sep 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM As of today (Oct 5), the app version has remained “In Review” for 5 days. Our app versions are normally reviewed within 1–2 days, so this delay is unusual for us. Could you please check whether there are any issues with the submission? If possible, we would also greatly appreciate any assistance in expediting the review. Any guidance or assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and support. Best regards, Smart Widget Labs Team.

Hello, Our app Virtual Pro Association has been stuck in “Waiting for Review” since September 28, 2026 at 21:46. We requested an Expedited App Review, and Apple confirmed that the request was accepted with the message: “We’ll expedite review for Virtual Pro Association.” Despite this, almost 6 days have passed and the submission has still not moved to “In Review.” We have also contacted App Review Support regarding the review status and are currently waiting for a response. App: Virtual Pro Association Version: 1.0 Build: 72 Apple ID: 6809065140 There are no messages, rejections, or actions required in App Store Connect. Has anyone experienced a similar delay recently, especially after an expedited review was granted? Is there anything else we should do, or should we simply keep waiting? Thank you.

Hello, My app, Dungeon Crawl 94: What Was Taken, has remained in “Waiting for Review” since September 21, 2026. Apple Account of the App: 6802649282 Version: 1.0 Build: 5 Submission ID: 12b50a1f-29be-4d34-8498-0e4e0e359cd7 On September 28, Apple approved my request for an expedited review and confirmed that the submission would be expedited. However, the app has still not entered review. I also contacted App Review Status support on September 30 (Case ID: 102981140624), but the submission remains in “Waiting for Review” and I have not received a response. The game launched on Steam and Google Play on September 30 as part of a coordinated multiplatform release. The iOS version is now several days behind the other platforms. Could someone from the App Review team please check whether there is a queue or routing issue preventing this submission from entering review? If anything is required from me, I am ready to provide it immediately. Thank you for your help.

On 17 September I received a Pending Termination Notice (Guideline 5.6.2 / DPLA 3.2(f)) with a 30-day appeal window. On 20 September I submitted an appeal through the App Review appeal form, selecting "Pending Account Termination" and attaching my apps. I did not receive a confirmation email or case number. I emailed Developer Support on 25 September asking them to confirm receipt and have had no reply. Today I opened Developer Support case 102986439580 asking the same question. The appeal window closes on 17 October. Could App Review confirm whether my appeal was received and is with the App Review Board? If it was not received, please let me know so I can resubmit before the deadline. I don't want to file a duplicate if the original is on file. Thank you.

Hi everyone, my new iOS app "TrustCamera – Real Captures" (version 1.0) has been in "Waiting for Review" since September 28 with no change. I already answered App Review's request for information and resubmitted. App Review still shows a red alert icon, but there is no open message from Apple, and my Contact Us request hasn't been answered. Is anyone else seeing long waits right now? And does anyone know what the red icon means when there's no open message? Apple ID: 6815439596 Submission ID: 730b1fee-0065-4f1a-83c7-d38cd3fd22cd Thanks!

Hello Apple Developer Community and App Review Team, I'm reaching out regarding my app submission, which has remained in "Waiting for Review" since September 28, 2026. App ID: 6799896230 I previously received a Guideline 2.1(b) – Performance issue from the App Review team. I addressed the issue, made the necessary changes, and submitted an updated build under the same app version with a new build number on September 28. Since submitting the updated build, the submission has remained in Waiting for Review with no change in status. I have also contacted Apple Support through the standard support channels multiple times and received confirmation that my requests were received. However, I have not yet received a substantive response regarding the status of my submission. I understand that App Review timelines can vary, and I appreciate the work of the App Review team. However, given that the submission has remained in this status since September 28, I would appreciate any clarification regarding its current status. Could an Apple team member please confirm whether my submission is correctly queued for review, and whether there is anything further required from my side before the review can proceed? I have intentionally not withdrawn or resubmitted the app again, as I do not want to restart the review process or cause any further delay. Any clarification or assistance would be greatly appreciated. App ID: 6799896230 Thank you.

Hello Apple Developer Community and App Review Team, I'm reaching out here because my new app submission has been stuck for a week and I haven't been able to get an update through the standard channels. App ID: 6815054408 On September 28, 2026, I received a "Guideline 2.1 - Information Needed" message and replied with the requested information in App Store Connect the same day. Since then, there has been no further response and no change in status. On October 4, 2026, I requested an Expedited Review, which was granted. However, more than 24 hours later, the review still has not moved forward. I have not withdrawn or resubmitted the app to avoid further delays. Could an App Review Team member please check whether my reply to the 2.1 request was received, and whether the submission is stuck for a technical reason? If my reply was incomplete, I'm happy to provide any additional information right away. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi everyone, I wanted to check whether other developers are currently experiencing longer-than-usual App Review waiting times. We are submitting the first public release of our iOS app, LongTable. Timeline: September 25: App Review provided feedback under Guideline 1.2 regarding user-generated/anonymous content. We implemented the requested moderation, reporting, blocking and safety changes. September 28: We replied to App Review explaining the changes and resubmitted the updated build. The submission has remained in “Waiting for Review” since September 28 and has not yet moved to “In Review.” We contacted Apple Developer Support yesterday to check whether anything is preventing the submission from progressing. There are currently no outstanding messages or actions requested from us in App Store Connect. Is anyone else currently seeing similar waiting times for a first app or a resubmission after App Review feedback? I’m mainly trying to understand whether this is part of the current review queue or whether there is anything else we should check on our side. Thank you.

Hi everyone, I'm an indie developer in Taiwan and also a Zi Wei Dou Shu and BaZi consultant. I built this app for my own work and for other practitioners. The app focuses on client case management: client records, consultations and payments in one place, filtering across cases (by chart features, life events or payment status), and statistics to review the business and explore how traditional rules relate to their own cases. It also generates charts, which users interpret themselves, and on iPad two pages can be viewed side by side. It has been rejected several times under Guideline 4.3(b), with the message that it "primarily features astrology, horoscopes, palm reading, fortune telling or zodiac reports." It has no horoscopes, palm reading, daily fortunes, zodiac reports or AI readings. I've provided review notes and a demo video to explain its features. The latest rejection noted that repeated submissions may lead to extended review times, and that accounts that repeatedly submit non-compliant apps may be removed from the Apple Developer Program. So I'd like to better understand the concerns before submitting again. It also suggested a web app. Our web version is already live and used by many paying users, but I find the native version smoother to use on iPhone and iPad. I respect the review process, but this has been discouraging. I'm planning to request an App Review appointment and am considering an appeal to the App Review Board. I'd love to hear from others: Has anyone with a professional tool in a crowded category been approved after a 4.3(b) rejection? What made the difference? If you've met with App Review or appealed to the Board, what information helped them understand your app? Thanks for reading. Any advice would mean a lot.

Submission ID 2b3e5059-d7db-4cff-a15f-29107f090a74 (GreenBet Golf, Apple ID 6761739779) has been In Review since September 11. It contains four items: iOS 1.0.1 build 37, plus two auto-renewable subscriptions and their subscription group in first-time review. The September 11 review raised four issues. All four were resolved the same day and answered in the submission thread, including the screen recording App Review requested for guideline 3.1.2(c). An expedited review was requested and granted on September 23, with no change since. No developer action is pending, the Paid Apps Agreement is active, and there has been no further message from App Review. Could someone take a look at this submission?