App Rejection Fixes

This repository documents the various reasons why apps were rejected during the App Store review process and provides solutions to resolve these issues. It serves as a resource for developers to better understand common rejection scenarios and how to address them effectively, helping streamline the review process for future submissions.

✦ My macOS/iOS application ✦

🚫 Guideline 1.5 - Safety

1.5 Developer Information People need to know how to reach you with questions and support issues. Make sure your app and its Support URL include an easy way to contact you; this is particularly important for apps that may be used in the classroom. Failure to include accurate and up-to-date contact information not only frustrates customers, but may violate the law in some countries or regions. Also ensure that Wallet passes include valid contact information from the issuer and are signed with a dedicated certificate assigned to the brand or trademark owner of the pass.

Q: Issue Description

The Support URL provided in App Store Connect, https://wangchujiang.com/quick-rss/, does not direct to a website with information users can use to ask questions and request support.

🚫 Guideline 1.5 - Safety

1.5 Developer Information People need to know how to reach you with questions and support issues. Make sure your app and its Support URL include an easy way to contact you; this is particularly important for apps that may be used in the classroom. Failure to include accurate and up-to-date contact information not only frustrates customers, but may violate the law in some countries or regions. Also ensure that Wallet passes include valid contact information from the issuer and are signed with a dedicated certificate assigned to the brand or trademark owner of the pass.

Q: Issue Description

The Support URL provided in App Store Connect, https://github.com/jaywcjlove/quick-rss/issues/new?assignees=&labels=support%2Cfeedback%2Cquestion&projects=&template=bug_report.yml&title=%F0%9F%99%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F+Support+%26+Feedback%3A+Quick+RSS, does not direct to a website with information users can use to ask questions and request support.

Specifically, official app support contact was not found in the support URL.

Q: Next Steps

Update the specified Support URL to direct users to a webpage with support information.

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A: 💯 Rejection Fixes

I created a feedback page (https://wangchujiang.com/quick-rss/feedback.zh.html) which passed the iOS review. However, for the macOS version, the feedback page is still using GitHub Issues.

🚫 Guideline 2.1 - Performance - App Completeness

Submissions to App Review, including apps you make available for pre-order, should be final versions with all necessary metadata and fully functional URLs included; placeholder text, empty websites, and other temporary content should be scrubbed before submission. Make sure your app has been tested on-device for bugs and stability before you submit it, and include demo account info (and turn on your back-end service!) if your app includes a login. If you are unable to provide a demo account due to legal or security obligations, you may include a built-in demo mode in lieu of a demo account with prior approval by Apple. Ensure the demo mode exhibits your app’s full features and functionality. We will reject incomplete app bundles and binaries that crash or exhibit obvious technical problems.

Q: Issue Description

The app exhibited one or more bugs that would negatively impact App Store users.

Bug description: No content was displayed on the PASS Purchase page.

🚫 Guideline 2.1 - Information Needed

We need a video that demonstrates the current version, 1.0, in use on a physical iOS device.

Specifically, we need a demo video that shows app in-use.

The demo video should:

• Show the app running on a physical iOS device, not on a simulator.
• Clearly documents all relevant app features, services, and user permission requests.

Q: Next Steps

Provide a link to the video in the App Review Information section of your the app’s page in App Store Connect and reply to this message. A screen recorder can be used to capture footage of the app in use. Note that if the app can only be reviewed with a demo video, updated demo videos will need to be provided for every app submission.

🚫 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:

What’ new text showed iOS reference.

Q: Next Steps

To resolve this issue, please revise or remove this content from your app’s metadata. For resources on metadata best practices, you may want to review the App Store Product Page information available on the Apple Developer website.

🚫 Guideline 2.4.5(i) - Performance

In order to continue reviewing your app, we require additional information.

Your app uses one or more entitlements which do not appear to have matching functionality within the app. Please reply to this message in App Store Connect and describe how and where the app uses the following entitlements. You will not need to upload a new binary to provide this information.

Apps should have only the minimum set of entitlements necessary for the app to function properly. If there are entitlements that are not needed, please remove them and submit an updated binary. You will need to Developer Reject the app to upload an updated version.

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🚫 Guideline 4 - Design

We noticed an issue with your app's user interface that contributes to a lower-quality user experience than App Store users expect.

Specifically, we found that when the user closes the main application window there is no menu item to re-open it.

Q: Next Steps

It would be appropriate for the app to implement a Window menu that lists the main window so it can be reopened, or provide similar functionality in another menu item.

Alternatively, if the application is a single-window app, it might be appropriate to save data and quit the app when the main window is closed.

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A: 💯 Rejection Fixes

Add a ‘Main Windows’ menu item to the Windows menu. This way, when the application is closed, users can click this menu item to reopen the main window.

Alternatively, you can implement it so that clicking the close button exits the application directly.

🚫 Guideline 3.1.1 - Business - Payments - In-App Purchase

We have begun the review of your in-app purchases but aren't able to continue because your submitted in-app purchases indicate a change of business model for your app.

Specifically, your existing Auto-Renewable Subscription business model has changed to include a non-consumable in-app purchase business model type.

Therefore, we need to verify the implementation of your submitted in-app purchases in the app to ensure your app, and its in-app purchases, are in compliance with the App Review Guidelines.

Q: Next Steps

In order to approve your your new in-app purchase business model, we have to verify the purchasability of the items being sold. Please upload a new binary and make sure that your new in-app purchase products are available for purchase at the time of review.

🚫Guideline 2.1 - Performance - App Completeness

Settings > Full Disk Access erroneously states "Granted", however the access was never asked for or granted by the user.

Q: Next Steps

Test the app on supported devices to identify and resolve bugs and stability issues before submitting for review.

If you are unable to reproduce the bug, try the following:

• For new apps, uninstall all previous versions of your app from a device, then install and follow the steps to reproduce.
• For app updates, install the new version as an update to the previous version, then follow the steps to reproduce.