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Reply to Need Help Publish My App Rejected
Welcome to the forum. You have to test your app to make sure it does work properly. That's a prerequisite. Otherwise, you provide so little information that it's hard to say for sure. For some reason (may be due to the category of app, but you don't tell), reviewer needs information to understand what the app is doing, how (are there traps for the users ?), whether there are compliance issues in its workflow… It's a bit unusual list of questions, so it may indicate that reviewer may be skeptical about your app. So you'd better provide detailed (and very accurate) answers to all questions. You will not pass the review otherwise. If that answers your question, don't forget to close the thread.
Sep ’26
Reply to Change Username
would like to change it to lower case. On the forum ? You could try to contact support https://developer.apple.com/contact/ or the Data Protection Officer 'dpo @ apple.com' (I had to add spaces to the mail address; remove them): to ask for changing the name or to request the complete removal of your developer forum account and profile data. As you are apparently new to the forums, you won't loose a lot. And then register again on the forum with the correct name. If that works, please tell and close the thread by marking the correct answer.
Sep ’26
Reply to Unknown item in iMessage settings
Have you installed Bear markdown notes app, or Hoogles ? If so, found this by googling. Hope it will help. A bear icon in the iMessage app drawer usually belongs to the Bear markdown notes app, which installs an extension for sending cute Bear iMessage stickers in your chats. Manage the Bear Icon Go to the Store or look for the Manage tab. Find Bear in the list and toggle the switch on to enable it. (Note: You must have the main Bear app installed on your device for the sticker pack option to appear). If that answers your question, don't forget to close the thread on the answer.
Sep ’26
Reply to App not appearing in App Store search for its own exact name — 4 weeks, ID lookup works fine (Apple ID 6782704808)
If this test can help… Effectively, Direct App Store link works fine. Searching for "MapSwap" in French AppStore shows a completion search as "mapswap for Safari" in the search bar. Looks like a reference tou yours. But taping "mapswap for Safari" shows 2 apps, notably one from Phil Trevor named "Redirection Cartes" in French AppStore. Does not look like yours. Taping Search for MapSwap lists a lot of app, several SwapMap ; but no MapSwap. What to do ? Hope Quinn (eskimo) reads your post, he is always very helpful. PS: I see the app requests iOS 26.4+ that's a bit restrictive, isn't it ?
Sep ’26
Reply to Starting Out
Welcome to the forum. You don't need to pay a developer license to transfer to your iPhone. Just have to register the phone in Xcode. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/distributing-your-app-to-registered-devices If that's OK, don't forget to close the thread by marking the correct answer. Otherwise, tell what doesn't work precisely.
Sep ’26
Reply to Delete build Apple Store Connect TestFlight
Could this help from an old answer on SO: Under TestFlight builds (ios), If you have multiple builds, select the bad one. Next expire the build, currently on the righthand side of the screen. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40839112/remove-old-builds-from-testing-in-testflight Please tell if that does not work and look here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60591285/ios-deleting-test-flight-builds-in-app-store-connect Otherwise, don't forget to close the thread by marking the correct answer.
Sep ’26
Reply to Issue with verifying developer app on iPhone
Welcome to the forum. What is the mail of your Apple account ? Is is the same gmail as we can see in the first screenshot ? But from what you can read here, it could be an Apple Verification server issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/Xcode/comments/1rq5rgp/unable_to_verify_app_an_internet_connection_is/ Check in system status if there is any outage: https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/ or https://developer.apple.com/system-status/ In that case, it should resolve by itself in a few hours. When it's solved, don't forget to tell on the forum and to close the thread. Good luck
Sep ’26
Reply to Words can’t truly explain this.
One can easily understand your deception and appreciate your calm. But to move forward, you have to analyse precisely the situation, from a reviewer perspective. Which were the causes of the 3 rejections you mentioned in a previous post ? Was it Guideline 4.3(b) each time ? What category of app is it ? Is it in a crowded category ? If so, it may be difficult to pass after a first rejection. Certain kinds of apps, such as dating, flashlight, sound effects, wallpaper, simple timers, and fortune telling, are well established on the App Store and we will not accept new submissions unless they offer a meaningfully different or improved experience. What did you change to resubmit ? Did you explain those changes in the notes to reviewer (that usually helps).
Aug ’26
Reply to Need Help Publish My App Rejected
Welcome to the forum. You have to test your app to make sure it does work properly. That's a prerequisite. Otherwise, you provide so little information that it's hard to say for sure. For some reason (may be due to the category of app, but you don't tell), reviewer needs information to understand what the app is doing, how (are there traps for the users ?), whether there are compliance issues in its workflow… It's a bit unusual list of questions, so it may indicate that reviewer may be skeptical about your app. So you'd better provide detailed (and very accurate) answers to all questions. You will not pass the review otherwise. If that answers your question, don't forget to close the thread.
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Sep ’26
Reply to Change Username
would like to change it to lower case. On the forum ? You could try to contact support https://developer.apple.com/contact/ or the Data Protection Officer 'dpo @ apple.com' (I had to add spaces to the mail address; remove them): to ask for changing the name or to request the complete removal of your developer forum account and profile data. As you are apparently new to the forums, you won't loose a lot. And then register again on the forum with the correct name. If that works, please tell and close the thread by marking the correct answer.
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Sep ’26
Reply to Unknown item in iMessage settings
Have you installed Bear markdown notes app, or Hoogles ? If so, found this by googling. Hope it will help. A bear icon in the iMessage app drawer usually belongs to the Bear markdown notes app, which installs an extension for sending cute Bear iMessage stickers in your chats. Manage the Bear Icon Go to the Store or look for the Manage tab. Find Bear in the list and toggle the switch on to enable it. (Note: You must have the main Bear app installed on your device for the sticker pack option to appear). If that answers your question, don't forget to close the thread on the answer.
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Sep ’26
Reply to App not appearing in App Store search for its own exact name — 4 weeks, ID lookup works fine (Apple ID 6782704808)
If this test can help… Effectively, Direct App Store link works fine. Searching for "MapSwap" in French AppStore shows a completion search as "mapswap for Safari" in the search bar. Looks like a reference tou yours. But taping "mapswap for Safari" shows 2 apps, notably one from Phil Trevor named "Redirection Cartes" in French AppStore. Does not look like yours. Taping Search for MapSwap lists a lot of app, several SwapMap ; but no MapSwap. What to do ? Hope Quinn (eskimo) reads your post, he is always very helpful. PS: I see the app requests iOS 26.4+ that's a bit restrictive, isn't it ?
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Sep ’26
Reply to Starting Out
Welcome to the forum. You don't need to pay a developer license to transfer to your iPhone. Just have to register the phone in Xcode. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/distributing-your-app-to-registered-devices If that's OK, don't forget to close the thread by marking the correct answer. Otherwise, tell what doesn't work precisely.
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Sep ’26
Reply to Delete build Apple Store Connect TestFlight
Could this help from an old answer on SO: Under TestFlight builds (ios), If you have multiple builds, select the bad one. Next expire the build, currently on the righthand side of the screen. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40839112/remove-old-builds-from-testing-in-testflight Please tell if that does not work and look here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60591285/ios-deleting-test-flight-builds-in-app-store-connect Otherwise, don't forget to close the thread by marking the correct answer.
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Sep ’26
Reply to Ferramentas e Serviços para Desenvolvedores
Bem-vindo ao fórum. Tem de descarregar o Xcode. Já o fez? Existem tutoriais muito bons da Apple chamados Pathways: https://developer.apple.com/pathways/?cid=ht-pathways Se isto responder à sua pergunta, não se esqueça de encerrar este tópico, marcando a resposta como correta; caso contrário, explique o que o está a impedir de avançar.
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Sep ’26
Reply to Issue with verifying developer app on iPhone
Welcome to the forum. What is the mail of your Apple account ? Is is the same gmail as we can see in the first screenshot ? But from what you can read here, it could be an Apple Verification server issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/Xcode/comments/1rq5rgp/unable_to_verify_app_an_internet_connection_is/ Check in system status if there is any outage: https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/ or https://developer.apple.com/system-status/ In that case, it should resolve by itself in a few hours. When it's solved, don't forget to tell on the forum and to close the thread. Good luck
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Sep ’26
Reply to Words can’t truly explain this.
One can easily understand your deception and appreciate your calm. But to move forward, you have to analyse precisely the situation, from a reviewer perspective. Which were the causes of the 3 rejections you mentioned in a previous post ? Was it Guideline 4.3(b) each time ? What category of app is it ? Is it in a crowded category ? If so, it may be difficult to pass after a first rejection. Certain kinds of apps, such as dating, flashlight, sound effects, wallpaper, simple timers, and fortune telling, are well established on the App Store and we will not accept new submissions unless they offer a meaningfully different or improved experience. What did you change to resubmit ? Did you explain those changes in the notes to reviewer (that usually helps).
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Aug ’26