I'm submitting my first macOS app (a native
SwiftUI menu bar app, signed with Developer ID
Application certificate, Hardened Runtime
enabled) for notarization using xcrun
notarytool submit with keychain profile
authentication.
All 9 of my submissions have been stuck at "In
Progress" for up to 16 hours. None have
transitioned to "Accepted" or "Invalid." Logs
are unavailable for all of them (notarytool
log returns "Submission log is not yet
available").
Environment
macOS: 26.2 (25C56)
Xcode: 26.1.1 (17B100)
notarytool: 1.1.0 (39)
App: Native SwiftUI, universal binary
(x86_64 + arm64), ~2.2 MB DMG
Bundle ID: com.gro.ask
Team ID: 4KT56S2BX6
What I've verified
Code signing is valid:
$ codesign --verify --deep --strict GroAsk.app
passes with no errors
$ codesign -dvvv GroAsk.app
Authority=Developer ID Application: Jack Wu
(4KT56S2BX6)
Authority=Developer ID Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
CodeDirectory flags=0x10000(runtime) #
Hardened Runtime enabled
Runtime Version=26.1.0
Format=app bundle with Mach-O universal
(x86_64 arm64)
Entitlements are minimal:
com.apple.security.app-sandbox
com.apple.security.network.client
Uploads succeed — each submission receives a
valid submission ID and the file uploads to
Apple's servers without error.
Submission history
Created (UTC): 04:40
ID: eeb12389-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: Invalid (Hardened Runtime missing —
since fixed)
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Created (UTC): 04:42
ID: 6e537a32-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: In Progress (16+ hrs)
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 07:52
ID: 5ee41736-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 08:19
ID: f5c6b9a5-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 08:27
ID: 0f1c8333-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 08:29
ID: 77fd9cd4-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 08:51
ID: db9da93e-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.1.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 09:05
ID: 3c43c09f-...
File: GroAsk.zip
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 12:01
ID: b2267a74-...
File: GroAsk-1.6.3.dmg
Status: In Progress
────────────────────────────────────────
Created (UTC): 12:15
ID: ae41e45c-...
File: GroAsk.zip
Status: In Progress
The very first submission (eeb12389) came back
as Invalid within minutes because Hardened
Runtime wasn't enabled on the binary. I fixed
the build configuration and confirmed
flags=0x10000(runtime) is present on all
subsequent builds. However, every submission
after that fix has been stuck at "In Progress"
with no state transition.
What I've tried
Submitting both .dmg and .zip formats — same
result
Verified notarytool log — returns
"Submission log is not yet available" for all
stuck submissions
Apple Developer System Status page shows the
Notary Service as "Available"
I've also emailed Apple Developer Support
but have not received a response yet
Questions
Is this the expected behavior for a
first-time notarization account? I've seen
other threads mentioning that new accounts may
be held for "in-depth analysis," but 16+
hours with zero feedback seems excessive.
2. Is there any manual configuration Apple
needs to do on their end to unblock my team
for notarization?
3. Should I stop submitting and wait, or is
there something else I can try?
Any guidance from DTS would be greatly
appreciated. This is blocking the release of
my app.
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