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Reply to How does Numbers.app detect that a document was moved to Recently Deleted, and can third-party apps implement the same behavior?
It's not really about what the Numbers guy does but probably what FileDocument lets it do it. I have never used FileDocument with an iOS app. I do have a macOS application with FileDocument. If I open and then close a document and then move it under a different volume or a folder, the application is still able to open it. But it won't if I move a file to the dumpster.
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Mar ’26
Reply to Apple Support are you even here?
Unfortunately, there is nothing new. Apple Support is pretty much you and me. That's Apple's way. We are little people. Little people hardly make a difference in life. They use little people to do their job so that they can concentrate on making more money for the sake of their stock holders, I guess. In a sense, It's a modern version of slavery. They want us to file bug reports, too, when I fact they have billions of dollars to hire some new people and find ones for themselves. Once I refused, and I was publicly scolded by an Apple person here some 15 years ago.
Mar ’26
Reply to Auto-renewable subscriptions stuck in "Waiting for Review" causing StoreKit products unavailable during App Review
I am afraid I don't follow your long, winding story. The In-App Purchases and Subscriptions section will appear whenever you create a new software update, provided that you have a subscription group that has not been submitted to review. It sounds to me that you just need to create a new group with different product identifiers. I don't know anything about RevenueCat, though. I don't know why they use it. I would consider making the story concise if I were you.
Mar ’26
Reply to First experience with App Store Connect
When you have one or more binaries for submission, the + button will become visible under the Build section. If you click on it, you will see a list of candidates. If you don't see the plus button or a list of candidates, something must have gone wrong. You can upload another binary with a different build number. Usually, if there is something wrong with the binary you sending, Organizer will show an error.
Mar ’26
Reply to Apps stuck in “Waiting for Review” for over a month – never entering “In Review”
I have already tried: • withdrawing and resubmitting the app You are back to the end of the line. I wouldn't do that if I were you. Depending on where you are, you may end up waiting for weeks, if not days. It seems that the review delay is caused by a spike in the number of submission because you can now develop an app with little or no knowledge thanks or no thanks to AI. There was no delay until last November. I'm not terribly affected. Some people like those in China seem to be heavily affected. I only guess that Apple, Inc. cannot hire and then train reviewers fast enough to keep up with demand.
Mar ’26
Reply to Waited Almost a Month, Only to Get Rejected for “Hidden Features” and “Minimum Functionality”
This is clearly not just a wrapped website. The only WebView usage is for standard settings pages such as Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and FAQ. It means that you don't need an app since you could do it by hosting those features at a website. But that does not match my app at all. It is a native social alarm clock app with features including: Nobody knows what 'Real-time voice rooms', 'Live Activities' or 'QR code invitation scanning' are.
Mar ’26
Reply to Submitting an app and waiting time, what is the timeline for app reviewers? And other questions
IS there a maximum number of days that an app has to be reviewed before end of that period? In other words: if an app is posted, a review HAS TO HAPPEN before x days, is a rule (hopefully) or no? Nobody outside the realm of the review team knows if there is such a system except that I doubt that there is. Are we allowed to post many apps at once? I mean as a developer I can take time working in multiple apps, then suddenly deciding to publish them all, that is okay right? Are their limitation or expected "published flow" to have? Yes, we are. Once I submitted two dozen software titles over several days back in 2011. Once an app has been approved and published, will the waiting times for updates (new versions of the app) reviews smaller hopefully? or how was your experience? Is there a general rule you have seen? Yes. The wait time for a software update for an existing app is generally a lot shorter.
Mar ’26
Reply to App Keeps Getting Declined From Guideline 5.6
There are rules for subscription plans. As long as I see your screenshot, you don't seem to follow them. Have you looked for and read subscription plan documents? I'm not going to post links for you. Nor am I going to mention those rules because I already did twice in the past several days. You will never get your subscription plans approved unless you follow those rules.
Mar ’26
Reply to How does Numbers.app detect that a document was moved to Recently Deleted, and can third-party apps implement the same behavior?
It's not really about what the Numbers guy does but probably what FileDocument lets it do it. I have never used FileDocument with an iOS app. I do have a macOS application with FileDocument. If I open and then close a document and then move it under a different volume or a folder, the application is still able to open it. But it won't if I move a file to the dumpster.
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Mar ’26
Reply to Apple Support are you even here?
Unfortunately, there is nothing new. Apple Support is pretty much you and me. That's Apple's way. We are little people. Little people hardly make a difference in life. They use little people to do their job so that they can concentrate on making more money for the sake of their stock holders, I guess. In a sense, It's a modern version of slavery. They want us to file bug reports, too, when I fact they have billions of dollars to hire some new people and find ones for themselves. Once I refused, and I was publicly scolded by an Apple person here some 15 years ago.
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Mar ’26
Reply to Auto-renewable subscriptions stuck in "Waiting for Review" causing StoreKit products unavailable during App Review
I am afraid I don't follow your long, winding story. The In-App Purchases and Subscriptions section will appear whenever you create a new software update, provided that you have a subscription group that has not been submitted to review. It sounds to me that you just need to create a new group with different product identifiers. I don't know anything about RevenueCat, though. I don't know why they use it. I would consider making the story concise if I were you.
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Mar ’26
Reply to First experience with App Store Connect
When you have one or more binaries for submission, the + button will become visible under the Build section. If you click on it, you will see a list of candidates. If you don't see the plus button or a list of candidates, something must have gone wrong. You can upload another binary with a different build number. Usually, if there is something wrong with the binary you sending, Organizer will show an error.
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Mar ’26
Reply to Apps stuck in “Waiting for Review” for over a month – never entering “In Review”
I have already tried: • withdrawing and resubmitting the app You are back to the end of the line. I wouldn't do that if I were you. Depending on where you are, you may end up waiting for weeks, if not days. It seems that the review delay is caused by a spike in the number of submission because you can now develop an app with little or no knowledge thanks or no thanks to AI. There was no delay until last November. I'm not terribly affected. Some people like those in China seem to be heavily affected. I only guess that Apple, Inc. cannot hire and then train reviewers fast enough to keep up with demand.
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Mar ’26
Reply to Waited Almost a Month, Only to Get Rejected for “Hidden Features” and “Minimum Functionality”
This is clearly not just a wrapped website. The only WebView usage is for standard settings pages such as Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and FAQ. It means that you don't need an app since you could do it by hosting those features at a website. But that does not match my app at all. It is a native social alarm clock app with features including: Nobody knows what 'Real-time voice rooms', 'Live Activities' or 'QR code invitation scanning' are.
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Mar ’26
Reply to Submitting an app and waiting time, what is the timeline for app reviewers? And other questions
IS there a maximum number of days that an app has to be reviewed before end of that period? In other words: if an app is posted, a review HAS TO HAPPEN before x days, is a rule (hopefully) or no? Nobody outside the realm of the review team knows if there is such a system except that I doubt that there is. Are we allowed to post many apps at once? I mean as a developer I can take time working in multiple apps, then suddenly deciding to publish them all, that is okay right? Are their limitation or expected "published flow" to have? Yes, we are. Once I submitted two dozen software titles over several days back in 2011. Once an app has been approved and published, will the waiting times for updates (new versions of the app) reviews smaller hopefully? or how was your experience? Is there a general rule you have seen? Yes. The wait time for a software update for an existing app is generally a lot shorter.
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Mar ’26
Reply to App Keeps Getting Declined From Guideline 5.6
There are rules for subscription plans. As long as I see your screenshot, you don't seem to follow them. Have you looked for and read subscription plan documents? I'm not going to post links for you. Nor am I going to mention those rules because I already did twice in the past several days. You will never get your subscription plans approved unless you follow those rules.
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Mar ’26