My app is under a Guideline 4.1 grace period that ends on 19 August
2026. If I do not ship a compliant update by then, the app will be
removed from sale.
The update is ready. Version 1.1.1 has a processed build attached,
the app has been renamed, and all metadata has been corrected in
every localization. The version status is "Ready for Review".
The problem: there is no way to submit it. No "Add for Review" or
"Submit for Review" button appears anywhere on the version page.
I believe the submission is blocked by pending compliance items in
App Information — the updated age rating questionnaire and/or the
Digital Services Act trader verification, which still shows "This
developer has not identified as a trader for this app."
Here is where I am stuck. The DSA trader verification requires a
phone verification code. I am currently travelling abroad and my
registered Spanish line has no roaming service at my location, so I
cannot receive SMS or calls on it. I have also now hit the "too many
verification codes have been sent" limit.
So I have a compliant version I cannot submit, blocked by a
verification I physically cannot complete from where I am, against a
deadline six days away.
Questions:
Is the DSA trader verification (or the age rating questionnaire)
what blocks "Add for Review"? I would like to confirm before
spending more of the deadline on the wrong thing.
Is there any alternative to SMS/phone for the trader
verification — email, or documentation review?
If this cannot be resolved in time, can the grace period be
extended given that the blocker is an account verification step
and not the guideline issue itself?
I have already replied in App Review Messages explaining the fix.
Any pointer would be appreciated — I am running out of runway.
App: Whodoku — App ID 6787716218
Version ready: 1.1.1 (build 20)
Grace period ends: 19 August 2026
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