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Reply to This app is currently unavailable for Analytics
I got a reply from Apple Support: To protect customer privacy, Apple shows App Analytics data only when a certain number of data points are available. The data is aggregated so that customers can remain anonymous. As soon as there are enough data points to show, you'll see your App Analytics data. This brings 0 bits of new information to the table, it's what we all suspected anyway and it's what any AI would say on this question. I need to know more precisely when the analytics appears. At least to do some planning and give estimates to myself and my clients. I would continue begging them for information. This would be especially important soon, because Trends would be removed – currently it's the only source of information about installs & In-App Purchases. Imagine in the future you won't be able to know anything about your app, even 2 months after release. What a torture. I now regret respecting user privacy and not installing third-party analytics.
Apr ’26
Reply to Does Review team have a right to demand video?
Updates: Review team actually considered my appeal and the requirement for demo video was removed. Thank you for being so kind 🙏 Eventually I ended up making a demo for customer support and marketing. It's not exactly what reviewers asking: screen recording instead of my Mac being filmed by camera... But that AI-generated voiceover is amazing! Just check this out: https://youtu.be/9RrdYBe5Bwk?si=22dvTtaX_12AfJ6S
Apr ’26
Reply to Does Review team have a right to demand video?
@Tomato, I should mention that I already provided them a video, voluntarily, showing my app on my watch via screen sharing. So the fact they demand more is a sign of a "shark strategy". They feel my desire to comply ("blood") and attack with endless requirements. If I agree they'd demand another video with different equipment, and so on and so forth. Another problem is fully practical. The video requires Apple Watch + equipment (e.g. Mac Book) + camera. I simply can't do it in a good enough quality with my two hands. I need to hire a professional for that which is hard for an Individual Developer. Much easier would be reject and reapply hoping for a different reviewer. And finally I would note that I have competitors who perform worse than HeartBLE and I doubt any of them was forced to make a video. The real problem which blows their mind is the monetization. I selected the "XX-day Trial" + non-consumable model. Just wanted to give it a try, get some experience. Turns out reviewers hate it (or simply not familiar with their own guidelines). Every and each time they somehow condemn my IAPs, which I never expected during the development. I though everything is simple and obvious, user has to tap one button. Also, every time I provide them with credentials to test my IAPs and they never use them. I guess the problem is deeper than me "not wiggling my tail" and not showing desire to do anything they demand. Maybe they hired cheap and incompetent people to save resources, or maybe it's a special "killer team" that always rejects no matter which app gets to them. I'm submitting apps since 2014, I worked in companies that build literal spam and never struggled with review like today.
Apr ’26
Reply to Is SKTestSession available for Swift Package tests?
I figured out this problem. Mutable file (copying .storekit to temp dir) dind't help. Xcode project helps! SKTestSession works within a host application. Testing within Swift Package is impossible. Also important: on iOS 26.5 simulator tests would fail, as discussed here. However they work on iOS 26.5 device, or iOS 26.0-26.2 simulators.
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Jun ’26
Reply to This app is currently unavailable for Analytics
I got a reply from Apple Support: To protect customer privacy, Apple shows App Analytics data only when a certain number of data points are available. The data is aggregated so that customers can remain anonymous. As soon as there are enough data points to show, you'll see your App Analytics data. This brings 0 bits of new information to the table, it's what we all suspected anyway and it's what any AI would say on this question. I need to know more precisely when the analytics appears. At least to do some planning and give estimates to myself and my clients. I would continue begging them for information. This would be especially important soon, because Trends would be removed – currently it's the only source of information about installs & In-App Purchases. Imagine in the future you won't be able to know anything about your app, even 2 months after release. What a torture. I now regret respecting user privacy and not installing third-party analytics.
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Apr ’26
Reply to Does Review team have a right to demand video?
Updates: Review team actually considered my appeal and the requirement for demo video was removed. Thank you for being so kind 🙏 Eventually I ended up making a demo for customer support and marketing. It's not exactly what reviewers asking: screen recording instead of my Mac being filmed by camera... But that AI-generated voiceover is amazing! Just check this out: https://youtu.be/9RrdYBe5Bwk?si=22dvTtaX_12AfJ6S
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Apr ’26
Reply to Does Review team have a right to demand video?
@Tomato, I should mention that I already provided them a video, voluntarily, showing my app on my watch via screen sharing. So the fact they demand more is a sign of a "shark strategy". They feel my desire to comply ("blood") and attack with endless requirements. If I agree they'd demand another video with different equipment, and so on and so forth. Another problem is fully practical. The video requires Apple Watch + equipment (e.g. Mac Book) + camera. I simply can't do it in a good enough quality with my two hands. I need to hire a professional for that which is hard for an Individual Developer. Much easier would be reject and reapply hoping for a different reviewer. And finally I would note that I have competitors who perform worse than HeartBLE and I doubt any of them was forced to make a video. The real problem which blows their mind is the monetization. I selected the "XX-day Trial" + non-consumable model. Just wanted to give it a try, get some experience. Turns out reviewers hate it (or simply not familiar with their own guidelines). Every and each time they somehow condemn my IAPs, which I never expected during the development. I though everything is simple and obvious, user has to tap one button. Also, every time I provide them with credentials to test my IAPs and they never use them. I guess the problem is deeper than me "not wiggling my tail" and not showing desire to do anything they demand. Maybe they hired cheap and incompetent people to save resources, or maybe it's a special "killer team" that always rejects no matter which app gets to them. I'm submitting apps since 2014, I worked in companies that build literal spam and never struggled with review like today.
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