Usually it takes them around 1-2 years to fix minor bugs if you are lucky

If it takes too long I always cancel and resubmit. You can also try requesting expedite review.

My app was finally approved today, 48 hours after the last submission.

Do you have any details on not working hinge/reserved regions detection in keyboard extensions? Is it being fixed? Also, do you know when the next Xcode 27.1 is planned?

Thank you for the follow up! So as I understand, the new keyboard layout (with globe button displayed as a normal key) is the one that is going to appear in the final release, right? And custom keyboards will also have to show the globe button as the needsInputModeSwitchKey will be set to true for iPhone Duo?

I workarounded the issue since I know now what was causing it.

Ah, now it makes more sense. Have you tried reaching out Apple directly? Maybe try through appealing? Is it the first submission or an update? You could also try submitting "Code-level support" ticket - it will definitely reach them so maybe someone from there could forward your case to the right people.

I never understand why people wait so long for the review. If it takes so long, it's clearly stuck. The best way is to cancel the review and submit it again :). I think the longest reasonable time to wait before cancelling is 4 days.

Awesome! Thank you for sharing the workaround! Did you release it through the App Store?

Great to hear! Thanks for the follow up.

Yes, but App Store Connect doesn't see any purchases "Last Purchase" column is empty. I've found a workaround - I can show "manage subscription" screen on iOS and then I see my purchase, but I wonder if there is anything like that on macOS as not everyone has also iOS app.

Well, it seems like one of those information is outdated because they are contradicting :D. However, I checked and TestFlight purchases on macOS are not connected with my sandbox account, so I guess the note in the App Store is newer. I think in the past this account was used for TF purchases but it's no longer the case. I checked it purchasing a subscription when my sandbox account was set and the purchase did not appear in the App Store Connect next to my sandbox user.

Sandbox account isn't used for TestFlight purchases. If you open App Store -> Settings, you can see a note below the sandbox account: This account will only be used for testing your in-app purchases while developing locally. Your existing App Store account will be used for TestFlight apps.

I don't want to show a dock icon. Also, I think you tested it incorrectly - when you launch a "regular" app, it gets activated automatically, so if you show a new window then - it will be active. Launch the app by clicking on the binary (sometimes Xcode can mess up focus too), focus another app like Finder or Safari and then open a new window from the menu bar. It will appear below other windows even if the activation policy is set to regular. You can test it with my demo app :).

Done :)