How would one interpret guideline 5.4 VPN? It states: "Apps offering VPN services may not sell, use, or disclose to third parties any data for any purpose, and must commit to this in their privacy policy" Does that mean you cannot integrate Ad SDKs inside apps offering VPN functionality? Or does this only apply VPN Traffic? So using third party Ad SDKs like Admob is fine, as long you don't share any VPN traffic data? (e.g. Admob runs inside the App Process/UI, but doesn't run inside NEPacketTunnel) We have a similar case (and couldn't get clarification from App Review so far)

I'm working on a tvOS application that plays video content using TVMLKit/TVJS. I'm trying to integrate Google IMA SDK to show pre-roll, mid-roll, and post-roll ads in my app. Here’s what I’ve done so far: Video playback is handled through JavaScript in application.js. Ads are managed in Swift using Google IMA SDK. I use the evaluateJavaScript bridge to control video playback from Swift. I pause and resume the TVJS player (Player object) using a function like startPlayingVideo(value) from Swift based on the ad lifecycle. Current Flow: When the video is about to start, I call loadAds() from JS. This presents a Swift ViewController that handles IMA ad requests. On adsManagerDidRequestContentPause, I pause the video using JS via the bridge. On adsManagerDidRequestContentResume, I resume the video. The Issue: This setup doesn't behave consistently: Sometimes the ad plays in the background and video started playing as well but can not see the ad. Not able to see the post-roll ads Relevant Code Snippets: application.js function startPlayingVideo(value) { if (playerReference != undefined) { if (value == true) { playerReference.play(); else { playerReference.pause(); } } } function playVideo(videoURL) { setup playerReference, push mediaItem, etc. loadAds(); player.present(); } AppDelegate.swift let loadAds: @convention(block) () -\> Void = { DispatchQueue.main.async { let adManagerVC = ViewController() AppDelegate.tvController?.navigationController.present(adManagerVC, animated: true) } } let updateVideoPlayTime: @convention(block) (Double) -\> Void = { time in CustomContentPlayhead.shared.currentTime = TimeInterval(time) } ViewController.swift func adsManagerDidRequestContentPause(\_ adsManager: IMAAdsManager) { showAdUI() playerViewController.player?.pause() } func adsManagerDidRequestContentResume(\_ adsManager: IMAAdsManager) { hideAdUI() // Expecting JS video to resume via bridge } And yeah my IMSDK Implementation is working fine if I am using it with swift AVPlayer. What I Need Help With: Best practice for coordinating video playback between JS (Player) and Swift (IMAAdsManager). How can I sync the playhead reliably between JS and Swift? Is there a better way to pause/resume TVJS player from Swift during ad lifecycle? How to reliably insert mid-roll ads when the playback is primarily controlled in JS? Any insights, code examples, or recommended architecture improvements would be greatly appreciated!

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apptrackingtransparency/attrackingmanager/authorizationstatus/notdetermined Note: Discussion If you call ATTrackingManager.trackingAuthorizationStatus in macOS, the result is always ATTrackingManager.AuthorizationStatus.notDetermined. So, does macOS support getting ATT?

ADS.TXT file hasn't been found by admob for all my publishe app why and what can i do

2 of my apps keep getting rejected for this reason : "ads not loading on iPad Air 5th gen iOS 18.3.1" and I can't see where is the problem I am using admob

Is it possible to integrate a button in an app that displays advertisements to support charities -without offering any direct reward to the user?

I am unable to access search ads, basic tab, from last 10 days. It keeps showing error "We're busy updating Apple Search Ads and will be back online within the next few hours. Ads will continue serving during this time." Is anyone else facing the same issue? or have any solution?

Hi! I'm having a question that I can't really find an specific answer to, if anyone could help me. If I make an app, tag it as 18+ and restrict access to under 18's am I allowed to make custom ads with redirect to casinos(if users tap on them)?

Hello, I am currently working on integrating Meta Audience Network (Meta) with Google AdMob using bidding mediation for an iOS app. The goal is to show ads through meta , with AdMob acting as the mediation layer. I have successfully set up both the Meta SDK and Google AdMob SDK, as well as the GoogleMobileAdsMediationFacebook adapter. My AdMob and Meta accounts are both linked for mediation, and I have configured the correct placement IDs for Meta within AdMob. Currently i am creating a demo project with demo accounts i haven't added app live link as my app isn't on AppStore and haven't added any payment method. However, I am encountering a couple of issues and need some guidance: 1. Test Ads Work, but Real Ad Unit Fails: • When using test AdMob ad unit IDs, everything works fine, and ads are shown as expected. • But when I use my original AdMob ad unit ID, I get the error: “Publisher data not found.” • Does this mean my app is not fully set up or is there something else I might be missing in my configuration? • Is it necessary to go live on the App Store to get ads from the real ad unit, even for testing purposes? 2. Meta Ads via Bidding Mediation: • I have integrated Meta through AdMob’s bidding mediation system. But i am showing ads using GADBannerView is it right way to show meta ads that are mediated with google admob. If i have to show ads with FBAdView from where to get withBidPayload value for this function adView.loadAd(withBidPayload: "what_here") 3. Payment Method Requirements: • My app is still in the demo/testing phase and is not live on the App Store. I have not added any payment methods in either AdMob or Meta. • Is it necessary to add a payment method for testing purposes, or is this only required when I start monetizing and going live? I would appreciate any advice or pointers to ensure the setup is correct and to understand why the original ad unit ID isn’t working during testing. Thank you for your time and assistance!

Hello. I am trying to give an update to my app but it again and again gets rejected due to the ATT Prompt. Before this late week I gave the update and it got live without any issue. Now I done some minor changes in the App. Apple Response. The app uses the AppTrackingTransparency framework, but we are unable to locate the App Tracking Transparency permission request when reviewed on iPadOS 18.2. Next Steps Explain where we can find the App Tracking Transparency permission request in the app. The request should appear before any data is collected that could be used to track the user. If App Tracking Transparency is implemented but the permission request is not appearing on devices running the latest operating system, review the available documentation and confirm App Tracking Transparency has been correctly implemented. If your app does not track users, update your app privacy information in App Store Connect to not declare tracking. You must have the Account Holder or Admin role to update app privacy information. My Response: Hello Apple Team Thank you for your feedback. We have tested the app on iPadOS 18.2, also on iPhone 18.1 and the App Tracking Transparency dialogue is appearing as expected on the main home screen when the user enters the app. To help demonstrate this, we’ve attached a video showing the ATT prompt in action. If there is still an issue with the dialogue or if it needs to be placed in a different position, we kindly request your guidance on what needs to be adjusted. Please let us know the details so we can address it promptly. Thank you for your support "I uploaded a video with images showcasing the ATT prompt but now again they rejected the update with the exact same reply. Which I am thinking it may be a bot reply. Now what to do how to solve it?

Apple is pushing to use AdAttributionKit, but when I look at various ad networks, their sample code isn't using it. I'd like to find a simple example using a banner add and a third party ad network like admob. Also, I'm not clear on what post backs really do, or if I need them at all. If anyone can point me to clear documentation that is up to date, that would be great!

I've implemented GADMobileAds and my Info.plist file includes the following entry: <key>SKAdNetworkItems</key> <array> ... <dict> <key>SKAdNetworkIdentifier</key> <string>tl55sbb4fm.skadnetwork</string> <!-- Verve Group --> </dict> ... </array> Unfortunately, I get the following error still: ...[Default] <Google> <Google:HTML> 1 required SKAdNetwork identifier(s) missing from Info.plist. Missing network(s): Verve. See [Enable SKAdNetwork to track conversions] (https://googlemobileadssdk.page.link/enable-skadnetwork). I've tried everything from cleaning the build folder to adding all of Verve Group's other SKAdNetworkIdentifier strings. What am I missing?

I want to know if I can implement ads in my tvOS apps. If any documents are available from Apple on this topic, please send me the link. Thanks.

Hello, I used to have running campaigns in mostly all regions, but recently I got this message on some of the countries that were previously added and have recently become ineligible. It shows a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark next to them saying "This campaign is no longer eligible to run in one or more countries or regions.". However I think my app respects and complies with all Policies, so I don't think I am in Violation with them. Do you know how to apply/request a manual review on advertising in these countries. P.S I was in contact with Apple Support but they only responded by giving directions to the Policy and Guidelines sections, which is not a helpful response in any ways.

Is there any resource which describes this type of errors? I was integrating SKADNetwork view through Ad attribution and everything from the source app side is done and this error appears after the target app is installed and opened. Here is the full error Error setting install attribution pingback registered for app: <APP ID>, error: Error Domain=ASDErrorDomain Code=1209 "SKAdNetwork: Could not set registered for pingback that does not exist." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=SKAdNetwork: Could not set registered for pingback that does not exist.}, result: 0 I cannot find any resource on the internet which gives any info about this ASDErrors. If anyone can help, you would be doing me a solid, Thanks in advance.

Is there any threading assumption/requirement for ASIdentifierManager.advertisingIdentifier? Please see the complete issue and stack trace here. The main thread was waiting for the worker thread, which was blocked in ASIdentifierManager.advertisingIdentifier. Thread 68: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x188abf0f4 mach_msg_trap (in libsystem_kernel.dylib) + 8 1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x188abe5a0 mach_msg (in libsystem_kernel.dylib) + 72 2 libdispatch.dylib 0x188924880 _dispatch_mach_send_and_wait_for_reply (in libdispatch.dylib) + 500 3 libdispatch.dylib 0x188924d10 dispatch_mach_send_with_result_and_wait_for_reply$VARIANT$mp (in libdispatch.dylib) + 52 4 libxpc.dylib 0x188b8391c xpc_connection_send_message_with_reply_sync (in libxpc.dylib) + 204 5 Foundation 0x189aafa28 NSXPCCONNECTION_IS_WAITING_FOR_A_SYNCHRONOUS_REPLY (in Foundation) + 12 6 Foundation 0x189892f60 -[NSXPCConnection sendInvocation:orArguments:count:methodSignature:selector:withProxy:] (in Foundation) + 3608 7 CoreFoundation 0x188f3276c forwarding (in CoreFoundation) + 552 8 CoreFoundation 0x188f3475c forwarding_prep_0 (in CoreFoundation) + 92 9 CoreServices 0x1b1896ce4 -[LSApplicationWorkspace deviceIdentifierForAdvertising] (in CoreServices) + 160 10 AdSupport 0x198f70a60 -[ASIdentifierManager advertisingIdentifier] (in AdSupport) + 56 I don't see any thread related information in the document. I tried to recreate the scenario, but I could not reproduce the issue with the simplified test below. #import "ViewController.h" #import "AdSupport/AdSupport.h" #import "AppTrackingTransparency/AppTrackingTransparency.h" @interface ViewController () {  dispatch_queue_t _queue; } @end @implementation ViewController - (void)viewDidLoad {  [super viewDidLoad];  _queue = dispatch_queue_create("IdentityWorkerQueue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL);  dispatch_set_target_queue(_queue,               dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND, 0));  if (@available(iOS 14, *)) {   [ATTrackingManager requestTrackingAuthorizationWithCompletionHandler:    ^(ATTrackingManagerAuthorizationStatus status) {    NSLog(@"Status: %lu", (unsigned long)status);   }];  } } - (IBAction)action:(id)sender {  __block NSString *adId1 = nil;  dispatch_async(self->_queue, ^{   sleep(1);   adId1 = ASIdentifierManager.sharedManager.advertisingIdentifier.UUIDString;  });  __block NSString *adId2 = nil;  dispatch_sync(self->_queue, ^{   adId2 = adId1;  }); } @end Is there any threading assumption/requirement for ASIdentifierManager.advertisingIdentifier? For example, would it wait for the main thread to finish a certain task when an error happens?