App has been “Waiting for Review” for 8 days — expedited request submitted, no response from support

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice regarding an App Store submission that has been stuck in “Waiting for Review” for 8 days.

So far, I have:

  • Submitted an Expedited App Review Request
  • Contacted Apple Developer Support
  • Tried calling Apple Developer Support and waited 39 minutes, but was never connected with anyone
  • Still have not received a response regarding the submission

I understand that App Review times can vary, but 8 days seems unusually long, especially since the submission has not even moved to “In Review.”

Has anyone else experienced this recently? Is there anything else I should do, or is there currently a delay with App Review?

I’m trying to avoid withdrawing and resubmitting the app since I don’t want to lose my place in the queue.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

My last iOS submission took 8 days to get approved and it was just a small bug fix. I wonder if they're backed up?

I'd say just wait it out even though it's frustrating.

App has been “Waiting for Review” for 8 days — expedited request submitted, no response from support
 
 
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