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App Store Rejection: Camera Access Message (Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy - Data Collection and Storage)
Apple blocked an update for a personal database app citing the 5.1.1 guideline. The permission alert message ("Purpose String") was not changed but the latest update got multiple rejections because of it.### WorkflowUser taps on an " Add Picture" button, and if the user specify " Camera" from an action sheet of sources (e.g. Photo Library, Paste from Clipboard), the app then tries to access the camera, and causes iOS to display a permission request alert. ### Permission Request AlertHere is the iOS standard alert **title**:> "[AppName]" Would Like to Access the CameraThe initially approved developer-supplied **message** ("Purpose String"):> Camera will be used to take pictures to store in [AppName].-> Rejected.> Camera will be used to take pictures so that you can store them in [AppName].-> Rejected again.We did look at Apple's docs and also asked Apple for recommendations, but they just kept saying that the alert needs *"to specify why the app is requesting access to the user's camera."*### Other ExamplesSimilar apps have these accepted messages (some approved as recently as last week):Example 1:> Take photos and add them to records.Example 2:> Granting access will allow you to take photos and add them to attachment fields.Example 3:> Enable camera access to be able to take photos and videos then add them to your records.### Your Recommendations?How do I make the message compliant? Did the rules recently got changed?I hope some kind soul could share some experience. Thank you!P.S. I am also trying on StackOverflow:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54602682/app-store-rejection-camera-access-message-guideline-5-1-1-legal-privacy
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