Hey everyone, I’m in a bit of a bind and could really use some advice from the community. My team and I have developed an app that’s intended for both existing business partners and potential new partners. The idea is for current partners to access specific features while allowing new users to submit requests to become partners. Our target audience is across India, and public distribution via the App Store is crucial for our growth. Here’s the issue: Apple has repeatedly rejected our app, stating that it’s intended for a specific business or organization and should use business app distribution instead. I’ve explained that public availability is essential for onboarding new partners, and I’ve even provided examples of similar apps that are publicly available in the App Store. Despite all this, Apple continues to reject our app. I’m frustrated because there are other apps in the App Store with similar use cases that seem to have no trouble getting approved. I’ve tried everything—highlighting the importance of public distribution, comparing our app with existing ones—but nothing seems to work. So, I’m turning to you all for help: Has anyone else dealt with a similar issue? How did you get around it? Do you know of any specific strategies or wording that might help convince Apple to approve our app? Is there a chance we’re missing something crucial that could be causing these rejections? I’m open to any suggestions or advice you might have. It’s been a long road, and we’re just trying to get our app out there to help businesses grow. Thanks in advance for your help! APP Review Message: Guideline 3.2 - Business We still found in our review that your app is intended to be used by a specific business or organization, including partners, clients, or employees, but you've selected public distribution on the App Store in App Store Connect. Since the App Store is intended for apps with a public audience, we recommend reviewing the other distribution options available to you through your Apple Developer Program Account. Next Steps To resolve this issue, review the other distribution options available for apps designed for specific businesses or organizations and choose a distribution option that works for your app and users. You can review these app distribution options on Apple Developer.

Does anyone have experience withe the following error message? The source control operation failed because the file “***” could not be found. Make sure a valid file exists in the repository and try again. I have added the repos, I was able to push the first version of my project. Any changes throw this error message, the file names didn’t changed since the first push. Maybe someone know a fix for this issue. Greetings, Janik

Hi, I have an app that uses GPS, to locate you, then retrieves a unique ID and then shows you: Location Name Unique ID Latitude & Longitude As you move around, this information is updated within the apps UI. The UI is just a card, with no map and the user is unable to change what is displayed, without moving location. I am wanting to integrate with CarPlay, so the users don't need to touch their device while in a moving car. Am I able do the following within the CarPlay Guidelines?, Display the unique ID Update the ID as the car moves Record a distance between two unique ID's (as the car is moving via a "Start" & "Stop" button) When I look at the CarPlay developer documentation, there is no clear guide on what template to use. Navigation or POI. There is also limited guidance on CarPlay development, so any tips/advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks Hayden

Hello, I am having trouble distributing the internal app to the Apple Business Manager via the AppStore private distribution. == Steps to reproduce == Create a new app on AppStore Connect Set it as a private distribution and specify the organisation ID Submit the build to the review The app review is approved and "Ready to Distribute" On the distribution tab, it says "This app was removed from sale from the App Store. Go to Pricing and Availability to add it back to the App Store." Sign-in to the Apple Business Manager Enable the custom app in the Apple Business Manager settings Expected: 7-A. The app is listed under the Custom App Observed: 7-B. There is no app listed under the Custom App section == Questions == Is there any other steps for the successful private distribution? Does the organisation receive any email from the App Store Connect to accept the private distirubion? Is there any way to see the status of the custom app from the developer? Is there any Apple support contact I can confirm the status of the app? Thank you for your help in advance!

I'm developing a macOS application called Blurt, which aims to provide enhanced notification management in MacOS. The core functionality I'm trying to implement is the ability to intercept and display notifications from various applications in a custom interface. Current implementation: Using AppDelegate to handle application lifecycle Implemented UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate for handling notifications Created a custom NotificationService extension Challenges: Unable to intercept notifications from other applications System notifications are not being captured by our app What I've tried: Using DistributedNotificationCenter to observe system-wide notifications Implementing a Notification Service Extension Exploring NSWorkspace notifications Current roadblocks: Apple's sandboxing and security model seems to prevent direct access to other apps' notifications Unable to find a sanctioned API for system-wide notification interception Questions: Is there a recommended approach to creating a centralized notification management system within Apple's guidelines? Are there any specific system notifications or events we can legally subscribe to that might help achieve similar functionality? How do other notification management apps (if any exist) handle this limitation? Are there any upcoming APIs or features in macOS that might address this use case? I'm open to alternative approaches or pivoting the app's functionality if necessary. Any insights, suggestions, or resources would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help!

Hello, I am a product designer trying to understand the UI design limitations of CarPlay. I am designing a scene where a CPTabBarTemplate will appear. From what I can read in the CarPlay development documentation, I understand that it should be possible to assign a custom icon for each tab with tabImage: UIImage?, if I am not mistaken. However, any reference I have found always uses SF Symbols, which makes me wonder if they can actually be customized. And on the other hand, if they are customizable, could any PNG be used for the tab that might compromise the driver's safety? Thank you in advance.

Hello, I am a product designer and I am currently working on a project that incorporates functionalities in CarPlay. Given the UI limitations that exist for app development with CarPlay, are there any pre-designed templates in Figma or any other resources that can be used to design the screens? This way, I can adhere to those templates knowing what the limits are. Thank you very much for your attention.

Hi, Can I use the MailKit API to add mention support to Mail App. Where I write "@deepak" and my extension suggests me emails starting with the name "deepak" from my contacts. I see there is MEComposeSessionHandler.viewControllerin the mail kit API. But I think, according to the WWDC demo, it can only create UI in the toolbar section of the compose window. Any help will we appreciated here!

Hello, I'm trying to download a native spatial video for a software program I'm putting together where people can upload spatial videos from the web and deploy them inside a native VisionOS app showing a breadth of different file formats.

In App Store Connect, is an organization's Legal Entity name separate from the App Store display name? My organization currently has the same name for both App Store display name and Legal Entity name. It contains an apostrophe, which is desired on the App Store for brand consistency. However, an apostrophe is no longer permitted in the Legal Entity name (it was entered in before that restriction came into effect). If I remove the apostrophe from the Legal Entity name to satisfy compliance warnings, will that update the App Store display name as well? I ask here because I'm supposing that if I remove the apostrophe and it does update the display name, the input validation won't let me enter it back. Any help would be appreciated - thanks!

Let's say I have an iOS app on the app store. Anyone can download and use it, but I would like to restrict the app from granting access to certain features to a select set of people I can personally vouch for. So, for example, to get access, the app send email to me, you have to convince me I know you, and if you do, I send you back some kind of token string which you can enter into the app. However, I'd like for that token to not be shareable, and to be locked to that device. Is there any kind of persistent ID associated with a device that I can use to tie the token I grant to that persistent ID? Or can someone suggest a way that once I trust a user, I can give them a token which will cannot be shared to anyone else? Also, does anyone know if restricting access to app features in this way is any kind of issue with regards to the app review process? The app itself is free, and there are no in-app purchases. I simply don't want certain features of the app (which end up sending push notifications) to get abused.

Need help as the the option to "make a version unavailable for download" is broken. 1- Go to the app store and select your app 2- On the left menu scroll down and click on "pricing and availability" 3- Scroll to the bottom to "Edit your last-compatible version for iOS apps" and expand the section 4- Click on the app versions 5- On the new pop-up window un-check the boxes for the versions you need to remove and click done. HERE IT IS BROKEN.

Hi! I need a little help here. I want to use my iPhone with Xcode, and I'm building an app that I want to preview on my device. The developer mode in Settings - Privacy and Security - Developer Mode won't enable. I click the switch to the green on, the device prompts me to restart, I restart it and then there is no last pop-up after the restart completes to confirm enabling. The option is also still off in Settings. I have done the process multiple times and still nothing. I have also tried manually enabling it from the Mac but also it fails with error 1. The full output from the Mac is: Request failed: An unknown error has occured 00008101-0005048E2251003A: Failed to enable Developer Mode (1) Does anyone know of a way to fix this or any recommendations? I have tried Reset all settings, fiddling with the WiFi, and adjusting Find My iPhone (although I don't think those have anything to do with Developer Mode). Any help is very appreciated.

We are trying to develop an app with AppClip functionality because we believe that launching an app with AppClip as the driving force is very good. Since it will be an app for employees, we plan to distribute it via MDM and links, so we will not publish it on the AppStore. I know you said in a past forum that you did not support AppClip 3 years ago, but I would like to know what the current status is. https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/652854

I use the Vue.js 3 language, together with Typescript, I created a pwa application and I want to create a voice button, but when I use this button created in my safari it works, when I add my application to the IOS home screen, it no longer works, I tested it with different versions of Ios. an example of my code: <template> <div class="app-container"> <span @touchstart="startRecording" @touchend="stopRecording" class="no-select microphone-button" > <el-icon :style="{ transform: isActive ? 'scale(2.3)' : 'scale(1.5)' }" id="microphone-button-margin"> <Microphone /> <span v-if="isActive" class="recording-indicator" /> </el-icon> </span> <p>Texto Reconhecido: {{ recognizedText }}</p> </div> </template> <script setup lang="ts"> const recognizedText=ref('') let recognition: any=null const isActive=ref(false) onMounted(() => { recognition = new (window as any).webkitSpeechRecognition() }) const startRecording = () => { isActive.value = true recognition.lang = 'pt-BR' recognition.continuous = false ElMessage.error('Start') recognition.onresult = (event: { results: { transcript: any }[][] }) => { ElMessage.success(event.results[0][0].transcript) const transcript = event.results[0][0].transcript recognizedText.value = transcript } recognition.start() } const stopRecording = () => { isActive.value = false ElMessage.error('Stop') if (recognition) { recognition.stop() } } </script> link code: [https://element-plus.run/#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***0udHJhbnNjcmlwdClcbiAgICBjb25zdCB0cmFuc2NyaXB0ID0gZXZlbnQucmVzdWx0c1swXVswXS50cmFuc2NyaXB0XG4gICAgcmVjb2duaXplZFRleHQudmFsdWUgPSB0cmFuc2NyaXB0XG4gIH1cbiAgcmVjb2duaXRpb24uc3RhcnQoKVxufVxuY29uc3Qgc3RvcFJlY29yZGluZyA9ICgpID0+IHtcbiAgaXNBY3RpdmUudmFsdWUgPSBmYWxzZVxuICBFbE1lc3NhZ2UuZXJyb3IoJ1N0b3AnKVxuICBpZiAocmVjb2duaXRpb24pIHtcbiAgICByZWNvZ25pdGlvbi5zdG9wKClcbiAgfVxufVxuXG48L3NjcmlwdD5cblxuPHRlbXBsYXRlPlxuICA8ZGl2IGNsYXNzPVwiYXBwLWNvbnRhaW5lclwiPlxuICAgIDxlbC1jYXJkPlxuICAgICAgPGVsLXJvdyA6Z3V0dGVyPVwiNVwiPlxuICAgICAgICA8ZWwtY29sIDp4cz1cIjI0XCIgOnNtPVwiMjRcIiA6bWQ9XCIyNFwiIDpsZz1cIjI0XCIgOnhsPVwiMjRcIiBzdHlsZT1cIm1hcmdpbi10b3A6IDE1cHhcIj5cbiAgICAgICAgICA8c3BhblxuICAgICAgICAgICAgQHRvdWNoc3RhcnQ9XCJzdGFydFJlY29yZGluZ1wiXG4gICAgICAgICAgICBAdG91Y2hlbmQ9XCJzdG9wUmVjb3JkaW5nXCJcbiAgICAgICAgICAgIGNsYXNzPVwibm8tc2VsZWN0IG1pY3JvcGhvbmUtYnV0dG9uXCJcbiAgICAgICAgICA+XG4gICAgICAgICAgICA8ZWwtaWNvbiA6c3R5bGU9XCJ7IHRyYW5zZm9ybTogaXNBY3RpdmUgPyAnc2NhbGUoMi4zKScgOiAnc2NhbGUoMS41KScgfVwiIGlkPVwibWljcm9waG9uZS1idXR0b24tbWFyZ2luXCI+XG4gICAgICAgICAgICAgIDxNaWNyb3Bob25lIC8+XG4gICAgICAgICAgICAgIDxzcGFuIHYtaWY9XCJpc0FjdGl2ZVwiIGNsYXNzPVwicmVjb3JkaW5nLWluZGljYXRvclwiIC8+XG4gICAgICAgICAgICA8L2VsLWljb24+XG4gICAgICAgICAgPC9zcGFuPlxuICAgICAgICAgIDxwPlRleHRvIFJlY29uaGVjaWRvOiB7eyByZWNvZ25pemVkVGV4dCB9fTwvcD5cbiAgICAgICAgPC9lbC1jb2w+XG4gICAgICA8L2VsLXJvdz5cbiAgICA8L2VsLWNhcmQ+XG4gIDwvZGl2PlxuPC90ZW1wbGF0ZT5cblxuPHN0eWxlIHNldHVwPlxuLm5vLXNlbGVjdCB7XG4gIC13ZWJraXQtdXNlci1zZWxlY3Q6IG5vbmU7IC8qIFNhZmFyaSAqL1xuICAtbW96LXVzZXItc2VsZWN0OiBub25lOyAgLyogRmlyZWZveCAqL1xuICAtbXMtdXNlci1zZWxlY3Q6IG5vbmU7ICAvKiBJRSAxMCsgICovXG4gICB1c2VyLXNlbGVjdDogbm9uZTsgICAvKiBTdGFuZGFyZCAqL1xufVxuLm1pY3JvcGhvbmUtYnV0dG9uIHtcbiAgdGV4dC1hbGlnbjogY2VudGVyO1xuICBwb3NpdGlvbjogcmVsYXRpdmU7XG4gIGRpc3BsYXk6IGJsb2NrO1xuICBoZWlnaHQ6IDMwcHg7XG4gIHdpZHRoOiA0MHB4O1xufVxuLnJlY29yZGluZy1pbmRpY2F0b3Ige1xuICBwb3NpdGlvbjogYWJzb2x1dGU7XG4gIHRvcDogLTVweDtcbiAgcmlnaHQ6IDEycHg7XG4gIHdpZHRoOiA3cHg7XG4gIGhlaWdodDogN3B4O1xuICBiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiByZWQ7XG4gIGJvcmRlci1yYWRpdXM6IDUwJVxufVxuPC9zdHlsZT5cbiIsImltcG9ydC1tYXAuanNvbiI6IntcbiAgXCJpbXBvcnRzXCI6IHt9XG59IiwidHNjb25maWcuanNvbiI6IntcbiAgXCJjb21waWxlck9wdGlvbnNcIjoge1xuICAgIFwidGFyZ2V0XCI6IFwiRVNOZXh0XCIsXG4gICAgXCJqc3hcIjogXCJwcmVzZXJ2ZVwiLFxuICAgIFwibW9kdWxlXCI6IFwiRVNOZXh0XCIsXG4gICAgXCJtb2R1bGVSZXNvbHV0aW9uXCI6IFwiQnVuZGxlclwiLFxuICAgIFwidHlwZXNcIjogW1wiZWxlbWVudC1wbHVzL2dsb2JhbC5kLnRzXCJdLFxuICAgIFwiYWxsb3dJbXBvcnRpbmdUc0V4dGVuc2lvbnNcIjogdHJ1ZSxcbiAgICBcImFsbG93SnNcIjogdHJ1ZSxcbiAgICBcImNoZWNrSnNcIjogdHJ1ZVxuICB9LFxuICBcInZ1ZUNvbXBpbGVyT3B0aW9uc1wiOiB7XG4gICAgXCJ0YXJnZXRcIjogMy4zXG4gIH1cbn1cbiIsIl9vIjp7fX0=) Can anyone help me in this case? I don't know what I could be doing wrong and I also did a lot of research and didn't see anything to help me.

Hello, fellow developers and Apple engineers, I'm reaching out to seek advice and insights on a challenge I've encountered during the app review process for a particularly complex iOS app. Our app is designed to manage communal activities for cities, working in conjunction with desktop software/server, which makes it both large and intricate. Its primary users are specific companies, such as Municipal utilities, across various cities in Germany, each with over 100 devices. The core of the challenge lies in the app review stage. Due to the app's complexity and the necessity for specialized knowledge to understand its full functionality, it seems that the review team faces difficulties in evaluating the app, leading to rejections. It's clear that without training or a deep dive into the app and its server-side components, grasping its utility and operational nuances is challenging. We've attempted to provide detailed documentation but we're still encountering hurdles. Here are some specific questions and areas where we'd appreciate your guidance: Best Practices for Submitting Complex Apps: Are there recommended strategies or best practices for submitting apps that require a deep understanding of specific, non-public functionalities? Communication with Reviewers: Is there an effective way to communicate the necessity of our app's complexity and its server-dependent nature to the review team? Any tips on ensuring this communication is as clear and constructive as possible would be invaluable. Documentation for Review: What kind of documentation have you found most effective in aiding the review process for complex applications? Are there formats or templates that seem to work best? Appealing Review Decisions: For those who have gone through the appeal process with similarly complex apps, what was your experience? How can one effectively convey the app's value and operational context in an appeal? We're committed to ensuring our app meets Apple's standards while providing vital services to our clients. Any insights, advice, or shared experiences in navigating the app review process for similar applications would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time and help. Best regards, Dominik

Hi all, I am new to Swift and I have found an issue which I can't fix. I use a TabView and if I change the views a few times, and go back to this view I get this error and I can't tab on any of the views any longer in the Navigation Stack. The way to fix it, is to force close the app and reopen it. Error message: "A NavigationLink is presenting a value of type “NavigationItem” but there is no matching navigationDestination declaration visible from the location of the link. The link cannot be activated. Note: Links search for destinations in any surrounding NavigationStack, then within the same column of a NavigationSplitView." Code: struct ToolsMainView: View { @State private var navigationPath = NavigationPath() var body: some View { NavigationStack(path: $navigationPath) { VStack { ScrollView(showsIndicators: false) { VStack { ForEach(navigationItems) { item in NavigationLink(value: item) { HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: 12) { Image(systemName: item.icon) Text(item.title) Spacer() Image(systemName: "chevron.right") } } } } .scrollTargetLayout() } .scrollTargetBehavior(.paging) } .navigationDestination(for: NavigationItem.self) { item in viewMenuItems(item) } } .scrollContentBackground(.hidden) } func viewMenuItems(_ tool: NavigationItem) -> some View { switch tool.menu { case .forms: return AnyView(View1()) case .stage: return AnyView(View2()) case .margin: return AnyView(View3()) case .vat: return AnyView(View4()) case .tvheight: return AnyView(View5)) case .tvsize: return AnyView(View6()) case .cable: return AnyView(View7()) case .project: return AnyView(View8()) case .tasks: return AnyView(View8()) } } } Do you have any suggestions? Thank you

Hello, maybe anyone know anything about HCE (Host card emulation) feature on iOS? As far as I read, it's not possible to achieve this functionality on iOS, but maybe there are plans to implement that? Or maybe it's clear that it wont be allowed to be used at all? Thanks:)

I am planning to learn coding and iOS development using Xcode, but I wanted to know if building an app would have some fees or anything similar to that and if so what are the costs?