"Ready to submit" and no way to Submit

App Store Distribution & Marketing TestFlight TestFlight

Created Jun ’17

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I am trying to distribute my App to external testers through TestFlight. The status is "Ready to Submit" and I do not find any way to actually submit it.

The "iTunes Connect Users" is at the "Testing" state but the "External Testers" is at the "Ready to submit" state.

Will highly appreciate your help

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Cyd3Swyp3 OP

Jan ’18

My app JUST got approved (after a few days of being stuck in Waiting for Review) via TestFlight. Hopefully this means that the backlog is now clearing and we're able to use TestFlight as normal again.

Pavel V OP

Jan ’18

Probably Apple is updating something. Looks like we all see the same.

I undrestood that now only 1 build can be in "Waiting for Review" status on the Testflight.

I have few groups on the Testflight, and build approved for 1 group I cannot add to the second group. Could be that it's impossible to add any build to the second group.

jsedrick OP

Feb ’18

Did anyone find a resolution to this? When I go into my Test Flight build it gives me a "Ready to Submit" but no option to actually submit. Help is greatly appreciated!

dabbler OP

Feb ’18

Here's how I do it: click the build number, add an external tester*, save. I don't know if it is "the" way to do it, but it has been working for me. Just poor UX design as far as I can tell.

*Use a dummy account to make yourself an external tester if you don't want to involve real externals yet.

metryblue OP

Jul ’19

My problem was similar, stuck on the ready to submit step. I had a successful build in the appsote, I just need to update its version to newer one. I added a detailed answer here https://stackoverflow.com/a/57160753/557396

Dij0o OP

Jan ’21

When you open the Build information from within TestFlight, from the left side options select the external testers. Add the testers, add the description and select then you will see the option to Submit for Review

Everton C. OP

Nov ’21

I did bump CFBundleShortVersionString and it worked

bluestratus OP

Feb ’22

Tap "App Review" and click Submit for Review.

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nachbar OP

Jul ’24

This still appears to be a problem.

What worked for me was to go to the TestFlight tab, and click on the build number. Then, when I manually added an individual tester, I got the link to Submit for Review of the beta in TestFlight.

I had to add the individual tester even though that same tester had already been added as a member of a testing group.

So, I guess we just need to "poke" app store connect to get it to look at the build and allow us to submit for beta review.