I'm working on a group project and we are trying to upload our flutter app to the Google Play Console. The other day, I finished all the processes for submitting the app and now we are waiting for the app approved. However, the app we submitted as the app bundle before doesn't have much functionality. But, one of our MVP was uploading to Google Play, so we just submitted the app having a simple frontend with no functionality to the "internal test", because I thought our app doesn't have enough functionality to release as a closed or open test.
My first question is if it says "pending publication", does it mean they are in the reviewing process and I should just wait for a few days? Another question is is it ok to update our app bundle while they are reviewing our app (since the current app bundle doesn't have much functionality)? And when is the better time to update app bundle next and and how to update? Is it just hit remove in the picture below and drop a new file??
"Pending publication" indeed means that your app is under review. These days, it can take as much as a week to have it reviewed.
You can indeed choose to create another release even while the first one is under review and upload a new App Bundle. In this case, the first release will be aborted in favour of the new one (assuming the two releases are in the same track). As someone pointed out, it is possible that it resets the waiting time for the review.
Regarding your screenshot, the fact that you can see a "Remove" button means that you probably already have created a new release (since existing published release are immutable). Maybe you created a new release in a different track?
Clicking "Remove" and uploading another version of the App Bundle should do it.
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I have just uploaded new app to the AppStore using iTunes connect and didn't see a way to not to publish app automatically
Does it mean that for new apps Apple no longer provides way to do it?
Update 5th Sep
They just rolled out a major UI change to the iTunes Connect website.
The Version Release section is now down the bottom of one giant page for each version. This is a good change as it means you can go back and alter this setting whilst your app is still in a Waiting for Upload state.
Prior
At least as of Sep 2014, the question about automatic pushing is exposed as a final screen after the main form you fill in when you push the Ready to Upload Binary button.
This is unfortunately a one-way process - you can't go back and edit your answers in these screens, for a given version. You have to force it by uploading a version that is rejected then go through the screens again. (I just found out the hard way as a client painstakingly filled in the forms for all NINETY SIX apps then I had to go through uploading them all and repeating the forms - it's been a long day.)
See Apple's help
I think it asks you about that when you create an update for an app.
For the first version of an app just go to Rights & Pricing and set a future release date.
I used to test my Chrome Apps by following these instructions:
https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/docs/publish
Now, when I upload a new app for testing, the Publish to Test Accounts button is gone, and it seems to be replaced by a set of radio buttons, one of which is "Trusted Testers", and a single Publish button. When I publish that way, the app gets into a Pending Review state, and stays there (for over a day). It seems as though I've requested it be published for real, which I guess requires a review, but I only want to test it.
A month or so ago when I did this is became available for testing in minutes.
Has anyone successfully this week published an app for testing only?
UPDATE: To get along with my development, I took an app Published to Testers a few weeks ago, and updated it with a completely unrelated app that I'm working on now. It appeared as Published to Testers within a few minutes. So, I am able to reuse this "container" for testing various apps. But, I am unable to publish anything new to testers.
This turned out to be temporary. A day later, publishing became responsibe again, with a quick response.
I wanna know if it is okay to submit an update to an app that is different from the first release. For example, my first release would be a game, but on my next release, I want to remove the game but instead make a couple of web views and table views, etc. Will Apple stop me from updating the app?
The Mailbox is one example. When I first downloaded it, it doesn't really do anything but countdown on the number of people getting the app. Honestly, I lost patience and didn't bother trying it out. But I don't think it's an entirely different app, just that the countdown was a layer on top of a fully functioning Mailbox app, correct?
Every time you update new version, apple review team will review your new ipa, so what have updated write in new version.
So if your new updated app is valid means follow all guidelines than there is no problem.
As the question says, I am wondering whether UPDATED apps are automatically released onto the app store once they are approved?
My update is finished and has been tested, and as it takes a few days to approve I would like to submit it for approval now. In the meantime I need to change update a few things on my server, however I do not want the app update to go live until I have finished my server stuff.
Will the app go live immediately or do I get to choose the release date (after approval of course)?
Many thanks
You have an option to
choose the release date
release immediately on approval
once approved wait until I release it, (wait for you to click the release button so you can make server changes) aka Version Release Control.
This can all be done from iTunes Connect when submitting your application. However, if you select the option to "release when i'm ready" that application approval is only valid for that build. If you upload a new build, it must be re-approved.
I was hoping someone can answer a simple question for me...
If you create an iphone app and get it approved for sale, what happens if you add updates to it? Do you have to submit this for approval too?
How does the whole process of updating existing apps work?
Assistance would be very much appreciated, thanks
Yes, every update requires a new round of approval. Once your first app is live, the management page for your app offers an "Add Version" button, which takes you through a similar process to the original app, but with options to document changes.
You do indeed need to have updates approved. So once your initial application is created in iTunes Connect, uploaded and approved by apple and available through the store, you can easily submit new versions.
You log into iTunes Connect and click Manage my Applications.
Select the application and click the Add Version button.
Fill out details of the update (such as the new version number, what's changed, any new screenshots, etc).
Upload your new binary via the application loader.
Wait for review.
The process of update is almost exactly like the process of creating and pushing out the first release. It's really quite simple, tbh.
The update process is nearly identical to the original submission, except that you don't have to reenter all the metadata (but you can modify almost all of it, except for the app ID, during update submission).
Update review times have historically varied by large amounts, either slower or faster than the original app's approval time, on the order of 1 day to 1 month. Don't count on it being any less.