I am about to submit my iPhone app to apple store, a quick question:
If half way, I found that I missed something/information, say a screenshot, and it takes me 2 days to get that screenshot, does apple store remember all the steps that I already completed - so that I can restart from where I was, or do I need to restart from the beginning?
If it's just a screenshot that's missing, go ahead and submit it, and update the screenshot later. That won't cause your app to get re-reviewed, and it usually takes Apple a few days to start reviewing your app anyhow.
To answer your question directly, I don't recall that Apple saves the info that you've already entered if you don't go ahead and submit the changes. I think you either have to submit it or retype it later if you don't submit it now.
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I have a simple question.
Can I change Screenshots of my app in the "Metadata and Uploads" section in itunesconnect.apple.com, after submission of app ? (At very first my app was rejected by apple after rejection, i made some changes in the app and then again uploaded new binary using "Ready to upload binary" button in iTunesconnect while uploading he didn't ask me for updating screenshots..)
If not then, do i need to reupload binary ?
My current status in itunesconnect shows Waiting for review
Thanks.
Even more recently (who knows when...) apparently you can change screenshots again while the app is waiting for review.
More recently (2015 or earlier), you cannot change screenshots even while your app is "waiting for review."
You are not allowed to change them after the app has been approved so be quick. See this news release by Apple:
This move is thought to be a way to deter spammers from posting a fake app and then changing the screenshot to mimic an existing popular app.
Update after talking to Apple:
On 2015-08-18 # 12:30pm EST, the answer is still NO -- but there is hope.
I spoke with Apple on Monday, 2015-08-17 and after investigating the issue, they explained that iTunes Connect Screenshot uploading has a temporary error due to ongoing updates to iTunes Connect as aforementioned at WWDC. They are now aware of the issue and their engineers will restore the legacy functionality allowing us upload new images while Waiting For Review, as soon as possible. Meanwhile, if one needs to modify screenshots, simple "Remove this version from review", change the screens, then re-click "Submit For Review".
I hope this helps.
:-)
On 2015-08-16 # 2:48am EST, the answer is NO.
I can not edit, add, or remove screen shots in either Safari, Chrome or Firefox at time for status "Waiting For Review". I cannot do it before editing anything else - like the title or keywords, which ARE editable - nor can I do it after editing anything else.
I have read all of the guidelines provided in the links above in full. At a certain point, it becomes circular linking regarding editing metadata and app statuses. Yes, screens are locked when the app is not editable, but all indications are that Waiting For Review is an editable status. There is nothing stating this is not the case. Heck, at the top of the App's screen is blatantly states:
"(i) You can edit all information while your version is waiting for review. To submit a new build, you must remove this version from review."
However, one CAN NOT do it. This is a real blow as one will not realize this until it is too late and one is reading these posts - and now one realizes that one has lost the time and must reject and re-queue. Either that, or go to market with inferior metadata screens.
I will call the contact number in the morning at 7am PST. If anything changes, I will update this post. If not updated, one can assume this is the final status as of this time.
*** Sadly:
If you need to change your meta screens, and you cannot do it, stop hoping, stop reading, I am sorry to say: You cannot do it. Cancel the submission, change the version number, change the screens and resubmit the sooner, the better.
:-(
I just discovered this evening that they lock it down when it goes into "In Review".
These "rules" change from time to time, currently (Jun 2015) you can change certain items but not images when you submit for review.
More information about what you can and cannot change is located here:
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/iTunesConnect_Guide/Appendices/Properties.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40011225-CH26-SW2
The last column currently states Locked. There it also states:
General App Information properties are either locked or unlocked.
Unlocked properties are always editable. Locked properties are only
editable when your app is in an editable state. The tables in this
section indicate whether a property is locked or unlocked. Changes you
make to unlocked General App Information properties are posted
immediately (expect 24 hours for a full refresh of the change on the
store). See also About App Statuses.
Information about app statuses:
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/iTunesConnect_Guide/Chapters/ChangingAppStatus.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40011225-CH30-SW23
Apple have recently changed their guidelines. You can apparently no longer delete or change screenshots once an app has changed status to "Waiting for review".
-_-
If you need to change your binary you can change it. You can upload new screenshots by removing existing screenshots if five or replace one.
I was able to change several screenshots for app that is already "Waiting For Review" today. So apparently it's possible again.
While an app is "Waiting for Review" state you can change screenshots. I did check it on Friday, 18 October 2019.
Copied from App Store Connect web site:
You can still edit all information while your version is waiting for
review.
Simply yes.
You can upload/change the screenshots after application approved.
Even you can also change price and description of the app.
But you can not change the category of the app.
So, at the moment, if you have uploaded 2 screenshots, then after app approval, you can upload other 3 screenshots or change the existing 2 screenshots as well.
Hope, you have an idea.
Cheers!
I've been googling this question, but haven't been able to find an answer.
I know that you are able to upload an app, get it approved, and then set a release date.
But I was wondering if the same thing can be done for an existing app?
Thanks in advance :)
You can't peg an update to a specified date, but you can "hold for developer release" on the update. That means that once it's approved, Apple won't publish the update until you go into iTunes Connect and manually press a button to release it.
No, when you remove an app from sale, you have to put it back manually, there's no way to specify a date to make this happen automatically. See the iTunes Connect FAQ for more info.
I have noticed that resetting the release date to the future after the application has been released will take it back out of the store and release it again. Im not sure how apple will look upon this if the application has already been released and is live. Mine was new and I had to keep pushing off the release date because the services were not reliably functional.
I have an iPhone application in the App Store. I submitted 1.1 to the app store a few days ago, and selected to "Hold for Developer Release." I found out that there is a very serious bug in the approved version. I need to pull this binary.
From what I can tell, Apple doesn't support this. I have sent them an email, but there's another bug in the current version that needs to be fixed also, so time is of the essence.
I've heard that you can release the update in some random country (where I would have no sales) and then release the next (fixed) update in all countries. If I only release 1.1 in, say, Luxembourg, is the old version (1.0) pulled from the other stores? Are the chart ratings reset? I'm relatively high in the charts, and I don't want to lose the momentum the app currently has.
Until Apple supports rejecting approved binaries, I'm looking for the quickest alternative.
Craig. Let me answer some of your questions. First, if you release an update, regardless of what country it is released in, it will replace the old binary for every country. Thus, if you only select Luxembourg, you are not only releasing the update to all countries, but also removing the app entirely from every app store except Luxembourg.
Second, it would appear that even Apple has no say over the iTunes Connect website in terms of altering the process for one person. I believe you should be able to reject an approved update, I don't see why they would want to disallow this. However, since they do not right now, it's best to forget about it.
You basically have 2 options. One, you can release this new version to the world, which keeps your standing in the App Store and warn users of the bug and promise them a fix. At that point, you can appeal to the Review Board for an expidited review, which they may not give you. Remember, if you release the update, I would upload another update immediately after.
You're not going to avoid your problem but there are things you can do to minimize the impact of your mistake.
Second, you can remove the App from Sale, accept the new update, and upload a new one for review, and put the app back up for sale again once approved. The problem here is that you will most likely lose your store ranking and the app will be unavailable for about a week. Not what I would do. I would go with the first solution.
From my experience, customers are ok if you need to issue a fix and they're fairly understanding. Make sure you tell them exactly what's going on in the app description AND the "What's New" section. Make sure they see it. They'll be ok with a few days of inconvenience in return for your honesty and reassurance that the issue has been fixed in a near-future update.
Hope this helps.
Cheers!
You can reject an app that is on "Hold for developer release". You need to click "Binary Details", and there you should find the reject button.
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.
My app is already available on the appstore, but after getting some feedback I'm having second thoughts about the icon.
I know the large version of the icon is supposed to look like the device version. But what if I upload a different one, without changing the binary icon, now that the app is already published? Could that get my app removed?
And if I decide to also change the binary icon and re-upload a binary with just that change, would that be considered as an update and go through the review process?
They shouldn't care if you update the store images/text, as long as it still looks reasonable. If you post an update, it will go through "review", but if the update change notes say that you only updated the icon, they'll likely pass it through pretty quickly.
You could always send an email to the App Store help email (it's listed on a bunch of the iTunes Connect pages), and see what they say. They've gotten back to me relatively quickly every time I've asked them a question.
I don't think your icon looks all that bad, actually.
It is not possible, when your app uploaded and successfully published then after we cant change the app icon ....so you have to upload again with different icon.
Thanks