i have uploaded new binary as a new version of my application and at the time of uploading binary, i select the option that "I Will Release this version" means i just put it in "Hold for Developer Release".
Suppose my application is approved by apple and i dont want to release that version then what i have to do.is it possible to reject that binary or remove that version from iTunes connect?
From itunes connect guide
NOTE: You can only use the Version Release Control on app updates. It is not available for the first version of your app since you already have the ability to control when your first version goes live, using the Availability Date setting within Rights and Pricing. If you decide that you do not want to ever release a Pending Developer Release version, you can reject your binary to submit a new one.
You are not permitted to skip over an entire version
From this, we can remove that option from our application at any version upload. but can we reject after application is approved by apple?
Yes you can reject it!
Click on your "New version" > "Binary Details" > "Reject Binary"
To reject a approved release, select the approved release in iTunesConnect and at the top of the profile is a link "Cancel this release"
Paras, once you submit a new binary, it goes to the end of the queue for review!
I see a few possible cases related with your question:
You have no app yet, you submitted an app and waiting for review. Assume that you found a problem with the submitted app, and you wanted to provide a new one. Just submit the new binary, but remember, it will replace the original submission, it will go to the end of the queue and it will wait for review as before.
You have an app on the AppStore, and you wanted to provide an update for the app. As usual, submit your app, and wait to be notified. Once it is approved, your new app will be available to your users.
You have an app on the AppStore, you want to remove it from sales immediately, and provide an update: In this case, you can go to Manage Your Apps in your iTunes Connect, select the app and click on Rights and Pricing then choose an Availability Date in the future.
You get a warning message as following:
"You have selected an Available Date in the future. This will remove your currently live version from the App Store until the new date. Changing Available Date affects all versions of the application, both Ready For Sale and In Review."
That is fine, your app still in the store but not be in the sales. Now you provide your update and wait for the approval, once you get it, go ahead and set your app's availability date accordingly!
I hope that answers your question, and good luck on the mobile apps :)
Read what they say. The answer is right in front of you :)
'If you decide that you do not want to ever release a Pending
Developer Release version, you can reject your binary to submit a new one'
You can remove your app from the AppStore any time you want.
For that, simply go to itunesconnect.apple.com and on the "Manage your Application", choose the "Rights & Pricing" button then click on the "specific stores" link.
From there you can select in which stores your app will be in sale. You can then deselect all the countries so that your app won't be visible in any store.
From the iTunes Connect portal:
Select the App Stores where your app will be sold. Note that if you deselect all territories, your app will be removed from sale in all App Stores worldwide.
Bit of an update.
If you have an app with Developer Release and
The app has been approved then
The Web iTunes Connect does not provide any method to reject the binary, only a release button.
There is however a Reject Binary option still available on the iPhone iTunesConnect App.
So if you find yourself with this issue
Start the iTunesConnect App
Select the manage option
Tap on your apps pending version release
Select the 'Reject Binary' button
Hope that helps.
I was not an admin but an app manager in App Store Connect. I did not have permission to remove the app but I was able to withdraw from the sale in order to pull back acceptance.
Pricing and Availability -> Availability -> Remove from sale
It appears that you can not reject a app after it is approved by Apple. One possible sequence is to release the approved version for sale in only some tiny country for an hour, then remove it from sale and submit a new update.
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My app is in ready for sale state on 13th apr. 2016 but still not reflecting on app store. it's 48 hours complete. In itunes connect it showing Ready for sale and I've not set any Available date for release this version.
One of the reason for this can be you are in a country where your app is not available. Go to iTunes Connect :
My Apps -> Select Your App -> Pricing and Availability -> Availability -> Edit
Check if your countries check box is selected. If not and you want app to be available in your country then select the check box and save the changes.
By default your app should be available world-wide, but it's still a valid point.
Another issue could be that you still have to sign/agree to the distribution agreement (if it's a paid app).
It would certainly help us to answer your question, if we could get a link to your app. Is it a brand new app or an update? Also what happens, if you click on the link direct in iTunes Connect? (Under App Store Information / App Information)
Finally i resolve this by make simple text change in what's new text and save it after 1-2 hours it reflect on app store.
I developed iOS app, and I uploaded binary of my app on 19th August 2013.
Today(23rd August 2013) I got mail from Apple saying that "your app is Ready for sale" with Green dot in my iTunes Connect. but it doesnot show any links to my app in in App Store in my iTunes Connect account
This is my first version of app,
Here is screenshot of my rights and pricing section from my iTunes Connect account.
How should I live my app in app store or it will be automatically live in the store ?
:
Thanks in advance.
Just happened to me too.
Go back into app description, and make a simple
edit. Save it.
Two minutes later it will be ready for sale.
I might be wrong, can't remember connect that well, been a few months since I last published an app.
Check the following:
Price Tier Selected
That you have selected some countries stores where you would like the app to be sold (distributed)
Lastly it might take about 24 hours for the app to propagate to all app stores.
Check again tomorrow on the store. Your release date does look in order since it is a historic date.
From Apple's FAQ:
My app status is Ready for Sale but I cannot see my app on the App
Store. Why? The following factors could prevent your app from showing
up on the App Store:
Make sure to check the status of your agreements. If the agreement
status is Pending Contract, you may have to agree to the PLA or Paid
Applications agreement or complete the associated bank and tax
information for that agreement.
Make sure the availability date
provided in the Rights and Pricing section is prior to today's date.
If the date provided in the Rights and Pricing section is in the past,
make sure you made your app available in at least one App Store
territory.
If your app was scheduled to go live within the last 24
hours, the app may still be updating in the App Store cache. Once the
24-hour caching window has passed, close and open iTunes and search
for your app again. You can also click View in the App Store from the
More tab on your app's page in My Apps.
If you have checked the factors above and the app is still not on the
App Store, contact us.
As "Apfelsaft" says, any pending contractual conditions can block the availability of the app in the store. This is my case.
I faced the same issue.
No need to wait, just go to the App Description, make a small update.
Then in less than 5 minutes, the app is available.
I am a bit confused by this. How is Apple supposed to review in app purchase content without the app? All my IAPs are "in review" while the app itself is "waiting for review" since two days.
This is not too programming related BUT it might save other developers time to know this can happen and why. What I did:
1) Updloaded IAP content packages so I can test it.
2) Assigned IAP content packages to app, then submitted app via Xcode.
3) Found bug and rejected binary.
4) Fixed bug, resubmitted binary. But this time no way to assign the IAPs to app. They were already "waiting for review".
Did my app get stuck in a deadlock situation? Did anyone else ever experience this?
I suspect that the In App Purchases will be reviewed once your app goes into review. Your In App Purchases are already associated with the app, are they not?
However I would recommend you contact Apple through iTunes connect. I've always had good success with this in the past.
Select the 'Contact Us' link at the bottom of the iTunes connect page. In the form that appears, select App Review and Check Review Status, and then select the 'contact us' link in the text that appears.
Then describe your issue in the form, and they should tell you what you need to do.
Here is a way to fix this (its not ideal):
Delete in app purchase that is "waiting for review" in iTunes connect.
Recreate in app purchase with a different product id (you can just add a number to the end).
Refractor old references in your purchase code to the new id.
Rebuild, re-associate the product, and re-upload!
I just submitted a new version of our app to the Apple app store, but I had previously turned on "Version Release Control" so the app will now wait for me to initiate distribution to the iTunes App Store after it has (hopefully) been approved.
I would like to change this so that it just gets automatically sent to the App store after approval. How can I do that?
Julian
As far as I know you can't. You must wait for the app to be accepted or reject your build and change it (starting all over in the wait list...)
I submitted an app to itunes connect, and wouldn't you know it the next day found a bug.
So I fixed the bug and now have rebuilt and am trying to upload the App, but I see no way to upload a newer version of the app in itunes connect.
Attempting to just upload the archive says something along the lines of no matching app found on itunesconnect.
Attempting to create a new app on itunesconnect is not an option either, since my app signing cert is associated with the pending app... So I can't create a new entry. Well I could but would have to create a whole new app cert etc.. which is silly.
So, can I update the exist APP prior to it being approved? If so how? Or is my only option to delete the pending app, and recreate the entire record?
Thanks in advance.
You can reject the binary that you've submitted. Note, this will reset your place in the review queue. From the iTunesConnect developer guide (click "Rejecting Your Binary"):
Rejecting Your Binary
You can reject the binary you have submitted if its status is any of
the following: Missing Screenshot (iOS only), Waiting for Export
Compliance, Waiting For Review, In Review, Pending Developer Release,
or Pending Apple Release. Click the Reject Binary button on the Binary
Details page. This action removes your binary from the review queue.
You can then submit another update through Application Loader after
you move your app back to the Waiting For Upload state in iTunes
Connect. If you reject your binary, your app’s status changes to
Developer Rejected. When you resubmit your binary, the review process
starts over from the beginning.
Hope this helps,
Scott H