This is probably a silly question, but I can't find the answer anywhere. When there's the yellow button next to an app I've submitted to iTunes Connect, it means they're still reviewing it, right?
How long does that review process take? I think it's been yellow for about two weeks now, does that fit the timeline?
Thanks!
Yellow means that it's either:
In review
Waiting for review
Waiting for binary upload
waiting for export compliance
Basically anything that needs you to wait and be patient.
the review process takes time, anywhere from 1 week to 1 month depending on your luck and how complex the app is.
After submitting your app, Yellow means one of the following:
-In review
-Waiting for review
An average timeline for an app to be reviews fits from a week, to two weeks. It should definitely not take any longer than 3 weeks at most. Make sure that you selected the "Submit for Review" button in iTunes connect as uploading your build (project) to iTunes connect will not automatically submit it for review. Just be patient, and as long as you followed my directions above you should get a response soon.
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Hi people!
I hope someone can help me out:
I'm searching for whether (and if, then how) it's possible for a skill to start at a certain time, ask questions e.g. every 90 minutes and stop at a certain time.
Scenario would be:
"Alexa, please start my Survey at 9 AM and stop at 8 PM for 7 days. Ask me every 90 minutes."
And the skill would then activate every 90 minutes in the selected timeframe, ask a question that would e.g. be answered with yes/no and why and then stop after 7 days.
Hope I explained my problem well enough for you to understand what I want to do.
Thank you very much for your help!
Have a nice day,
Lama
It is not possible to invoke any Alexa skill from back-end. The obvious reason for that is that Alexa is completely based on user initiated conversation and this feature violates the privacy of the user. Even the notifications service that Amazon is bring to Alexa device soon does not invoke Alexa device, it will just show a yellow light ring on devices to show that there is a pending notification for the user.
So last week Apple changed they way they want us to verify our use of encryption. Now, it is loaded into the info.plist folder.
I only use encryption for simple verification so added
<key>ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption</key><false/>
into my info.plist (I am confident this is correct).
After uploading the build to iTunes connect and it finishing processing I am able to select my new version however the next button is blanked out:
I've been banging my head against my desk for a week and trying everything....anyone any ideas of things to check/things to do??
Lets say I have a build uploaded to iTunes Connect that has had a status of "Waiting for Review" for 10 days. If I submit a new build will my app go to the back of the line and have to wait another 10+ days or will I still be in line to get reviewed very soon?
Yes, after you Reject Binary then upload a new one, this puts your app to the back of the line again.
Edit: see this answer, this answer, the later answer on this question and Apple's own dev guide.
Removing a build removes your app version from Apple’s review queue and changes its status to Developer Rejected. When you resubmit your app, the review process starts over from the beginning.
I've also experienced it myself, although that was years ago.
If you reject your binary, you will remove your app from the Review queue. If you then submit a new build, you will unfortunately be placed at the end of the line.
We know this from experience, and it's also indicated by Apple (emphasis mine):
Removing a build removes your app version from Apple’s review queue and changes its status to Developer Rejected. When you resubmit your app, the review process starts over from the beginning.
I've updated my iPhone app to support the iPhone 5 screen..
I've done this before for another app and I was forced to upload new screenshots taken with the iPhone 5.
This time however, iTunes Connect just displays the status as "waiting for review" and isn't mentioning anything about the screenshots..
I'm slightly worried something has gone wrong? App works great on iPhone 5 and simulator though.
It turns out Apple can block apps during the review process that have something wrong with metadata. If they decide your metadata is wrong they'll just change your app's status to "Metadata Rejected".
Here's the quote from the rules for this status:
Appears when specific metadata items aside from your binary have not
passed review. To resolve the issue, edit the metadata in iTunes
Connect and your existing binary is then reused for the review
process. You receive a communication from App Review in the Resolution
Center regarding the reason for the metadata rejection.
When things change to the AppStore (Apple adds a device) they might require you to get new screenshots. But if nothing changed in their system, it's normal that they don't ask.
Don't worry!
They copy over the screenshots from your last version of the app (or is your Retina4 screenshot section in itunesconnect empty?). So if you don´t want to update them, it should be okay like this.
Chances are your app has not hit review (and now as of the 21st) and won't be reviewed until after the 29th. Once your app hits review, it will become rejected for the missing screenshots. If you want to save yourself some time and pain, update the screenshots while Apple is on their downtime for the Christmas holiday. You'll thank yourself later.
My app got accepted yesterday, no word about the screenshots.
App works fine on iPhone 5, mailed Apple to complain this probably is a bug (iTUnes Connect does not recognize localized Default.png, which is what is checked to verify it is iPhone 5 optimized I believe.)
Apparently I have to create my App on iTunes Connect in order to use Game Center code in my project. But wait, I remember that if you wait around 7 months of something, iTunes Connect removes your app and the same name can't be used again.
Is there a way to... remove that time limit?
It's 4 months and no, there is no way to extend it, although I have heard unconfirmed reports of people talking to Apple and getting it extended, but I would not count on that.
I asked this very question on the Apple forums and was told by several people to just create a dummy App, do all your testing and then when you know you can complete it in less than 4 months, create a new final app. The downside is you have to reenter all your leader board and achievement information.