I'm reading the iTunes Connect Developer Guide looking for information about the EULA of submitted apps, and in Editing and Updating App Information > Editing the EULA they explain how to edit this information, but they don't say if you can edit it anytime you submit an update of the app, or it requires your app to be in certain status... I think it would be possible to update this information as well if you are updating your app binary, without having to rename the app or anything like that, but could somebody confirm that it is that way?
Thanks
Yes you can, even without releasing an update, you can always change the EULA. You find the Edit button at the bottom of your application overview page.
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I am now preparing to submit a new app to the Apple iTunes store, and I have a question with regard to the guidelines, which rose when I read through the guidelines.
What are the things I need to submit for an app review?
If my app is rejected, on what grounds can I exactly appeal?
Is it possible to resubmit an app for review, after taking into consideration the possible points for rejection have been corrected, and if so, what is the exact procedure?
What is the minimum time period that will be taken for a review, the first time and for an update? (I read that review can be expedited under certain grounds, but I am referring here to the normal update process)
Thanks in advance.
I will try to give you as much information as I can, but you should search more on the Internet or SO, because I'm sure there are plenty of answers.
Anyway, this is a possible duplicate, but here are some informations :
First of all, your questions are too broad. What do you mean? You want to know the process?
In order to submit an App to the AppleStore, you need Production Certificate.
You can check if everything is setup properly by checking your signing options :
Open xCode, click on your target, general tab, Signing part.
Here is the Apple Documentation.
You can also check everything on the Apple Developer Website.
You have to Archive your App, xCode - Product - Archive.
Then you can export it with the Organizer.
When you have your .ipa file, you can upload it for submission with Application Loader Xcode - Open Developer Tool - Application Loader.
The process might be painful the first time, but after two or three Release, you will handle it easily.
Your App might be rejected for plenty of reasons, anyway Apple will send you an email containing the reason if your App is rejected.
The delay may vary, sometimes it took 2 or 3 days, sometimes 10+.
When your App is finally accepted, log in on iTunes Connect, and you will find the "+ Version" option on the left.
It will enables you to deploy the build you want on the AppStore.
Hope it will help, don't hesitate to search on the Internet, or look documentations, tutorial.
Good luck for your release.
It is possible to upload screenshot to iTunes connect if the image doesn't show directly a part of the app but just an effect ?
To explain it more detailed, example:
If I have an app where I can upload to FB, can I put a screenshot in my app of the FB post?
I don't think anyone can give you a definite answer. It depends, and the review team will make their decision. It sounds reasonable to me to show something that your app does, even outside of the app, in one of your screenshots.
Note that your app's executable can get approved but have its metadata rejected at review time, in which case you will only have to submit new metadata (such as different screenshots). This will take less time to review again.
If you want to make sure that they are going to validate your app you can avoid upload screenshots about the Facebook part. For more information just read:
iTunes Connect Information
I am trying to change my Bundle-ID & SKU but i came to know that its not possible.
So i decided to delete this app and create the new one with appropriate naming, still i didn't submit anything to itunes.
But there is no option for deleting the submission
This is my 1st experience with itunes connect. When i created my 1st project, i gave random Bundle-ID & SKU, now my app is ready and i realised that it should be something else.
Any help will be great.
You can change it here (follow the red square as shown below)
In my case i accidentally entered version number '6.0.1' when i actually wanted '6.1'.
The 'version' field is editable. when you change it and hit the 'save' button (give it a second..) it will change.
There is no way to delete an app in that state, according to the iTunes Connect Developer Guide.
Apps that have not been approved yet can’t be deleted
The only thing we can do for now is to change the name and bundle ID until Apple changes its mind.
Edit: Seems that Apple finally made this possible according to Leszek Szary's answer here
As of Year 2017, everything is still the same.. what a shame
This rule is so counter-intuitive especially for people who plan to test the app with testflight like us..
I don't know if this is gonna work. But we will prepare two apple accounts, one for testing and just name the SKU and etc whatever works. The other one is the official account use to submit app to app store..
Hope it will get fixed soon.
I saw many people experiencing this issue. The only way update version is to contact apple team. Here is it how I did.
Click on the help icon on the iTunesconnect and click on contact us. Check screenshot.
You will see
Please choose from the following topics: (select itunes connect upload or general error help)
Now you will see
If you need further assistance resolving your iTunes Connect error message, contact us.
Now click on contact us and you will see contact form like this.
Write your issue properly with your apple id. You will get the option to change version once they review your issue.
It took me only one day to get their reply. You will get email like this from apple team.
We are in 2019 and Apple finally (!) added a possibility to delete an app in "Prepare for Submission" state which was not previously accepted in the App Store at all (for example if you added a test app only for Testflight).
Now you can simply go to "App information" section and at the bottom you will see "Remove App" option which removes the entire application.
Also Apple's website with help: https://help.apple.com/app-store-connect/#/dev28d17ed35 was updated and now it confirms that you can remove apps in "Prepare for Submission" state:
To remove an app from your main view in My Apps, it must be first
removed from the App Store and any associated in-app purchases must be
removed from sale.
Additionally, you can only remove apps if all versions of that app are
in one of the following states:
Prepare for Submission
Invalid Binary
Developer Rejected
Rejected
Metadata Rejected
Developer Removed from Sale
Removed from Sale
Apps can’t be removed if they are part of a Game Center group, in an
app bundle, currently available on the App Store, associated with
in-app purchases available for sale, or if they're being actively
transferred to another account.
If the app is part of a Game Center group or app bundle and hasn't
been approved yet, it must be removed from the group or bundle before
it can be removed from your main view in My Apps. App bundles and
approved apps that are part of a Game Center group cannot be removed.
I also got the version ID wrong for an update and then there was no way to change it.
I think the best way is to update the build numbering. go to project and under identity section increment the build number.
for me it was
Version : 1.4.3
Build :0.4
I changed it to
Version : 1.4.3
Build :0.5
I didn't find any other solution to my problem. Hope this helps someone
Not sure if this is fixing the issue at hand, but I managed to change my wrongly assigned version number by simply going to the "General App Information" section in the bad version and updating it in the textfield!
I'm not sure how this works with new apps that don't have published versions yet but if it does you'll first need to set the old version to "Remove from Sale". After that you'll be able to remove the entire app.
First, submit your app for review purpose, after some time (In my case 3hr) remove option will appear on your app version details page, you can remove build and upload new build again with the same version but after removal of the build, it takes some time before uploading again.
I submitted a brand new app to AppStore and it got rejected by the Lords ... (nothing new there). What I want to do is delete that app completely from my itunesconnect account. I don't know what apple recently changed but in the past once the app was rejected I use to see a "delete" button on the summary page. Now I don't see one anymore.
I even checked Apple official documentation HERE and that too says that I should be able to delete it from appstore using delete button as long as the app is in reject state but the delete button is no where to be found.
I already tried removing it from all territories under "rights & pricing" and availability date is in the past Jan 22nd, 2014 ... still no delete button is visible.
How can I remove it?
Note: there were no in-app purchases or game center.
Here's the answer to my question I got back from Apple support.
Hi XXX,
I am following up with you about the deletion of your app, “XXX”. Recent changes have been made to the App Delete feature. In order to delete your app from iTunes Connect, you must now have one approved version before the delete button becomes available. For more information on the recent changes, please see the "Deleting an App" section of the iTunes Connect Guide (page 96-97):
You can only delete an app from the App Store if it was previously approved (meaning has one approved version).
From iTunes Connect Developer Guide - Transferring and Deleting Apps:
Apps that have not been approved yet can’t be deleted; instead, reject the app.
As of 2016, new changes have been made to iTunes Connect. Here are the screenshots of deleting an approved app from your account.
Edit December 2018: Apple seem to have finally added a button for removing the app in certain situations, including apps that never went on sale (thanks to #iwill for pointing that out), basically making the below answer irrelevant.
Edit: turns out the deleted apps still appear in Xcode -> Organizer -> Archives and there is no way to delete them from there even if there are no archives! So more looks like a fake delete of sorts.
Currently (Edit: as of July 2016) there is no way of deleting your app if it never went on sale.
However, all information except for SKU can be edited and thus reused for a new app, including the app name, Bundle ID, icon, etc etc. Because SKU can be anything (some people say they use numbers 1, 2, 3 for example) then it shouldn't be a big deal to use something unrelated for your new app.
(Honestly though I'm hoping Apple will fix this soon. I almost hear some Apple devs finding excuses for not implementing it (you know, it will break the database and will kill innocent pandas) and some managers telling the devs to just frigging do it regardless.)
You Can Now Delete App.
On October 4, 2018, Apple released a new update of the appstoreconnect (previously iTunesConnect).
It's now easier to manage apps you no longer need in App Store Connect by removing them from your main view in My Apps, even if they haven't been submitted for approval. You must have the Legal or Admin role to remove apps.
From the homepage, click My Apps, then choose the app you want to
remove. Scroll to the Additional Information section, then click
Remove App. In the dialog that appears, click Remove. You can restore
a removed app at any time, as long as the app name is not currently in
use by another developer.
From the homepage, click My Apps. In the upper right-hand corner,
click the arrow next to All Statuses. From the drop-down menu, choose
Removed Apps. Choose the app you want to restore. Scroll to the
Additional Information section, then click Restore App.
You can show the removed app by clicking on all Statuses on the top right of the screen and then select Removed Apps. Thank you #Daniel for the tips.
Please note:
you can only remove apps if all versions of that app are in one of the following states: Prepare for Submission, Invalid Binary, Developer Rejected, Rejected, Metadata Rejected, Developer, Removed from Sale.
As per 2018 in App Store Connect. We can delete/remove application with following stats.
App Store Connect details for Remove an app
So, from now onwards we can delete our test applications too from app store connect.
Easy.
(as of 2021)
Click your app, click App Information in the left side menu, scroll all the way down to the Additional Information section, click Remove App.
Boom. done.
As the instructions state on the iTuneconnect Developer Guidelines you need to ensure that you are the "team agent" to delete apps. This is stated in the quote below from the developer guidelines.
If the Delete App button isn’t displayed, check that you’re the team agent and that the app is in one of the statuses that allow the app to be deleted.
I have just checked on my account by logging in as the main account holder and the delete button is there for an app that I have previously removed from sale but when I have looked in as another user they don't have this permission, only the main account holder seems to have it.
I had the same problem with a dummy app that happened to have the same name as my final app and couldn't publish because the App Name is already in use
To fix it, instead of deleting it(which you can't) I just changed the name of the dummy app to something random and hit SAVE. Then I was able to add the new app with the proper name
Apps can’t be deleted if they are part of a Game Center group, in an app bundle, or currently displayed on a store. You’ll want to remove the app from sale or from the group if you want to delete it.
Source: iTunes Connect Developer Guide - Transferring and Deleting Apps
When I created the app on iTunes connect I used the old logo for my app. Now I'm about to submit the first binary for validation and a new logo has been chosen. I cannot remove the app from iTunes Connect, since it will lock my app name and I cannot change the logo so the app will be rejected.
Can I contact Apple in any ways to help me with this issue?
I feel you need to resubmit the app as far as i have seen.
Apple does not allow changes in icon as far as now unless you go for newer version of app.
Apart from that i would recommend you to go through the following link once:
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/IconsImages/IconsImages.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006556-CH14-SW2
Also i would suggest you to post same question on discussions.apple.com for more fruitful answers, as the question seems to be non-coding related.
Hope the link helps. :)
Apple has relaxed some of the app information rules. You can update your meta information at any time in iTunesConnect. You should be able to update your iTunes artwork, description, and screenshots at any time. The icon that will display on the app is compiled into your code, so you will need to reject your binary or submit an update to get the correct icon to show on the device.