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App Store Manual vs Phased Release: Separate Launch Timing from Exposure
Separate App Store launch timing from phased automatic updates. Understand manual downloads, pause limits and what a rollout cannot reverse.
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App Review Cannot Access Your App: Prepare a Reproducible Review Path
Verify the reviewer path from a fresh installation. Prepare valid private access, demonstration data and reproducible notes for the submitted build.
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TestFlight Internal vs External Testing: Choose Access Without Over-Granting Roles
Choose internal or external TestFlight testing for the actual audience. Check build assignment, review requirements and invitations without excess access.
iOS release readiness
iOS Signing in CI: Match Certificate, Profile, Team and Entitlements
Diagnose iOS CI signing with the first error, usable identity, bundle ID, provisioning profile and export settings. Avoid unnecessary certificate resets.
iOS distribution
iOS Build Number Rejected: Inspect the Archive Before Rebuilding
Read CFBundleVersion and the marketing version from the uploaded iOS archive. Trace configuration overrides before rebuilding or changing numbering.
iOS release readiness
ITMS-91061: Find the SDK Missing Its Privacy Manifest
Trace an ITMS-91061 rejection to the named SDK, obtain a documented vendor update and inspect its privacy manifest in the final iOS archive.
iOS distribution
TestFlight Build Processed but Unavailable: Check the State, Group and Account
Find why a processed TestFlight build remains unavailable. Check its exact status, compliance, group assignment and tester eligibility before rebuilding.
iOS release readiness
Check Your CI Xcode and SDK Before Uploading to App Store Connect
Verify the selected CI Xcode, archive SDK and deployment target separately. Keep artifact evidence for current App Store Connect upload requirements.