Initial App Store Submission

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Pre-merge TODOs

• Push new API schema and store Assessments using Datastore
  • (Deferred model storing: The operation couldn’t be completed. (Amplify.DataStoreError error 0.) #179)
• Test on iPad, take screenshots
• Include mCTSIB config

Application needs to be cleaned to guarantee a green light from App Store Review.

This is their feedback:

• Guideline 2.2 - Performance - Beta Testing

Your app appears to be a pre-release, test, or trial version with a limited feature set. Apps that are created for test or trial purposes are not appropriate for the App Store.

Next Steps

To resolve this issue, please complete, remove, or fully configure any partially implemented features. If your app is not ready for public distribution, use TestFlight to test your app.

Resources

• To learn more about our policies for beta testing, see App Review Guideline 2.2.

• Test apps and invite users to provide feedback with TestFlight Beta Testing.

• Guideline 2.3.10 - Performance - Accurate Metadata

We noticed your submission includes irrelevant references to your app’s development process.

Specifically, your screenshots includes debug banners.

Since apps on the App Store should be ready for users, they should not include references to the development process.

Next Steps

To resolve this issue, please review your submission and remove all references to the development process from your app and its metadata, including the app description, promotional text, What's New info, previews, and screenshots.

Resources

See guideline 2.3.10 to learn more about relevant information to include in apps and metadata on the App Store.

• Guideline 5.1.2 - Legal - Privacy - Data Use and Sharing

The app privacy information provided in App Store Connect indicates the app collects data in order to track the user, including Other Contact Info, Photos or Videos, User ID, Product Interaction, Email Address, and Name. However, the app does not use App Tracking Transparency to request the user's permission before tracking their activity.

Apps need to receive the user’s permission through the AppTrackingTransparency framework before collecting data used to track them. This requirement protects the privacy of users.

Next Steps

Here are three ways to resolve this issue:

• If the app does not currently track, update the app privacy information in App Store Connect. You must have the Account Holder or Admin role to update app privacy information.

• If this app does not track on the platform associated with this submission, but tracks on other platforms, notify App Review by replying to the rejection in App Store Connect.

• If the app tracks users on all supported platforms, the app must use App Tracking Transparency to request permission before collecting data used to track. When resubmitting, indicate in the Review Notes where the permission request is located.

Resources

• Tracking is linking data collected from the app with third-party data for advertising purposes, or sharing the collected data with a data broker. Learn more about tracking.
• See Frequently Asked Questions about the requirements for apps that track users.
• Learn more about designing appropriate permission requests.

Support

• Reply to this message in your preferred language if you need assistance. If you need additional support, use the Contact Us module.
• Consult with fellow developers and Apple engineers on the Apple Developer Forums.
• Help improve the review process or identify a need for clarity in our policies by suggesting guideline changes.