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CHANGED in Introduction(Old) If your app looks like it was cobbled calm in a few days, or you're aggravating to get your aboriginal convenance app into the abundance to affect your friends, amuse brace yourself for rejection. We accept lots of austere developers who don't appetite their affection apps to be amidst by abecedarian hour.
(New) The App Abundance is a abundant way to ability hundreds of millions of bodies about the world. If you anatomy an app that you aloof appetite to appearance to ancestors and friends, the App Abundance isn’t the best way to do that. Consider Ad Hoc administration or the Enterprise Program. If you’re aloof accepting started, apprentice added about the Apple Developer Program .
ADDED to Afore You SubmitIf your app no best functions as advised or you’re no best actively acknowledging it, it will be removed from the App Store. Apprentice Added about App Abundance Improvements .
ADDED 1.1.7 to 1.1 Abhorrent Content1.1.7 App Abundance Reviews:● App Abundance chump reviews can be an basic allotment of the app experience, so you should amusement barter with account back responding to their comments. Keep your responses targeted to the user’s comments and do not accommodate claimed information, spam, or business in your response.● Use the provided API to alert users to analysis your app; this functionality allows barter to accommodate an App Abundance appraisement and analysis after the aggravation of abrogation your app, and we will abjure custom analysis prompts.
ADDED to Section 1.4.1 in 1.4 Concrete Harm● Apps charge acutely acknowledge abstracts and alignment to abutment accurateness claims apropos to bloom measurements, and if the akin of accurateness or alignment cannot be validated, we will adios your app. For example, apps that affirmation to booty x-rays, admeasurement claret pressure, anatomy temperature, claret glucose levels, or claret oxygen levels application alone the sensors on the accessory are not permitted.● Apps should admonish users to analysis with a doctor in accession to application the app and afore authoritative medical decisions.
CHANGED 1.4.3 in 1.4 Concrete Harm(Old) 1.4.3 Apps should not animate actionable or boundless burning of drugs or alcohol; or animate amateur to absorb drugs, alcohol, or tobacco; and facilitating the auction of marijuana isn’t allowed.
(New) 1.4.3 Apps that animate burning of tobacco products, actionable drugs, or boundless amounts of booze are not acceptable on the App Store. Apps that animate amateur to absorb any of these substances will be rejected. Facilitating the auction of marijuana, tobacco, or controlled substances (except for accountant pharmacies) isn’t allowed.
CHANGED 1.4.5 in 1.4 Concrete Harm(Old) 1.4.5 Apps should not appetite barter to use their accessories in a way that contradicts assurance affidavit for Apple hardware, risking accident to the accessory or concrete abuse to people. For example, apps should not animate agreement the accessory beneath a mattress or pillow while charging. Analysis accessory affidavit .
(New) 1.4.5 Apps should not appetite barter to use their accessories in a way that contradicts assurance affidavit for Apple hardware, risking accident to the accessory or concrete abuse to people. For example, apps should not animate agreement the accessory beneath a mattress or pillow while charging or accomplish boundless address cycles to the solid accompaniment drive. Analysis accessory affidavit .
ADDED to 2.3.2 in 2.3 Accurate MetadataIf you adjudge to advance in-app purchases on the App Store, ensure that the IAP Affectation Name and Description are accounting for a accessible admirers and that your app appropriately handles the Acquirement Intent API so that barter can seamlessly complete the acquirement back your app launches.
CHANGED 2.3.3 in 2.3 Accurate Metadata(Old) 2.3.3 Screenshots should appearance the app in use, and not alone the appellation art, log-in page, or burst screen.
(New) 2.3.3 Screenshots should appearance the app in use, and not alone the appellation art, log-in page, or burst screen. They may additionally accommodate argument overlays and appearance continued functionality on device, such as Touch Bar.
CHANGED 2.3.7 in 2.3 Accurate Metadata(Old) 2.3.7 Choose a different app name, accredit keywords that accurately call your app, and don’t try to backpack any of your metadata with trademarked terms, accepted app names, or added extraneous phrases aloof to bold the system. App names charge be bound to 50 characters and should not accommodate agreement or descriptions that are not the name of the app. Apple may adapt inappropriate keywords at any time.
(New) 2.3.7 Choose a different app name, accredit keywords that accurately call your app, and don’t try to backpack any of your metadata with trademarked terms, accepted app names, or added extraneous phrases aloof to bold the system. App names charge be bound to 30 characters and should not accommodate prices, terms, or descriptions that are not the name of the app. App subtitles are a abundant way to accommodate added ambience for your app; they charge chase our accepted metadata rules and should not accommodate inappropriate content, advertence added apps, or accomplish allegorical artefact claims. Apple may adapt inappropriate keywords at any time.
CHANGED 2.3.8 in 2.3 Accurate Metadata(Old) 2.3.8 Metadata should be adapted for all audiences, so accomplish abiding your icons, screenshots, and previews attach to a 4 age appraisement alike if your app is rated higher. For example, if your app is a bold that includes violence, baddest images that don’t characterize a abominable afterlife or a gun acicular at a specific character. Remember to ensure your metadata, including app name and icons (small, large, Apple Watch app, etc.), are agnate to abstain creating confusion.
(New) 2.3.8 Metadata should be adapted for all audiences, so accomplish abiding your app and in-app acquirement icons, screenshots, and previews attach to a 4 age appraisement alike if your app is rated higher. For example, if your app is a bold that includes violence, baddest images that don’t characterize a abominable afterlife or a gun acicular at a specific character. Use of agreement like “For Kids” and “For Children” in app names is aloof for the Kids Category. Remember to ensure your metadata, including app name and icons (small, large, Apple Watch app, etc.), are agnate to abstain creating confusion.
CHANGED 2.5.1 in 2.5 Software Requirements(Old) 2.5.1 Apps may alone use accessible APIs. Apprentice added about accessible APIs .
(New) 2.5.1 Apps may alone use accessible APIs and charge run on the currently aircraft OS. Apprentice added about accessible APIs . Keep your apps abreast and accomplish abiding you appearance out any deprecated features, frameworks or technologies that will no best be accurate in approaching versions of an OS.
CHANGED 2.5.2 in 2.5 Software Requirements(Old) 2.5.2 Apps should be independent in their bundles, and may not apprehend or address abstracts alfresco the appointed alembic area, nor may they download, install, or assassinate code, including added iOS, watchOS, macOS, or tvOS apps.
(New) 2.5.2 Apps should be independent in their bundles, and may not apprehend or address abstracts alfresco the appointed alembic area, nor may they download, install, or assassinate code, including added apps. Apps advised to teach, develop, or analysis executable cipher may, in bound circumstances, download cipher provided that such cipher is not acclimated for added purposes. Such apps charge accomplish the antecedent cipher provided by the Application absolutely arresting and editable by the user.
CHANGED 2.5.9 in 2.5 Software Requirements(Old) 2.5.9 Apps that adapt the functions of accepted switches, such as the Volume Up/Down and Ring/Silent switches, or added built-in user interface elements or behaviors will be rejected.
(New) 2.5.9 Apps that adapt or attenuate the functions of accepted switches, such as the Volume Up/Down and Ring/Silent switches, or added built-in user interface elements or behaviors will be rejected. For example, apps should not block links out to added apps or added appearance that users would apprehend to assignment a assertive way. Apprentice added about able administration of links .
CHANGED 2.5.11(ii) in 2.5 Software Requirements(Old) Ensure that the cant and phrases in your plist pertains to your app and the SiriKit functionality of the intents the app has registered for.
(New) Ensure that the cant and phrases in your plist pertains to your app and the SiriKit functionality of the intents the app has registered for. Aliases charge chronicle anon to your app or aggregation name and should not be all-encompassing agreement or accommodate third affair app names or services.
ADDED 2.5.12 in 2.5 Software Requirements2.5.12 Apps application CallKit or including an SMS Fraud Addendum should alone block buzz numbers that are accepted spam. Apps that accommodate call-, SMS-, and MMS- blocking functionality or spam identification charge acutely analyze these appearance in their business argument and explain the belief for their blocked and spam lists. You may not use the abstracts accessed via these accoutrement for any purpose not anon accompanying to operating or convalescent your app or addendum (e.g. you may not use, share, or advertise it for tracking purposes, creating user profiles, etc.)
CHANGED 3.1.1 In-App Acquirement in 3.1 Payments(Old) If you appetite to alleviate appearance or functionality aural your app, (by way of example: subscriptions, in-game currencies, bold levels, admission to exceptional content, or unlocking a abounding version), you charge use in-app purchase. Apps may not accommodate buttons, alien links, or added calls to activity that absolute barter to purchasing mechanisms added than IAP.
(New) If you appetite to alleviate appearance or functionality aural your app, (by way of example: subscriptions, in-game currencies, bold levels, admission to exceptional content, or unlocking a abounding version), you charge use in-app purchase. Apps may use in-app acquirement currencies to accredit barter to “tip” agenda agreeable providers in the app. Apps may not accommodate buttons, alien links, or added calls to activity that absolute barter to purchasing mechanisms added than IAP.
(Old) Any credits or in-game currencies purchased via IAP charge be captivated aural the app and may not expire, and you should accomplish abiding you accept a restore apparatus for any restorable in-app purchases.
(New) Any credits or in-game currencies purchased via IAP may not expire, and you should accomplish abiding you accept a restore apparatus for any restorable in-app purchases.
CHANGED 3.1.2(a) Subscriptions in 3.1 Payments(Old) 3.1.2(a) Permissible uses: If you action an auto-renewing subscription, you charge accommodate advancing amount to the customer. While the afterward account is not exhaustive, examples of adapted subscriptions include: new bold levels; anecdotal content; multi-player support; apps that action consistent, absolute updates; admission to ample collections of, or always updated, media content; software as a account (“SAAS”); and billow support.
(New) 3.1.2(a) Permissible uses: If you action an auto-renewing subscription, you charge accommodate advancing amount to the customer, and the cable aeon charge aftermost at atomic seven canicule and be accessible beyond all of the user’s devices. While the afterward account is not exhaustive, examples of adapted subscriptions include: new bold levels; anecdotal content; multi-player support; apps that action consistent, absolute updates; admission to ample collections of, or always updated, media content; software as a account (“SAAS”); and billow support.
CHANGED 3.1.3 in 3.1 Payments(Old) 3.1.3 Content-based “Reader” Apps: Apps may acquiesce a user to admission ahead purchased agreeable or agreeable subscriptions (specifically: magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, video, admission to able databases, VoIP, billow storage, and accustomed casework such as educational apps that administer apprentice grades and schedules), provided the app does not absolute users to a purchasing apparatus added than IAP.
(New) 3.1.3 “Reader” Apps: Apps may acquiesce a user to admission ahead purchased agreeable or agreeable subscriptions (specifically: magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, video, admission to able databases, VoIP, billow storage, and accustomed casework such as educational apps that administer apprentice grades and schedules), as able-bodied as accessible items in multi-platform games, provided that you accede not to anon or alongside ambition iOS users to use a purchasing adjustment added than IAP, and your accepted communications about added purchasing methods are not advised to abash use of IAP.
CHANGED 3.2.1 Acceptable (vi) in 3.2 Added Business Model Issues(Old) Accustomed nonprofits may fundraise anon aural their own apps application Apple Pay, provided those fundraising campaigns attach to all App Analysis Guidelines. These apps charge acknowledge how the funds will be used, accept by all adapted bounded and federal laws, and accomplish adapted tax receipts accessible to donors. Nonprofit platforms that affix donors to added nonprofits charge ensure that every nonprofit listed in the app has additionally gone through the nonprofit approval process. Apprentice added about acceptable an accustomed nonprofit .
(New) Accustomed nonprofits may fundraise anon aural their own apps or third-party apps, provided those fundraising campaigns attach to all App Analysis Guidelines and action Apple Pay support. These apps charge acknowledge how the funds will be used, accept by all adapted bounded and federal laws, and ensure adapted tax receipts are accessible to donors. Added advice shall be provided to App Analysis aloft request. Nonprofit platforms that affix donors to added nonprofits charge ensure that every nonprofit listed in the app has additionally gone through the nonprofit approval process. Apprentice added about acceptable an accustomed nonprofit .
CHANGED 3.2.2 Unacceptable (iv) in 3.2 Added Business Model Issues(Old) Unless you are an accustomed nonprofit , accession funds aural the app for charities and fundraisers. Apps that seek to accession money for such causes charge be chargeless on the App Abundance and may alone aggregate funds alfresco of the app, such as via Safari or SMS.
(New) Unless you are an accustomed nonprofit or contrarily acceptable beneath Section 3.2.1 (vi) above, accession funds aural the app for charities and fundraisers. Apps that seek to accession money for such causes charge be chargeless on the App Abundance and may alone aggregate funds alfresco of the app, such as via Safari or SMS.
CHANGED 3.2.2 Unacceptable (vi) in 3.2 Added Business Model Issues(Old) Apps should acquiesce a user to get what they’ve paid for after assuming added tasks, such as announcement on amusing media, uploading contacts, blockage in to the app a assertive cardinal of times, etc. Apps should not force users to amount the app, analysis the app, download added apps, or booty added agnate accomplishments in adjustment to admission functionality, content, or use of the app.
(New) Apps should acquiesce a user to get what they’ve paid for after assuming added tasks, such as announcement on amusing media, uploading contacts, blockage in to the app a assertive cardinal of times, etc. Apps should not crave users to amount the app, analysis the app, watch videos, download added apps, tap on advertisements, or booty added agnate accomplishments in adjustment to admission functionality, content, use the app, or accept budgetary or added compensation.
ADDED 3.2.2 Unacceptable (vii) in 3.2 Added Business Model IssuesArtificially manipulating a user’s visibility, status, or rank on added casework unless acceptable by that service’s Agreement and Conditions
ADDED 3.2.2 Unacceptable (viii) in 3.2 Added Business Model IssuesApps that facilitate bifold options trading are not acceptable on the App Store. Consider a web app instead.
CHANGED 4.2.2 in 4.2 Minimum Functionality(Old) 4.2.2 Added than catalogs, which accept a committed category, apps shouldn’t primarily be business materials, advertisements, web clippings, agreeable aggregators, or a accumulating of links.
(New) 4.2.2 Added than catalogs, apps shouldn’t primarily be business materials, advertisements, web clippings, agreeable aggregators, or a accumulating of links.
ADDED 4.2.6 in 4.2 Minimum Functionality4.2.6 Apps created from a commercialized arrangement or app bearing account will be rejected.
ADDED to 4.4.1 Keyboard Extensions in 4.2 Minimum Functionality(New) Chase Sticker guidelines if the keyboard includes images or emojis
CHANGED in 4.4.1 Keyboard Extensions in 4.2 Minimum Functionality(Old) Remain anatomic after abounding arrangement access;(New) Remain anatomic after abounding arrangement admission and after acute abounding access;
CHANGED 4.5.2 Apple Music in 4.5 Apple Sites and Services(Old) 4.5.2 The Apple Music API lets barter admission their cable while application your app. Users charge admit the beck and be able to cross playback application accepted media controls such as “play,” “pause,” and “skip;” apps may not automate these actions. Moreover, your app may not crave acquittal or alongside monetize admission to the Apple Music account (e.g. in-app purchase, advertising, requesting user info).
(New) 4.5.2 Apple Music(i) The MusicKit APIs let barter admission their cable while application your app. They are advised for simple music playback by Apple Music subscribers. Users charge admit the playback of an Apple Music beck and be able to cross application accepted media controls such as “play,” “pause,” and “skip.” Moreover, your app may not crave acquittal or alongside monetize admission to the Apple Music account (e.g. in-app purchase, advertising, requesting user info, etc.). Do not download, upload, or accredit administration of music files sourced from the MusicKit APIs, except as absolutely acceptable in MusicKit documentation.(ii) Application the MusicKit APIs is not a backup for accepting the licenses you ability charge for a added or added circuitous music integration. For example, if you appetite your app to comedy a specific song at a accurate moment, or to actualize audio or video files that can be aggregate to amusing media, you’ll charge to acquaintance rights-holders anon to get their permission (e.g. synchronization or adjustment rights) and assets. Cover art and added metadata may alone be acclimated in affiliation with music playback or playlists (including App Abundance screenshots announcement your app’s functionality), and should not be acclimated in any business or announcement after accepting specific allotment from rights-holders. Accomplish abiding to chase the Apple Music Identity Guidelines back amalgam Apple Music casework in your app.(iii) Apps that admission Apple Music user data, such as playlists and favorites, charge acutely acknowledge this admission in the purpose string. Any abstracts calm may not be aggregate with third parties for any purpose added than acknowledging or convalescent the app experience. This abstracts may not be acclimated to analyze users or devices, or to ambition advertising.
ADDED 4.64.6 Alternate App IconsApps may affectation customized icons, for example, to reflect a sports aggregation preference, provided that anniversary change is accomplished by the user and the app includes settings to backslide to the aboriginal icon. All figure variants charge chronicle to the agreeable of the app and changes should be constant beyond all arrangement assets, so that the icons displayed in Settings, Notifications, etc. bout the new springboard icon. This affection may not be acclimated for dynamic, automatic, or consecutive changes, such as to reflect abreast acclimate information, agenda notifications, etc.
ADDED 4.74.7 Third-Party SoftwareApps may accommodate or run cipher provided by third affair developers (e.g. HTML5-based games), as continued as the cipher is not offered in a abundance or store-like interface, and provided that the software (1) is chargeless or purchased application in-app purchase; (2) alone uses capabilities accessible in a accepted WebKit view; your app charge use WebKit and JavaScript Core to run third affair software and should not attack to extend or betrayal built-in belvedere APIs to third affair software; (3) is offered by developers that accept abutting the Apple Developer Program and active the Apple Developer Program License Agreement; and (4) adheres to the agreement of these App Analysis Guidelines (e.g. does not accommodate abhorrent content; uses IAP to alleviate appearance and functionality). You charge accommodate an basis of third affair software and metadata accessible in your app aloft request.
CHANGED 5.1.1 Abstracts Accumulating and Accumulator (i) in 5.1 Privacy(Old) Apps that aggregate user or acceptance abstracts charge accept a aloofness action and defended user accord for the collection. This includes—but isn’t bound to—apps that apparatus HealthKit or added health/medical technologies, HomeKit, Keyboard extensions, Apple Pay, Stickers and iMessage extensions, accommodate a login, or admission user abstracts from the accessory (e.g. location, contacts, calendar, etc.).
(New) Apps that aggregate user or acceptance abstracts charge accept a aloofness action and defended user accord for the collection. This includes—but isn’t bound to—apps that apparatus HealthKit or added health/medical technologies, HomeKit, Keyboard extensions, Apple Pay, Stickers and iMessage extensions, accommodate a login, or admission user abstracts from the device. Your app description should let bodies apperceive what types of admission (e.g. location, contacts, calendar, etc.) are requested by your app, and what aspects of the app won’t assignment if the user doesn’t admission permission.
CHANGED 5.1.2 Abstracts Use and Administration (i) in 5.1 Privacy(Old) Apps cannot use or address someone’s claimed abstracts after aboriginal accepting their permission and accouterment admission to advice about how and area the abstracts will be used.
(New) You may not attempt, facilitate, or animate others to analyze users or reconstruct user profiles based on abstracts that you say has been calm in an “anonymized,” “aggregated,” or contrarily non-identifiable way. You may not use or address someone’s claimed abstracts after aboriginal accepting their permission and accouterment admission to advice about how and area the abstracts will be used.
CHANGED 5.2.1 in 5.2 Bookish Property(Old) Generally: Don’t use adequate third affair actual such as trademarks, copyrighted works, or patented account in your app after permission, and don’t accommodate misleading, false, or copycat representations, names, or metadata in your app bundle.
(New) Generally: Don’t use adequate third affair actual such as trademarks, copyrighted works, or patented account in your app after permission, and don’t accommodate misleading, false, or copycat representations, names, or metadata in your app array or developer name. Apps should be submitted by the being or acknowledged article that owns or has accountant the bookish acreage and added accordant rights and is amenable for alms any casework provided by the app.
CHANGED 5.2.5 in 5.2 Bookish Property(Old) Apple Products: Don’t actualize an app that appears confusingly agnate to an absolute Apple product, interface (e.g. Finder), app (such as the App Store, iTunes Store, or Messages) or announcement theme, and don’t misspell Apple artefact names (i.e., GPS for Iphone, iTunz). iTunes music previews may not be acclimated for their ball amount (e.g. as the accomplishments music to a photo collage or the soundtrack to a game) or in any added crooked manner. If your app displays Activity rings, do not adapt the attending and feel of the rings themselves or the abstracts they represent. The Human Interface Guidelines accept added advice on how to use Activity rings.
(New) Apple Products: Don’t actualize an app that appears confusingly agnate to an absolute Apple product, interface (e.g. Finder), app (such as the App Store, iTunes Store, or Messages) or announcement theme, and don’t misspell Apple artefact names (i.e., GPS for Iphone, iTunz). Apps and extensions, including third affair keyboards and Sticker packs, may not accommodate Apple emoji. iTunes music previews may not be acclimated for their ball amount (e.g. as the accomplishments music to a photo collage or the soundtrack to a game) or in any added crooked manner. If your app displays Activity rings, do not adapt the attending and feel of the rings themselves or the abstracts they represent. The Human Interface Guidelines accept added advice on how to use Activity rings.
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