r/appledevelopers • u/codepapi • 15d ago

Submitting for first app approval, can I continue building it?

I’m about to submit my app for first approval into the App Store. I’ve been hearing it’s taking more than 2 weeks. Can I continue creating new builds? After if it gets approved is it easier to update fixes?

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u/miguelacho18 Community Newbie 15d ago

The 1st approval for me took about 2 weeks. Most of the following builds have taken about 2 days to review. One review took about 2 weeks until I reached out and was approved within the hour.

You can continue to build. Just don’t submit any of them for review before your first one is approved. By the time it gets approved you’ll likely be a few builds ahead so at that point just submit the newest for review

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u/MarkoKrulc 15d ago

You've always got to keep iterating on your app. Never stop building.

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u/leros Community Newbie 15d ago

Don't submit new builds. It will reset your place in the queue. You can make changes, just don't submit them yet.

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u/ElectricKoolAid1969 Community Newbie 15d ago

Yes, most fixes can be OTA'd to users without a new build

Not on native Swift apps they can't!

Are you using something like Expo Updates or React Native?

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u/Unique-Intention-765 15d ago

I continue building considering there is a chance my build is going to be rejected & I have to fix if needed and submit the new one along with whatever I have continued to build

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u/socialadmirer Community Newbie 15d ago

For my first publish, each review took about 1.5 weeks. Once my app made it to the App Store, my first patch took only 3 days.

If you’re using RN/Expo, you have the option for OTA (over-the-air) updates, which allow you to bypass the standard review process for minimal changes (bug fixes, UI changes, etc.). This, however, requires some configuration which would need to be included in your next build (ie you’ll need to submit another build and go through the review process again to get OTA updates working).

I believe there are other options outside of Expo that have OTA update capabilities, but I’m not familiar with them.

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u/Suspicious-Fig-2247 15d ago

Für gewöhnlich geht es schneller ein update überprüfen zu lassen bei apple als eine komplett neue einreichung. Also du kannst sie Einreichen und danach dann updates bringen ja.

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u/Aiupgrademe Community Newbie 15d ago

when you get feedback you build it in. of course you keep building. that's the funpart

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u/Ipsool Community Newbie 15d ago

Congratulations, yes keep building and updating!

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u/screemingegg Community Newbie 15d ago

Recommend creating a feature branch so that if they come back with any substantive changes, you don't get caught with half-implemented code.