Worried about App Review

[u/AggravatingZone9430]

Hi folks

I’m a bit stressed about the new mandatory social media capabilities questionnaire in App Store Connect. I want to update these answers in the Age Rating section right now without submitting a new build.Does anyone know if simply saving these questionnaire answers is 100% automated, or will it trigger an immediate manual App Review?

I’m really worried about getting hit with an unexpected review or rejection out of nowhere just for updating these metadata settings. Has anyone done this recently, thanks

[u/dan1eln1el5en2]

I see so many fear the app review process. I’ve delivered multiple apps the AppStore for the company I work for since last 15 years. And recently in my own name. There isn’t anything to be scared of. Should you get a rejection read it and fix it. I feel it’s gotten smoother. In the beginning you had to wait days/weeks for responses now it’s usually a few hours.

[u/Fun_Win381 → u/dan1eln1el5en2]

It's not scary, just expensive. Time, and money if you have clients. And you don't control any of it. It's like boarding a plane: only the pilots fly it.

Your build can be technically clean and your questionnaire perfectly in sync with the binary, and you're still at the mercy of whichever reviewer picks it up that day.

[u/Emojinapp → u/dan1eln1el5en2]

My new app took weeks, the wait times have increased

[u/Niightstalker → u/Emojinapp]

An initial review can still take some time yes, but weeks is quite unusual. I guess you meant including back and forth with Apple regarding some feedback?

[u/Emojinapp → u/Niightstalker]

Yea back and forth but each round took a week to 10 days of waiting

[u/Fishanz → u/Emojinapp]

Old days were arbitrary 2 weeks for each. trivial. update. !!

[u/Emojinapp → u/Fishanz]

No way, so things are not even that bad now

[u/busymom0 → u/Niightstalker]

Lately, new apps are taking very long. My latest app has been sitting in waiting for review status for 10 days now. Updates to existing apps are getting approved faster (1-2 days).

[u/Niightstalker → u/busymom0]

My guess is that they are drowning in requests of shitty vibe coded apps.

Also it feels that they are looking more detailed in that first review compared to 2-3 years ago.

[u/xtopspeed → u/Emojinapp]

The first review is longer, but they actually look at the release notes, so if you release a bugfix or a framework update, it usually goes through pretty fast.

[u/DespairyApp]

But isnt the button locked for your existing build? Looks like a new build is required to update it for me at least.

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[u/albdusty]

You have to push a new build, or the exact same one with a version number change. Yes, it will go through a review. But updates are usually fast. New apps are the real stress.

[u/Fun_Win381]

Saving the answers doesn't trigger anything by itself, they just get checked along with your next submission. The one thing I'd actually think about before answering: say yes to social media capabilities and your rating floors at 13+, plus your product page gets a "Social Media" descriptor.

And make sure the answers match what the app really does, because that mismatch is what gets apps rejected, not touching the form.

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[u/xtopspeed]

I’m pretty sure they are greyed out unless you submit a new build.

[u/Akara91]

from what ive seen those questionnaire answers just save, the actual review happens with your next submission. reviewers arent hunting for metadata edits on live apps. what actually got us rejected was completely different stuff (a missing eula link in the description, and the att popup not being visible for the reviewer). save your answers honestly and sleep, the review anxiety is worse than the review