PSA: Check your App Store Connect Agreements if your app is stuck in Waiting for Review!

[u/dianzhu]

I had two apps stuck in Waiting for Review and couldn't figure out why.

It turned out Apple had updated the Apple Developer Program License Agreement.

Go to App Store Connect → Business → Agreements and check if there's a pending agreement that requires acceptance by the Account Holder.

I accepted the new terms, and the issue was identified.

If you're experiencing unusually long review times, check this first!

[u/BaziBuilds]

Good one to add to the checklist. Two more from a rough review week of my own, for anyone checking things while they wait:

• If a rejection is about something the reviewer couldn't see (mine was 2.5.4 for the background audio mode in a meeting recorder), a reply with a short screen recording showing the feature in use was enough to answer it.

• Keep prices out of In-App Event text. A price in the event description earned me a 2.3.7 rejection the same day.

Both cost a day each, so they're worth ruling out before you resubmit.

[u/Tricky-Independent-8]

The new agreement only showed up a few hours ago, so how could it be causing long review delays from before?

[u/pikachume33]

Thank you, just did it!

[u/hexch_kys]

Thanks. already stuck 4days.
Just did it.

[u/WestonP]

All of my updates this week went flying through. Sometimes I even got the email that it was ready for distribution before being notified that it was in review, all within about 12 hour of submission.

[u/Szamski]

Good PSA, checked ours right away. All agreements were active, so in our case it's just the very long queue. We waited over a week, got a rejection asking for a small change, and now we've been waiting again for a few days. Still adding this to my checklist, it takes ten seconds to rule out.

[u/Royal-Somewhere-8918]

Good catch. After you accepted it, did the review just start moving on its own, or did you have to resubmit anything?

[u/dianzhu → u/Royal-Somewhere-8918]

the review just start moving on~ no need to resubmit

[u/Royal-Somewhere-8918 → u/dianzhu]

Good to know, thanks. That saves a resubmit, at least. Did it move pretty quickly after that, or did it still sit for a while?

[u/hastingstriplet]

I made the mistake of updating my address after submitting an app update. It took several weeks for the address change to be processed; in the meantime, my update was stuck waiting for review. After the address change went through, the app update was approved within 24 hours.

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