App Store Rejection Reasons in 2026, and How to Fix Each One
Apple rejected 2.09M submissions in 2025. The App Store rejection reasons that come up most, what each guideline means, and how to fix them fast.
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Apple rejected 2.09M submissions in 2025. The App Store rejection reasons that come up most, what each guideline means, and how to fix them fast.
A copyable App Store and Google Play submission checklist for 2026: build, access, privacy, payments, listing and launch-day steps, in order.
Run EAS Update safely in production: channels and branches, runtime versions, percentage rollouts, rollbacks, pricing, and fixes when updates don't arrive.
Fastlane for React Native in 2026: what it automates, when EAS replaces it, when you still need it, and a working Fastfile for TestFlight and Google Play.
React Native app crashing in production? A triage playbook: crash-free metrics, readable stack traces, common causes, prioritising fixes and safe releases.
Why Google Play rejects apps in 2026: Data safety mismatches, sensitive permissions, app access, account deletion and target API, with the fix for each.
Publish a React Native or Expo app to the App Store in 2026: developer account, App Store Connect, EAS Build and Submit, TestFlight, review and release.
Publish a React Native or Expo app on Google Play in 2026: Play Console setup, EAS Build, the 12-tester closed test, required forms and a staged rollout.
EAS Build explained for 2026: build profiles in eas.json, managed credentials, local builds, versioning, and what Expo's plans and per-build prices cost.
A React Native CI/CD pipeline for 2026: checks on every pull request, preview builds, and store releases with EAS Workflows, GitHub Actions or Fastlane.
A practical React Native testing strategy: static checks, unit tests, React Native Testing Library v14 component tests, E2E flows and CI that sticks.
How phased release on the App Store and staged rollouts on Google Play work, how to pause or halt, what to monitor, and a rollout plan you can reuse.
React Native app versioning explained: version vs build number on iOS and Android, runtimeVersion for OTA updates, auto-increment and update checks.
React Native code signing explained: iOS certificates and provisioning profiles, Android keystores, upload vs app signing keys, and how EAS manages it all.
The App Store and Google Play rules for over-the-air updates in React Native: what Apple's 2.5.2 and Google's policy allow, what's risky, and safe habits.
Get React Native test builds to clients fast: TestFlight internal and external testing, Google Play testing tracks, EAS internal builds and OTA previews.
App Store and Google Play screenshots and metadata in 2026: required sizes, text limits, what gets rejected under 2.3, and what makes listings convert.
How to use feature flags in a mobile app: flag types, old app versions, offline defaults, kill switches, store rules, A/B tests that work and flag hygiene.