AppStore - Does "In Review" mean they have started work on it?

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AppStore - Does "In Review" mean they have started work on it?

When an status of an App shows as *In Review* does it mean they have started work on it?

Or that is the only status that shows until they either have queries or when they make it available on the AppStore?

When we submitted there was not even an email from them. Do they send one? It would be nice if there was a way for them to keep the developers in the loop.

-TRS

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Oct 10, 2008 10:59 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 10, 2008 11:12 AM in response to RickMaddy

Beat you 😉

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Answer 2

Oct 10, 2008 11:09 AM in response to trshivku

That means you're in line for acceptance. They will make sure it runs and follows community standards, make sure it doesn't copy functionality of other Apple apps, and then make sure there is a purpose. When you're out of in review is when your app is posted to the app store.

You don't get emails when your status is changed to In Review, only when the status changes to "Ready for Sale", or if there is a problem with your binary.

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RickMaddy

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Oct 10, 2008 11:09 AM in response to trshivku

Your app is "In Review" from the moment you submit until it is either accepted or rejected. I'd hazard a guess that the first 6 days your app is in "Review" it's really just sitting in a queue waiting to be looked at. You won't get any email (at least I haven't) until it's rejected (with a reason) or posted to the store.

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trshivku Author

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Oct 10, 2008 12:00 PM in response to SexyAndOhSoWitty

Thanks to both of you for responding. Looks like there is a 3 week backlog. A shade disappointed but what can you do.

-TRS

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