How the AppStore handles developer-rejected Apps

February 18th, 2009

As every iPhone developer knows it takes Apple quite a while until a new version of an iPhone App is reviewed and released to the AppStore. Sometimes it can take so long, that you already have the next version number of the App ready for submission.
While your App is in review you can “reject” the submitted version yourself and thereby pull it from Apple’s review process. After you pulled your App, you will only be able to upload a new version with the same version number as the previously pulled!
So, if you submitted version 1.5.1, keep developing and have version 1.6 ready before the 1.5.1 update was released you need to submit the update with version 1.5.1 in the Info.plist file. IF you don’t do this Apple will contact you and they can change the version number on Apple’s website, but this will again take some time.
So, if you reject your App, don’t change the version number!

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