{"id":42537,"date":"2024-03-17T14:28:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=42537"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:14:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:14:56","slug":"ios-notarizations-human-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/17\/ios-notarizations-human-review\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS Notarization’s Human Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Notarization for iOS apps is a baseline review that applies to all apps, regardless of their distribution channel, focused on platform policies for security and privacy and to maintain device integrity. Through a combination of automated checks and human review, Notarization will help ensure apps are free of known malware, viruses, or other security threats, function as promised, and don’t expose users to egregious fraud.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

This is not a quick automated check like with Mac app notarization. There is a human review step where Apple checks the app against a subset of the App Review Guidelines<\/a>. There is now a “Show Notarization Review Guidelines Only” checkbox that highlights the relevant guidelines. The list is actually much more extensive than I initially thought. Health-related content is highly regulated. Multitasking and location services are restricted. You can’t use the hardware volume buttons. You can’t scrape data from Apple Web sites. Third-party login services are restricted. You can’t monetize built-in capabilities. You have to treat Apple with respect (Developer Code of Conduct). And, unfortunately, this adds delays and the possibility for human error and corporate stonewalling.<\/p>\n\n

Riley Testut<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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lol my clipboard manager Clip was rejected from Notarization because it “requires push notifications in order to function”<\/p>\n

(it doesn’t, they’re optional)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

This is not just a mistake. It’s a charade because it’s not possible for App Review to accurately detect this, anyway.<\/p>\n\n

Kyle Howells<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Apple’s amazing innovation of bringing the fun, accuracy and unpredictability of App Review to Side Loading.<\/p>

This is just what the web, the Mac, Windows, and Android have been missing all these years!<\/p>

Random rejections for things your app doesn’t even do!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n