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Does Apple Reject AI-Generated Apps? How to Get Approved: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Guides 10 min read

Does Apple Reject AI-Generated Apps? How to Get Approved

Apple doesn't reject apps for being AI-generated, it rejects low quality. The real reasons AI apps fail review, and an App Store approval checklist.

Lawrence Arya · June 13, 2026
Sign in with Apple: Hide My Email Forwarder Setup: a glass app tile showing the VP0 logo on a pink and blue gradient
Workflows 10 min read

Sign in with Apple: Hide My Email Forwarder Setup

Emails to privaterelay.appleid.com bounce until you register your sending domains and pass SPF. Here is the full Hide My Email forwarder setup for iOS apps.

Lawrence Arya · June 11, 2026
Google Sign-In Button in SwiftUI: Code and the Contracts: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Guides 5 min read

Google Sign-In Button in SwiftUI: Code and the Contracts

The branding rules, the Apple 4.8 sibling requirement, and the ID-token verification that makes it real: the Google button without the rejection.

Lawrence Arya · June 7, 2026
Native iOS Settings Page Boilerplate in SwiftUI: a phone toggle icon surrounded by location, calendar, settings, wallet and chart app icons on a coral gradient
Guides 6 min read

Native iOS Settings Page Boilerplate in SwiftUI

Settings is review-critical and AI builders generate it worst: a grouped native List, persisted toggles, required account-deletion and legal rows, done right.

Lawrence Arya · June 7, 2026
ATT Prompt Rejected by Apple: The Four Fixes That Work: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Workflows 5 min read

ATT Prompt Rejected by Apple: The Four Fixes That Work

Fix ATT rejections: SDKs tracking before consent, pressuring pre-prompts, generic purpose strings, and privacy labels that contradict the binary.

Lawrence Arya · June 5, 2026
iOS Default Browser Selection Screen Clone in SwiftUI: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Guides 6 min read

iOS Default Browser Selection Screen Clone in SwiftUI

How to clone the iOS browser choice screen UI in SwiftUI: randomized list, scroll-to-confirm, honest limits on the real system screen, and Apple's rules.

Lawrence Arya · June 5, 2026
Expo Missing Purpose String Rejection: The Real Fix: a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
Workflows 5 min read

Expo Missing Purpose String Rejection: The Real Fix

Fix the React Native Expo missing purpose string rejection (ITMS-90683): which NSUsageDescription key, where it lives in app.json, and strings that pass review.

Lawrence Arya · June 5, 2026
Fix App Store Rejection 4.2: Minimum Functionality Guide: a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
Guides 5 min read

Fix App Store Rejection 4.2: Minimum Functionality Guide

What App Store guideline 4.2 minimum functionality means, why AI-built apps get flagged, and the concrete native features that actually fix the rejection.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
Telegram Mini App to App Store: Fixing the Rejection: a phone toggle icon surrounded by location, calendar, settings, wallet and chart app icons on a coral gradient
Guides 5 min read

Telegram Mini App to App Store: Fixing the Rejection

Why Telegram mini apps get rejected from the App Store (4.2 wrappers, 3.1.1 payments) and the three honest paths: native rebuild, TG-plus-PWA, or hybrid.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
App Store Approval Service for AI Apps? Do This Free: a phone toggle icon surrounded by location, calendar, settings, wallet and chart app icons on a coral gradient
Workflows 5 min read

App Store Approval Service for AI Apps? Do This Free

Tempted to pay an App Store approval service for an AI app? No service can guarantee approval. Here is the free, self-service path that actually clears review.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
App Store Rejection 4.2.2: Fix Minimum Functionality: a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
Workflows 5 min read

App Store Rejection 4.2.2: Fix Minimum Functionality

Got an App Store 4.2.2 rejection for an AI-built app? It means too thin or a repackaged website. Here is how to add real native value and pass review.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
App Store Rejection 4.3 Spam: Fix It for AI Apps: a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
Guides 5 min read

App Store Rejection 4.3 Spam: Fix It for AI Apps

Got an App Store 4.3 spam rejection? It means your app looks like many others. Here is how to make a template-based or AI-built app genuinely distinct.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
Fix App Store Rejection 4.2 and 4.3 for AI-Built Apps: the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
Workflows 5 min read

Fix App Store Rejection 4.2 and 4.3 for AI-Built Apps

Hit with App Store 4.2 (minimum functionality) and 4.3 (spam) on an AI-built app? Here is how to fix both: add real native value and make it genuinely distinct.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
App Store Rejection 4.0 Design: How to Fix It: the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
Workflows 5 min read

App Store Rejection 4.0 Design: How to Fix It

Got an App Store 4.0 design rejection? It means the app does not feel native or polished. Here is how to fix the design so it passes review.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
Will Apple Reject My AI-Generated App? (2026 Guide): a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
Workflows 5 min read

Will Apple Reject My AI-Generated App? (2026 Guide)

Worried Apple will reject your AI-built app? Here is what actually triggers rejection, thin functionality, web wrappers, privacy, and how to pass App Store review.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
How to Add an In-App Review Prompt in Swift (Safely): the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
Workflows 5 min read

How to Add an In-App Review Prompt in Swift (Safely)

Add an App Store review prompt in Swift with SKStoreReviewController, the right way: ask after a win, never gate it, and respect Apple's limits to avoid rejection.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
Apple Sign In Required Rejection: Fix It in SwiftUI: a glass app tile showing the VP0 logo on a pink and blue gradient
Workflows 5 min read

Apple Sign In Required Rejection: Fix It in SwiftUI

Rejected because Sign in with Apple is missing? If you offer Google or Facebook login, Apple requires it too. Here is the SwiftUI fix that clears review.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
App Store AI Design Rejection: How to Actually Clear It: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
Workflows 5 min read

App Store AI Design Rejection: How to Actually Clear It

You cannot bypass an App Store design rejection, but you can clear it fast. Here is how to fix an AI-built app's design so review passes it, the honest way.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
How to Fix a Rork App Store Rejection (2026): a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Workflows 5 min read

How to Fix a Rork App Store Rejection (2026)

Rork-built app rejected by the App Store? The usual cause is thin functionality or a web-like feel. Here is how to add native value and pass review in 2026.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
Fix Sign in with Apple Rejections: A Config Checklist: the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
Workflows 5 min read

Fix Sign in with Apple Rejections: A Config Checklist

AI app rejected over Sign in with Apple? Run this native login config checklist: capability, scopes, equal prominence, and the rules that clear review.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
App Store Rejected? Design Fixes That Get You In: a glass app tile showing the VP0 logo on a pink and blue gradient
Guides 4 min read

App Store Rejected? Design Fixes That Get You In

Most App Store design rejections come from a few rules. See the common reasons under 4.2 and 4.3, and fix them fast by rebuilding screens from a free VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Guideline 5.1.1 Data Collection UI Template: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
Guides 4 min read

iOS Guideline 5.1.1 Data Collection UI Template

Build a guideline-5.1.1-compliant data collection flow in iOS: in-context permission, clear purpose, and no forced data, from a free VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Check AI-Generated iOS UI Against the Human Interface Guidelines: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
Guides 4 min read

Check AI-Generated iOS UI Against the Human Interface Guidelines

AI tools generate plausible iOS screens that quietly break Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. Here is a repeatable review pass to catch it, using a free VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026