Same story here. My first app. App: Shutterbug Apple ID: 6446296940 Submission: c8500f13-745b-464d-b6b6-ca135032e257 October 17: Submitted for review (iOS and Mac) October 19: Rejected under Guideline 4.3. I replied with details, updated the metadata, and resubmitted the same day October 20: Rejected under Guideline 5.1.1(iv) for the label on the button before the Photos permission prompt. Resubmitted within hours October 23: The Mac version received the same 5.1.1 rejection. I resubmitted it with the same fix that day October 26: Requested expedited review October 29: Contacted App Review through the Contact Us form, no response yet November 2: Mac version approved. iOS version with the identical fix is still "Waiting for Review" Maddening. All the launch materials feature fall/halloween photos anticipating an October release.

January 2026 and this is still happening on 13 mini simulator. Latest xcode version (not beta).

Wow, thanks for the quick reply. I should have mentioned that I thought of the data being from an old run too. To make sure it wasn't, I've repeatedly nuked all the data (even in iCloud) and started from a fresh install on my phone running iOS 17. The issue persists, and it happens whether I set the revision to 1 or 2.

You ever figure this out? I'm in the same situation and this is very not fixed on iOS 16.2 / macOS 13.1.