App Store 2.5 rejection: Software requirements

The app works on your phone, but Apple has flagged how it uses the system. Guideline 2.5 covers technical requirements that can come from your code or a library bundled with it. The subrule is the useful starting point.

Give your developer a specific investigation

Keep the cited number, build, and reviewer evidence. Ask which framework, entitlement, or dependency implements the feature. We’d check the shipped binary and its configuration, since source settings don’t always show what a build tool included.

Use the rules below to narrow the issue: public APIs, downloaded code, background services, network support, and device integrations each have different checks.

Test the corrected integration

Remove or replace the unsupported behavior and rebuild when the binary or its permissions changed. Verify the feature on supported devices, including denied permissions and background transitions where relevant.

Explain the technical correction in ordinary terms in your reply, then provide the steps Apple needs to test it. A setting removed from configuration is only a fix once the submitted build reflects that change.