When Will Star Legends Launch? - Currently Working with Apple for App Approval

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He said "We are working with Apple now with the submission." In other words, PL came to the top of the queue.

Apple reviews thousands of apps every day. I had the number somewhere as well as the number of testers. It comes down to about 40 minutes. Most good apps are approved right away. Most of the time waiting is because they are strictly first-come first-served. That's how long it takes to come up for review after you submitted it!

Here's a recent summary of what they are trying to weed out.

Some rules of note in the guidelines:

User interface:

Apps that create alternate desktop/home screen environments or simulate multi-app widget experiences will be rejected

Apps that alter the functions of standard switches, such as the Volume Up/Down and Ring/Silent switches, will be rejected

Apps that look similar to apps bundled on the iPhone, including the App Store, iTunes Store, and iBookstore, will be rejected



Content:

Apps that are simply web clippings, content aggregators, or a collection of links, may be rejected

"Enemies" within the context of a game cannot solely target a specific race, culture, a real government or corporation, or any other real entity

Apps that include games of Russian roulette will be rejected

Apps that contain user generated content that is frequently pornographic (ex "Chat Roulette" apps) will be rejected

Apps containing pornographic material, defined by Webster's Dictionary as "explicit descriptions or displays of sexual organs or activities intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings," will be rejected

Apps that duplicate apps already in the App Store may be rejected, particularly if there are many of them

Apps that are not very useful or do not provide any lasting entertainment value may be rejected

Apps may contain or quote religious text provided the quotes or translations are accurate and not misleading. Commentary should be educational or informative rather than inflammatory

Apps that misspell Apple product names in their app name (i.e., GPS for Iphone, iTunz) will be rejected


Bandwidth:

Audio streaming content over a cellular network may not use more than 5MB over 5 minutes

Video streaming content over a cellular network longer than 10 minutes must use HTTP Live Streaming and include a baseline 64 kbps audio-only HTTP Live stream

Apps that excessively use the network capacity or bandwidth of the APN service or unduly burden a device with Push Notifications will be rejected


Privacy:

Apps that do not notify and obtain user consent before collecting, transmitting, or using location data will be rejected

Apps cannot transmit data about a user without obtaining the user's prior permission and providing the user with access to information about how and where the data will be used

Apps that require users to share personal information, such as email address and date of birth, in order to function will be rejected

Apps that target minors for data collection will be rejected

source: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...fart_apps.html