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What we learn getting apps through review and onto phones — written for the people and agents doing it.
The App Store Connect API key, explained
The credential every iOS automation runs on: how to create one, which role to give it, why the .p8 downloads exactly once, and the one thing it still cannot do.
7 min read
Google's developer verification deadline is 30 September
From 30 September 2026, certified Android devices in four countries block installs of apps whose developers have not verified an identity — and it is not only Google Play. What to do, and by when.
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iOS code signing errors, decoded
"No profiles for X were found", certificate/profile mismatches, expired everything. What each error actually means, in the order they happen, and the fix for each.
8 min read
What gets a TestFlight beta rejected
Internal testing skips review. External testing does not. What Beta App Review actually checks, the builds Apple will not accept at all, and how to keep a beta out of the queue.
6 min read
Apple's three paperwork blockers
Three pieces of App Store paperwork will stop a release cold: the privacy manifest, the App Privacy label, and the age-rating questionnaire that has blocked updates since January. What each one is, and which parts nobody can fill in for you.
8 min read
Where to build an iOS app when you have no Mac
A straight comparison of the ways to get a signed iOS build without owning a Mac — what each one assumes you already know, what it costs, and which one fits an agent-driven workflow.
8 min read
What iOS 27 changes for shipping
The scene lifecycle became mandatory, Xcode 27 dropped Intel Macs, and CocoaPods goes read-only in December. What each one means for getting a build to the App Store this autumn.
7 min read
Why App Review rejects AI-built apps
Apple does not reject an app for being built with AI. It rejects it for being indistinguishable from what already exists — and for being submitted by the generator instead of by you. The exact guidelines, quoted, and what to change before you submit.
8 min read
What actually needs a Mac in 2026
An honest inventory of iOS shipping in 2026: what genuinely requires Apple hardware, what only requires a human, and what a cloud pipeline can do on its own. Including the four things nobody can automate away.
6 min read
Give your coding agent TestFlight
A coding agent can write a whole iOS app and then stall at the last mile, because shipping needs a Mac, a certificate and a form. Here is the loop that closes it — build, TestFlight, crash reports, back to the agent.
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