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iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27 will soon be available to customers worldwide, which means you can now submit apps and games that take advantage of the latest Apple technologies and innovations like Apple Intelligence, the Foundation Models framework, design updates, new App Store features, and more. Download the Xcode 27 Release Candidate. Build your apps and games using the latest SDKs, test with TestFlight, and submit for review to the App Store. Optimize your app for macOS 27. macOS 26 is the final release supporting Intel Mac computers and Rosetta — macOS 27 will be Apple silicon only. To limit your app to Macs with Apple silicon, set your Xcode build architecture to arm64 only, then rebuild and resubmit. Removing support for Intel-based apps lets you further simplify your development and optimize your app for Apple silicon. Answer age rating questions. New Time Allowances give parents more flexible ways to manage the time their kids spend in apps across categories, including Entertainment, Games, and Social Media. If your app or game includes social media capabilities, you’ll need to indicate them in App Store Connect. Prepare your App Store assets. Make a strong impression using new product page headers and search result assets on the App Store. Explore design guidance and templates to create captivating product page headers, search results, screenshots, app previews, and In-App Events. Before you publish, use the new product page preview tool in App Store Connect to see exactly how your page will look on the App Store. Coming soon. Starting April 2027, apps and games uploaded to App Store Connect need to meet the following minimum requirements: - iOS and iPadOS apps must be built with the iOS 27 & iPadOS 27 SDK or later - tvOS apps must be built with the tvOS 27 SDK or later - visionOS apps must be built with the visionOS 27 SDK or later - watchOS apps must be built with the watchOS 27 SDK or later Learn more about submitting

Later this summer, Apple will unify the email domains used by Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email under a single, shared domain: private.icloud.com.New addresses generated for both features will be issued on the new domain. For example: Sign in with Apple addresses, previously issued on privaterelay.appleid.com, will be issued on private.icloud.com. iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses, previously issued on icloud.com, will be issued on private.icloud.com. Existing addresses on the legacy domains will continue to work and forward mail to users without interruption.What you need to do Developers with apps or websites that use Sign in with Apple should ensure that their account systems, email validation logic, and allowlists accept addresses on the new private.icloud.com domain in addition to existing domains: privaterelay.appleid.com and icloud.com. Email service providers should update any domain-based filtering, suppression lists, or routing rules that explicitly enumerate relay domains so that the new private.icloud.com domain is included. Learn more about Sign in with AppleCommunicating using the Private Email Relay Service

The Apple Developer Program License Agreement and App Review Guidelines have been revised to support new features, updated policies, and to provide clarification. Please review the changes below and sign in to your account to accept the updated terms. Apple Developer Program License Agreement Sections 3.1, 14.8: Specified requirements for providing information and responding to questions about developer identity, including in the context of export compliance. Definitions, Section 3.3.3(N): Clarified requirements for use of the Sensitive Content Analysis framework. Definitions, Section 3.3.3(Q): Specified requirements for use of the Suggested Actions API. Definitions, Section 3.3.3(R): Specified requirements for use of the Trust Insights framework. Section 3.3.4(A): Specified terms regarding end users’ ability to modify content for personal accessibility purposes. Definitions, Section 3.3.7(L): Specified requirements for use of the Media Device Extension framework. Definitions, Section 3.3.7(M): Specified requirements for use of the Spatial Audio Extension APIs. Definitions, Section 3.3.9(E): Specified requirements for use of the Customer Engagement APIs. Section 3.2(h): Updated terms for use of and access to Apple models. Section 3.3.11: Grouped AI and machine learning technologies under new subsection. Section 3.3.11(A): Updated requirements for use of Foundation Models framework. Section 6.7: Specified that analytics may additionally be provided via Xcode and/or App Store Connect API. Section 7.9: Specified requirements on providing information regarding apps in App Store Connect, and protection of end users who are minors. Section 10: Clarified terms regarding indemnification. Attachment 2, Section 1.1: Clarified requirements for use of the In-App Purchase API. Attachment 5, Section 3.3: Updated privacy requirements for use of Passes. Attachment 11, Section 4: Updated the name of identity guidelines for EnergyKit. App Review Guidelines Introduction: revised kid and teen safety guidance. 1.2: new paragraph clarifies developer responsibilities for content that violates this guideline. 4.3(a): clarifies the basis for the guideline and adds an example. 4.3(b): clarifies the basis for the guideline and adds examples. 4.5.3: clarifies that Live Activities may not be used to spam, phish, or send unsolicited messages to customers. Translations of the updated agreement will be available on the Apple Developer website within one month.

As part of our ongoing commitment to helping developers succeed on the App Store, we’re introducing new options for submitting content and updates while your app is in review, double the number of custom product pages, and offer codes for all In-App Purchase types. ### Submit additional items to App Review Now you can send additional items to App Review independent of an existing submission, giving you greater flexibility when submitting your apps and games. For example, you can now submit: - One or more In-App Events in a separate submission if you have an app version under review. - An app version to address a critical bug that’s separate from any existing custom product pages under review. - One or more Game Center features — including achievements, leaderboards, challenges, and more — in a submission that’s separate from an app version under review. Learn more about submitting ### Create double the number of custom product pages and add keywords Custom product pages let you highlight different content and features within your app or game using unique screenshots, app previews, and promotional text. To provide you with even more flexibility, you can now create and publish up to 70 custom pages at a given time. Additionally, you can now assign keywords to each custom product page so they’re more discoverable on the App Store. Custom product pages with keywords assigned to them can appear in search results for those selected keywords instead of your default product page. Learn more about custom product pages ### Offer codes expand to all In-App Purchase types Offer codes now support all In-App Purchase types, including consumable, non-consumable, and non-renewing subscriptions, in addition to expanded support for auto-renewable subscriptions. With offer codes, you can present people with a limited-time offer for a free or discounted In-App Purchase. This allows you to share the value of your In-App Purchases and encourage engagement and purchases within your apps and games. This expanded support includes the ability to create offer codes for: - Consumable, non-consumable, and non-renewing subscriptions. - Auto-renewable subscriptions that don’t auto-renew once the promotional period ends. Schedule 1 and the Paid Applications Agreement (Schedules 2 and 3) will be updated to indicate that offer codes are available for all In-App Purchase types.¹ Promo codes for In-App Purchases Offer codes build on the functionality of promo codes and provide improved configuration and customer eligibility options. As a result, starting March 26, 2026, you’ll no longer be able to create promo codes for In-App Purchases in App Store Connect. Any existing promo codes for In-App Purchases you’ve created can be redeemed until they expire. You can continue to use promo codes in order to provide people with a free download of your app. Learn about creating offer codes Learn about offer codes for auto-renewable subscriptions Implementing offer codes ¹ Translations of the updated agreement will be available on the Apple Developer website within one month.

The App Store is designed to make it easy to sell your digital goods and services globally, with support for 44 currencies across 175 storefronts. From time to time, we need to adjust prices or your proceeds due to changes in tax regulations or foreign exchange rates. These adjustments are made using publicly available exchange rate information from financial data providers to help make sure prices for apps and In-App Purchases stay consistent across all storefronts. Tax and price updates As of August 21: Your proceeds from the sale of eligible apps and In‑App Purchases have been modified in: - Brazil: Imposto sobre Operações Financeiras (IOF) of 3.5% - Canada: Digital services tax (DST) no longer applicable - Estonia: Value‑added tax (VAT) rate increase from 22% to 24% - Romania: - VAT rate increase from 19% to 21% - Reduced VAT rate increase from 5% to 11% for news, magazines, books, and audiobooks - The Philippines: VAT introduction of 12% for developers based outside of the Philippines - Vietnam: - Organizations based outside of Vietnam: VAT rate increase from 5% to 10%. - Individual developers based outside of Vietnam: Personal income tax (PIT) introduction of 5%, replacing the corporate income tax (CIT). Reduced VAT rate of 0% for news, magazines, and books no longer applies and all content will be taxed at the standard rate. - Organizations based in Vietnam: Apple will no longer remit foreign contractor tax (FCT) on sales to end customers. FCT of 5% introduced on Apple’s commission. - Individual developers based in Vietnam: Personal income tax (PIT) introduction of 2%, replacing the corporate income tax (CIT). FCT of 5% introduced on Apple’s commission. Reduced VAT rate of 0% for news, magazines, and books no longer applies and all content will be taxed at the standard rate. Exhibit B and C of the Paid Applications Agreement will be updated to indicate that Apple collects and remits applicable taxes in the Philippines, and the relevant tax changes in Vietnam.¹ Beginning September 8: Pricing for apps and In-App Purchases will be updated for the Philippines and Vietnam if you haven’t selected one of these storefronts as the base storefront for your app or In‑App Purchase.² These updates also consider VAT introductions and changes listed in the tax updates section above. If you’ve selected the Philippines or Vietnam as the base storefront for your app or In-App Purchase, prices won’t change. On other storefronts, prices will be updated to maintain equalization with your chosen base price. Prices won’t change in any region if your In‑App Purchase is an auto‑renewable subscription. Prices also won’t change on the storefronts where you manually manage prices instead of using the automated equalized prices. The Pricing and Availability section of Apps has been updated in App Store Connect to display these upcoming price changes. As always, you can change the prices of your apps, In‑App Purchases, and auto‑renewable subscriptions at any time. Learn more about managing your prices View or edit upcoming price changes Edit your app’s base country or region Pricing and availability start times by country or region Set a price for an In-App Purchase Learn more about your proceeds View payments and proceeds Download financial reports ¹ Translations of the updated agreement will be available on the Apple Developer website within one month. ² Excludes auto-renewable subscriptions.