iOS Question From Apple: 2.5 - Apps that use non-public APIs will be rejected

[Klein]

Hello,

i upload my app to itunes connect. Apple rejects the application.

From Apple

• 2.5 - Apps that use non-public APIs will be rejected

Thank you for your resubmission.

2.5 Details

However, your app uses or references the following non-public APIs, which is a violation of the App Store Review Guidelines:

Synthesizing superclass ivars

The use of non-public APIs is not permitted in the App Store because it can lead to a poor user experience should these APIs change.

Next Steps...

I do not know where I have to look for the error

 

[Erel]

Which libraries are you using?

 

[Klein]

 

[Erel]

Are you sure that you've submitted a release build?

 

[Klein]

Yes, pretty sure.

I opened the ipa file. There is no b4a_host_ip.txt file

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/your-app-contains-non-public-api-error.50521/

Getting this warning when submit to the itunesConnect store

an issue was found indicating you may need to update to the latest version of the sdk and rebuild your app

Xcode Version 6.4

 

[Erel]

Not sure that I understand. Are you trying to submit the ipa file again?

Can you post the full message?

 

[Klein]

Yes, i trying to submit the file again!!!

 

[Erel]

Are you using B4i v2.0? If yes then it is recommended to download the ipa file (archive actually) to the PC with Download last build and then extract the ipa file from the archive.

This way the ipa file will include crash symbols.

About the error, I've sent you a temporary user id for the remote builder. Please try it again after compiling the ipa with the remote builder.

 

[Klein]

Yes i use B4i 2.0 and Build server Version 2.01

What should I do with the crash symbols?

 

[Erel]

You do not need to do anything with it. The ipa file will include symbols that itunes connect use to "symbolicate" crash logs.

 

[Klein]

I try the remote builder. No change, i can upload the ipa but the warning is displayed again.

 

[Erel]

Does it let you upload the ipa file? Which version of Application Loader are you using? Can you send me the ipa to [email protected]?

BTW, I've uploaded an ipa file to the app store a few days ago.

 

[Klein]

Hi,

yes, i can upload the file but the warning comes every time. The app will be removed from Testflight (after a few days). Application Loader Version 3.1 (670).

 

[Erel]

Have you tried to upload it to the app store?

BTW, B4i libraries do not make any call to a private API (only the debug library).

 

[Klein]

I want to make the app for external beta testers available (TestFlight System). Apple makes a check before it is available for beta testers.

Apple rejects this application

 

[Erel]

As I wrote, the B4i libraries do not make any private call.

It is possible that by chance one of your variable names confuses Apple automatic tests and causes this error.

There are other ways to send tests to beta testers. Up until now no one has encountered this issue when uploading to the app store. So it is worth trying it. You can even submit it without publishing.

 

[imbault]

Are you using B4i v2.0? If yes then it is recommended to download the ipa file (archive actually) to the PC with Download last build and then extract the ipa file from the archive.

This way the ipa file will include crash symbols.

About the error, I've sent you a temporary user id for the remote builder. Please try it again after compiling the ipa with the remote builder.

Erel, so, you recommend to download from the Mac to the PC, that zip file, extracting the ipa, then... upload again to the Mac, because I don't know other tools than Xcode or Application Loader which are Mac Os Tools, is that specific to Hosted Mac builder, or a regular way to publish ipa, or do I miss something.
In my case, I use Application Loader, and I Upload the ipa directly...

 

[Erel]

Yes, starting from B4i v2.00 it is recommended to download archive.zip to the PC and then to copy the ipa file to the Mac.

Otherwise the ipa file will not include the itunes symbols.

 

[imbault]

Why not open this zip file on the Mac and extract (always on the Mac) the ipa file? Why transferring the zip to the PC???

 

[Erel]

The zip file is further processed by the IDE when you download it.