iOS App Store Release

Safety Boundary

Uploading or submitting to App Store Connect is an outward release action. Do it only when the user explicitly delegates that action and confirms the exact app, bundle ID, version, build number, and account.

Workflow

1. Identify the app target, scheme, bundle ID, version, build, and signing mode.
2. Run scripts/ios_preflight.sh or equivalent local checks.
3. Verify metadata, screenshots, legal URLs, privacy answers, and reviewer notes.
4. Archive with xcodebuild archive.
5. Export with xcodebuild -exportArchive using app-store-connect export options.
6. Upload with Fastlane, altool, notarytool/transporter, or Xcode Organizer.
7. Wait for processing before attaching a build or submitting review.
8. Submit only after final confirmation.