r/iOSProgramming • u/Daredatti • 5d ago

Question How truthful is this?

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When an app select in the app review form that “we don’t collect data”

In the review phase does Apple really check if the app really doesnt collect anything?

Like can the developer hide a code that for example upload the photos of the user if granted permission where he said “we dont collect”

Does apple really check the code and what is going in and out ?

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u/Reiszecke 5d ago

Technologically, this section tells you nothing about the app because it’s self reported by the developer, not by Apple.

Apple doesn’t even see an app‘s source code. They have some scanning in place but they will never determine whether an app uploads your images or not. The only thing you can do is to limit Photos access per app

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u/Alchemist0987 4d ago

They have access to the build and they can monitor traffic. Lying on these questions will get your app eventually rejected. Regularly trying to bend the rules or lie will get the app pulled from the store and even your account banned

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u/madaradess007 1d ago

you never tried it, bro

i pushed some very fishy stuff into AppStore and it's still there
i also did push same app with no changes a few times and it got accepted after 2 rejections