Publish an iOS package to the App Store (Production)

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Tip

Build your app according to Apple's guidelines

1. From the Stores home page, select the “Production” store created above.
2. Select Publish to App Store in the upper-right corner.
3. At the first step of the wizard, you must upload your .ipa file. After the file has a been successfully uploaded, you'll see details, like icon and version. Select Next.
4. Enter release notes. Only plain text is supported and release notes must be longer than 10 characters. Select Next.
5. Select Publish. The status for this release will show as Submitted on the store details page. Submitted means that the .ipa has been delivered to App Store Connect for evaluation.
6. Once App Center has completed the hand-over of the app to App Store Connect, the status of the app changes to Published, and the app is available to download through Apple's App Store.
7. If a failure occurs while publishing by Apple, the status on the store details page changes to Failed with the appropriate error message. For more information, see Apple's app review process.