{"id":7914,"date":"2019-01-29T19:30:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T19:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=7914"},"modified":"2019-01-29T19:30:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T19:30:49","slug":"is-apple-enforcing-changelog-in-the-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2019\/01\/29\/is-apple-enforcing-changelog-in-the-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Apple Enforcing ChangeLog in the App Store?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1768,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/developer.apple.com\\\/app-store\\\/review\\\/guidelines&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251011204930\\\/https:\\\/\\\/developer.apple.com\\\/app-store\\\/review\\\/guidelines\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-03 21:29:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-12 09:52:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-21 08:49:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-20 17:40:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-24 09:20:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-28 23:02:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-01 14:09:15&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-05 18:05:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-10 14:48:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-13 21:26:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-17 06:00:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-20 08:58:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-23 12:26:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-27 11:40:25&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-30 13:03:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-06 18:34:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-10 06:00:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-15 10:14:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-18 11:11:38&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-22 12:07:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-26 21:00:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-01 23:42:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-05 04:16:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-08 06:28:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-11 10:21:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-14 17:43:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-18 10:59:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-22 07:07:41&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-01 00:20:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-04 04:31:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 07:11:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-10 14:40:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14 09:51:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 00:16:45&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-22 19:22:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 19:39:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-30 07:25:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-30 07:25:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/app-store\/review\/guidelines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Via Apple\u2019s App Store Review Guidelines:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>2.3.12 Apps must clearly describe new features and product changes in their \u201cWhat\u2019s New\u201d text. Simple bug fixes, security updates, and performance improvements may rely on a generic description, but more significant changes must be listed in the notes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Only 5 of the 12 apps my device has received updates for in the last week have had actual changes listed. And I still find when I launch apps that major changes are made (like the inclusion of ads) without informing me first so I can make a decision whether to update or not. 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