Real-World Cases

Guideline 5.1.5 - Legal - Privacy. Your app requests Precise Location when Approximate Location would be sufficient for the feature.

Fix: Changed to request approximate location by default using CLLocationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyReduced. Only request precise location for hyperlocal features like rain radar. Explain...

ITMS-90683: Missing Purpose String in Info.plist. Your app uses the Location framework but does not include NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription.

Fix: Added NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription in FlutterFlow project settings. Purpose string: Find stores near you and get directions. Also added NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription for future b...

Your app requests permission to access Location but does not include a purpose string for this permission in the apps Info.plist.

Fix: Added NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription through Adalo build settings: See people and events near your current location. Rebuilt and resubmitted. Always check Info.plist has all required purpose stri...

Guideline 5.1.5 - Legal - Privacy - Location. Your game requests location permission for analytics purposes which is not a valid use case.

Fix: Removed location request entirely. For regional analytics, use the App Store territory information from StoreKit or the users locale setting. Only request location if it directly improves the users ex...

Guideline 5.1.5 - Legal - Privacy - Location Services. Your app uses geofencing to send marketing notifications based on user proximity to stores without clear disclosure.

Fix: Removed competitor store geofences. Only set geofences around our own stores. Updated purpose string to disclose geofencing: Receive deals when you are near our stores. Added location notification pre...

Guideline 5.1.5 - Legal - Privacy - Location Services. Your app requests Always location access without demonstrating clear user value for background tracking.

Fix: Downgraded from Always to When In Use location permission. Used HealthKit for step counting instead. Only requested location when user actively starts a run or workout that needs GPS tracking.

Guideline 5.1.5 - Legal - Privacy - Location Services. Your app uses background location services but does not clarify the purpose to users.

Fix: Updated NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription to specifically explain: Your location is tracked in the background to provide real-time travel route recording and offline map updates. Also showed in-app exp...

Guideline 5.1.2 - Your app requests Always On location access without sufficient justification for continuous location tracking.

Fix: Changed to When In Use location permission as default. Added Always On as an optional upgrade with a clear explanation of the auto-detection benefit. Implemented significant location change API as an...

Guideline 5.1.5 - Legal - Privacy - Location Services. We were unable to find the purpose string for location services in your apps Info.plist.

Fix: Added proper purpose strings in app.json for Expo: NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription with clear explanation of why location is needed. Rebuilt and resubmitted.