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{{#pagetitle: Preparing and Submitting an iOS 11 Application to the App Store }}
<seo title="Preparing and Submitting an iOS 11 Application to the App Store" titlemode="replace" keywords="ios 11, swift 4, app store, xcode 9" description="A guide submitting an iOS 11 to the app store."></seo>
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Having developed an iOS application the final step is to submit it to Apple’s App Store. Preparing and submitting an application is a multistep process details of which will be covered in this chapter.
[[File:ios_11_submit_app_xcode_preferences.png]]
Figure 116-1
[[File:ios_11_submit_app_development_cert.png]]
Figure 116-2
If no iOS distribution certificate is listed, use the menu highlighted in Figure 116 -3 to generate one:
[[File:ios_11_submit_app_add_cert.png]]
Figure 116-3
Xcode will then contact the developer portal and generate and download a new signing certificate suitable for use when signing applications for submission to the App Store. Once the signing identity has been generated, the certificate will appear in the list as shown in Figure 116 -4:
[File:ios_11_submit_app_distribution_cert.png]]
Figure 116-4
[[File:ios_11_submit_app_xcode_add_icons.png]]
Figure 116-5
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Figure 116-6
[[File:ios_11_submit_app_select_team.png]]
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[[File:ios_11_submit_app_archived.png]]
Figure 116-8
[[File:ios_11_submit_app_itunes_new_app.png]]
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[[File:ios_11_submit_app_itunes_prepare.png]]
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[[File:ios_11_submit_app_options.png]]
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[[File:ios_11_submit_app_choose_signing.png]]
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[[File:ios_11_submit_app_validate_info.png]]
Figure 116-13
[[File:ios_11_submit_app_validation_success.png]]
Figure 116-14
[[File:ios_11_submit_app_uploaded.png]]
Figure 116-15
[[File:ios_11_submit_app_for_review.png]]
Figure 116-16
Once Apple has completed the review process an email will arrive stating whether the application has been accepted or not. In the event that the application has been rejected, reasons for the rejection will be stated and the application may be resubmitted once these issues have been addressed.