Is having a button to exit the app on iOS still ground to exclusion ?

Hello

In the past, the documentation and specifically design guidelines were quite clear about the fact that having an exit button was not a good thing, and programmatically exiting the app was prohibited and ground to rejection by the review team.

Looking though the documentation and guidelines nowadays, I cannot find any explicit mention of this. We have a client that want us to add such button on the main menu of an app, and we are looking to hard evidence that this is against standards.

Has Apple stance on this changed ? Or have I missed it in the doc somewhere ?

Answered by Engineer in 814099022

Hi,

You will want to talk to App Review about this as it is a policy question.

Here’s one recent thread on the topic that includes a link you may find useful.

We have a client that want us to add such button

Gotta wonder what their next example of unfamiliarity with this platform will be.

Hi,

You will want to talk to App Review about this as it is a policy question.

You will want to talk to App Review about this as it is a policy question.

Agreed.

Looking though the documentation and guidelines nowadays, I cannot find any explicit mention of this.

Despite its age, QA1561 How do I programmatically quit my iOS application? is still valid.

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