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title: "App Store: Developers Can No Longer Freely Edit App Descriptions"
locale: "en"
language: "en-HK"
published: "2017-03-14T12:19:22+08:00"
updated: "2026-03-17T23:04:41.635Z"
canonical: "https://accordhk.com/blog/app-store-developers-can-no-longer-freely-edit-app-descriptions-190"
---

# App Store: Developers Can No Longer Freely Edit App Descriptions

Apple has quietly restricted editing in iTunes Connect. Developers must now submit a new app version to change its description, even to correct a typo or adjust promotional copy. Only the privacy policy link remains editable.

## In brief

Developers must submit a new app version for App Store review to change its description or release notes. Only the privacy policy link can still be edited freely, so even minor text corrections require a new release.

[Apple](<http://hkmobileapps.com>) has quietly changed the functionality of the [iTunes](<http://hongkongmobileapps.com>) Connect interface. Developers can no longer freely change an [App](<http://hkmobiledeveloper.com>)'s description, update its release notes or add other text. Developers can now change an app's description only after they have created a new version of the app, which must then be submitted to the [App Store](<http://mobiledeveloperhk.com>) for review.

Previously, developers could change the information presented in their App Store listings and edit the release notes under “What's New.” Now, the only field they can change is the privacy policy link. This means that [developers](<http://appdeveloperhk.com>) must create a new app version, change the app description, resubmit it to the App Store and wait for the review to be completed. It also means that if developers find a typo in an app's description, they have to wait until they release a new version to correct it.

It is currently unclear why Apple has stopped developers from changing app descriptions. In addition to app descriptions, developers can no longer change app screenshots or app names. Although app updates now take only 24 hours to review, this restriction on editing app descriptions will still cause difficulties for developers: simply changing a few words of [promotional](<http://mobileapplicationdevelopmentcompanyhk.com>) copy requires them to submit a new version.

[http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20170310/21025502.html](<http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20170310/21025502.html>)

## Frequently asked questions

### What changed in iTunes Connect?

Developers can no longer freely edit app descriptions, release notes or other text. These changes require a new app version to be submitted to the App Store for review.

### Which field can developers still edit?

The article states that the privacy policy link is the only field developers can still change freely.

### Can developers correct a typo without releasing a new version?

No. Under the change described in the article, even a typo in an app description must wait until a new version is released.

### Does the restriction also cover screenshots and app names?

Yes. The article states that developers can no longer change app screenshots or app names either.

### Why does the change cause difficulties despite the 24-hour review time?

The article reports that app updates take only 24 hours to review, but developers still have to submit a new version just to adjust promotional copy. Apple's reason for restricting description changes is unclear.