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IOS submission refused because of IPv6 only

Forum|Forum|9 years ago
June 9, 2016
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Hi everyone,

i tried to submit an external Beta (testflight) build to IOS, and got it rejected many times, cause when they test it, all connections fail.

They mention in the bug report :

Apps are reviewed on an IPv6 network. Please ensure that your app supports IPv6 networks, as IPv6 compatibility is required.

So i think it's because of that.

I tried to re-submit by adding this to the iphone / InfoAdditions node

<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>

<dict>

<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key>

<true/>

</dict>

which is supposed to disable the "ipv6" requirement, but it didn't change anything, request failed on their side.

2 questions :

- is there a way i can simulate / test this on my side, so i don't need to make a submission and wait 24 hours for each tests

- What should i do to make it work on a IPv6 network ?

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nickh89

Participant

It happens because some VPN providers block IPv6 traffic (that Adobe products use). I am on PureVPN and whenever I have to use Adobe products, I disable IPv6 protection and everything works fine. You can enable/disable IPv6 from network settings as well (apart from VPN settings):

https://support.purevpn.com/how-to-disable-ipv6-on-windows

I would recommend to re-enable IPv6 protection once you are done using Adobe products.

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soumyadas

Participant

Hi,

Can anyone guide me what i need to do. I am still facing the same issue.

How I reproduce the error is "making a developer test release and installing it on My IPhone" Using this way i can reproduce the error.

My application is calling BlazeDS service using RemoteObject. I can't able to login in my developer account using it.

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SylvainBeaujouan

Participant

Hello,

In my case, to fix it, I had to had a server (where was the file to download) with an IPv6 adress.

Sylvain

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Adrian @ Storyboard

Participating Frequently

Just an update on my status, I think they rejected the names of my in-app products, and app was crashing because of that. I have replaced URLMonitor with a crude URLLoader and Timer, but I'm also using Loader and can't get around that. A new version is ready for upload a soon as I can remove the old one. "Love" the iTunesConnect UI.

My app started crashing on IPv4 so, thanks Apple for pointing me into the wrong direction. All worked fine when I uploaded it, and they did reject in once because they were not able to get to the in-app products and test, and somehow the second time with the same upload it stopped working.

I'm a PC-user too, no way to test IPv6. If someone with a mac could do a test and confirm if there is an actual problem or not, that would be great. Also you could use the link in my previous comment and test with a non IPv6 ready website. I used URLMonitor with my domain, that is not IPv6 ready.

If by any chance my original app gets approve, that uses URLMonitor, URLLoaded and Loader, I will know it was not an IPv6 issue and I will let you know. Right now I'm waiting for a reply from Apple. The waiting is killing me.

---- Edit ----

My app just passed, main issue was with in-app products that needed attention (they MUST say APPROVED or WAITING FOR REVIEW), and they hacked it to IPv6. Some begging to skip IPv6 was involved in the last submit, so I can't confirm all is working.

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Ami Hanya

Inspiring

same problem.

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Adrian @ Storyboard

Participating Frequently

Hello,

Same problem as you all, has anyone get passed this yet?

Right now, my only idea is to buy IPv6 for the server/domain we are using. I'm going trough the process of purchasing one right now. I've used https://ip6.nl/ to test if the domain is ready for IPv6, and lets say mine is not.

Do any of you have IPv6? Apparently the world in not ready for Apple demands.

Thanks.

jadams602

Inspiring

Right now, my only idea is to buy IPv6 for the server/domain we are using. I'm going trough the process of purchasing one right now. I've used https://ip6.nl/ to test if the domain is ready for IPv6, and lets say mine is not.

Please make sure you re-read the earlier comment and watch the linked Apple video.

This requirement for your app has nothing to do with whether your server is using IPv6 or not, that isn't going to fix anything.

It is about whether your client app works in an IPv6 only network (even when hitting IPv4 servers).

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Ami Hanya

Inspiring

how can i check it? and what i need to changh in the app?

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soumyadas

Participant

Hi,

I am facing the same issue. Apple rejected my build with the same reason "IPv6 network only"

In my Application I am using mx.rpc.remoting.RemoteObject.RemoteObject and URLMonitor.

I am using flex 4.6 AIR 22

is mx.rpc.remoting.RemoteObject.RemoteObject can handle IPv6. I am not using any hardcode IP like "0.0.0.0".

Kindly anyone suggest me any ANE for URLMonitor.

Thanks

caco_chapira

Participating Frequently

My app does not have ANES.. just url requests look an example from first request:

MAIN SCRIPT:
public static var urlPath:String = "http://www.chapira.net/aplicativos/nutriskin/";

FIRST SESSION SCRIPT:

loader = new URLLoader ;

loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.TEXT;

loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,dataLoaded);

loader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,dataError);

varSend = new URLRequest(Main.urlPath + "php/check_dashboard.php");

variables = new URLVariables ;

variables.horarioCount = Main.selHorario

variables.userId = Main.userId;

varSend.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;

varSend.data = variables;

loader.load(varSend);

What should I do to apple accept my binary, without all this bullshiet about IPV6?
PLEASE HELLPP!!

jadams602

Inspiring

@caco_chapira

Your issue isn't at all related to IPv6. Your issue sounds like you are not using NSAppTransportSecurity settings (a different Apple requirement).

Your first post said "my app just requests normal https urls" but in your second example, you are not using https:, you are using http:, so unless you added NSAppTransportSecurity settings, your http: requests will fail (nothing to do with the IPv6 discussion above).

Check the other NSAppTransportSecurity threads for details on NSAppTransportSecurity.

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guetstudio

Participating Frequently

Having same rejection:

We discovered one or more bugs in your app when reviewed on iPad and iPhone running iOS 9.3.5 on Wi-Fi connected to an IPv6 network. Specifically, when navigating to any tab no content is produced in your app.

I have no ane. Already solved first problem using NSAppTransportSecurity settings but now this IPv6 seems to be freezing my app at some point. I'm on Flex 4.6 Air 21. Is there any extra node I should add to InfoAdditions to enable IPv6? do I need air 22?

UPDATE:

I tried Flex 4.6 Air 22 and my app was accepted. Make sure that on additional compiler arguments you target the correct version/player:

-swf-version=33 -target-player=22 (although not sure it matters).

I'm using only URLLoader, literal addresses.

I have no ANEs.

caco_chapira

Participating Frequently

Im passing through this experience here, but im using NO ane, just NONE. my app just requests normal https urls to get DB datas , write or read...
how can I fix it?

jadams602

Inspiring

NSAppTransportSecurity is about https support it is not related to the ipv6 requirements. It will not disable ipv6 requirements from Apple.

Watch the first 15 minutes of this WWDC 2015 video:

https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2015/719/

It shows how you can setup a local IpV6 network for your device testing with your Mac and some common sources of ipv6 problems.

The issue also isn't necessarily directly related to your server being ipv6, but that the app will work on an ipv6 only network.

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flashysquirrelAuthor

Participating Frequently

For the local IPv6 network, is there any solution for a PC user ?

So, the request i make with URLLoader, without any specific configuration, and without any specific manifest additions should work on an IPv6 network ? Or should the server be configured for IPv6 ? i'm a little confused about what they expect ...

jadams602

Inspiring

flashysquirrel wrote:
For the local IPv6 network, is there any solution for a PC user ?

I don't know about NAT64 internet hosting software for PCs like what OS X supports but that is what you would want to try and research.

So, the request i make with URLLoader, without any specific configuration, and without any specific manifest additions should work on an IPv6 network ? Or should the server be configured for IPv6 ? i'm a little confused about what they expect ...

A few people have said AIR is already IPv6 compliant (can't say for sure myself) so if you are exclusively using URLLoader for all your network access? Then it would be up to the AIR iOS implementation to ensure IPv6 compatibility.

Are you using any ANEs at all? You would need to check them for any network code.

Colin Holgate

Inspiring

Which version of AIR are you using? IPv6 support was added some time ago.

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flashysquirrelAuthor

Participating Frequently

I'm using AIR 22 beta.

But i know the server to which i'm making http request is not handling IPv6. And i have no possibility to make it support it.

Colin Holgate

Inspiring

You are able to type in some notes for the reviewer, where you could explain the problem. Does your app do requests to any other server? Or could it, just so that you can tell the reviewers to try that feature to show that you're supporting IPv6?

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