Application "Privacy Manifest" becomes mandatory starting May, 1st, 2024

[NicolasBuquet]

Steps to reproduce

Application submission to AppStoreConnect generates warnings by email.

Outcome

Application uploaded to AppStore will be rejected if no Privacy Manifest is embedded in application bundle.

See :

• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/privacy_manifest_files#4284009
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78163859/itms-91053-missing-api-declaration-privacy

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[NicolasBuquet]

@pixlwave

Here the manifest we generated for Tchap :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryDiskSpace</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
			<array>
				<string>E174.1</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryUserDefaults</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
			<array>
				<string>E174.1</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryFileTimestamp</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
			<array>
				<string>35F9.1</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<dict>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
			<string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategorySystemBootTime</string>
			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
			<array>
				<string>35F9.1</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
	</array>
</dict>
</plist>

and attached to app targets and 2 extensions.

[NicolasBuquet]

@pixlwave

Ok, I see that it is done in Element 1.11.9 released today : https://github.com/element-hq/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.11.9