14 DAY TRIAL // As claimed by a large number of developers on Twitter, Apple's iTunes Connect App Store upload system gets stuck and displays a "Processing" status when they try to upload new app builds.
For some developers, this has been happening for at least seven days, translating into serious downtime for their businesses and money loss.
Others report that their iOS apps have been stuck in a "Processing" state for more than 24 hours at a time, and they're still going.
Furthermore, some iOS developers have managed to get their applications uploaded using the older Xcode 6.4 version, but for others changing from Xcode 7.0 to Xcode 6.4 did not solve the iTunes Connect upload problem.
Other developers have been reporting that the iTunes Connect system also seems to send notifications for apps that they don't own, further deepening the mystery behind why all of a sudden they're experiencing so many issues with the App Store approval process.
The fact that Apple hasn't yet issued any explanations regarding this problem doesn't help, but it instead raises questions and indignation among the development community that expects at least simple confirmation of the problem.
Apple has not yet issued an explanation for iOS applications getting stuck at "Processing" in iTunes Connect
At the time of writing, Apple's System Status page displayed no outstanding problems for its iTunes Connect service, which might mean that the problem is not in how applications are actually uploaded via iTunes Connect but in how fast the guys from Cupertino review each of the uploaded apps.
Delayed application reviews might happen because of the XcodeGhost malware that was found within tens if not hundreds of iOS apps. This might have prompted Apple to look closely at each submitted app's source, in search of potentially suspect pieces of code.
Apple still has to respond to all the support requests issued by developers via the Twitter platform or to publish a support article detailing the steps needed to solve these problems so that developers can get back to what they have to do: develop iOS apps, instead of waiting for iTunes Connect to process their app uploads.
Thanks to those malicious software writers I have to wait more then 24 hours before my App upload is processed in #iTunesConnect.
— Mark Cornelisse (@MarkCornelisse) September 23, 2015
#itunesconnect builds stuck in “Uploaded” for 7 days. Tried submitting with XCode 6.4 and 7. No luck. #fixit
— Zed Said Studio (@zedsaid) September 23, 2015
More than 24 hrs and still in "processing" in #itunesconnect, any solution??
— Francisco Escobar (@fescobark) September 23, 2015
@AppStore Is there an issue with #itunesconnect ? I'm getting notifications for Apps I don't own. pic.twitter.com/IjLqZcz3v3
— Daniel Eisterhold (@daneisterhold) September 23, 2015
Update 1
According to developer reports, it seems that Apple's iTunes Connect is down and displays a "service unavailable (503)" error. We'll let you know when this changes.