any changes to the app store review process?

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There were no specific changes to the App Store review process mentioned in the provided context. However, there were several updates and new features introduced in App Store Connect and StoreKit that could indirectly impact how developers manage their apps and in-app purchases:

  1. Featuring Nominations: A new way to submit plans for your app's upcoming content and enhancements to the editorial team for consideration for featuring on the App Store. This can help increase visibility for your app (What’s new in App Store Connect).

  2. Reduced Screenshot Requirements: App Store Connect now requires just one set of screenshots for iPhone and one set for iPad, simplifying the submission process (What’s new in App Store Connect).

  3. App Store Connect API Enhancements: New API support for the Apple Developer Enterprise Program and the ability to download app analytics reports, which can help developers find opportunities for improvement (What’s new in App Store Connect).

  4. Deprecation of Original In-App Purchase API: Starting with iOS 18, the original API for in-app purchases is deprecated. Developers are encouraged to update their apps to use StoreKit 2, which offers many improvements (What’s new in StoreKit and In-App Purchase).

  5. Winback Offers: A new type of subscription offer designed to help recover churned subscribers, which can be configured and managed through App Store Connect (What’s new in StoreKit and In-App Purchase).

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Explore App Store server APIs for In-App Purchase

Explore App Store server APIs for In-App Purchase

Learn how to leverage your server to build great In-App Purchase experiences with the latest updates to the App Store Server API, App Store Server Notifications, and the open source App Store Server Library. After a recap of current APIs, we’ll introduce updated endpoint functionality, new transaction fields, and a new notification type. We’ll also discuss best practices for the purchase lifecycle, delivering content, and targeting offers, so you can become a server power user.

Implement App Store Offers

Implement App Store Offers

Learn how to engage customers with App Store Offers using App Store Connect, as well as the latest StoreKit features and APIs. Discover how you can set up win-back offers (a new way to re-engage previous subscribers) and generate offer codes for Mac apps. And find out how to test offers in sandbox and Xcode to make sure they work smoothly.

What’s new in StoreKit and In-App Purchase

What’s new in StoreKit and In-App Purchase

Learn how to build and deliver even better purchase experiences using the App Store In-App Purchase system. We’ll demo new StoreKit views control styles and new APIs to improve your subscription customization, discuss new fields for transaction-level information, and explore new testability in Xcode. We’ll also review an important StoreKit deprecation.