Why Can’t Apple Just Accept a Pull Request for My iOS App? (Top Over-The-Air Update Questions Answered:)

App Store, EAS Builds, OTA Updates — Explained Over the Air Update - Concept OTA allows us to update our app without rebuilding and resubmitting a new version to the App Store or Play Store . The app fetches updated code/content from a server The update will be applied on launch (or in the background) Users won't need to click "Update". Questions & Answers ❓ “Why can’t I just deploy the updates like Vercel?” Because mobile apps don’t run on the servers. On the web: Code lives on the server Users always get the latest version On mobile: Code is compiled into a binary It lives on the user’s phone Users may stay on old versions forever ❓ “Why does Apple/Google need to review my app?” Because an app runs on the user’s device and can access: camera, photos, contacts & payments. Apple/Google isn’t reviewing the code like a PR. They’re reviewing: “Is this app safe and trustworthy for users?” ❓ “Why not just review the code like GitHub?” Because code doesn’t fully represent behaviour. An app c