Mobile App Launch Checklist: 25 Things to Verify Before You Hit Publish You're staring at the "Submit for Review" button. The icon looks right. Screens feel good on your phone. But something is nagging at you. That feeling is usually accurate. Most apps don't get rejected for bad code — they get rejected for a missing privacy disclosure, a wrong-resolution screenshot, or a forgotten test build that just trapped your brand-new Google Play account in a 14-day waiting period. Here are 25 items I run before every submission, grouped into five categories. Save the post, print the list, then hit publish. Reality check before you start Apple averages 24–48 hours review in 2026 for repeat developers. Google Play, 1–3 hours. First-time submission from a brand-new dev account? 7–14 days. Always add a 2-week buffer between target launch and first submission to handle one rejection cycle. A.…