App Store guideline 2.5.16
Widgets, extensions and notifications should relate to the content and functionality of the app. Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails.
- Guideline
- 2.5.16
- Section
- 2. Performance
- This page
- Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails.
- Version
- Guidelines last updated October 16, 2026
- Official source
- Apple's App Review Guidelines
What it means
(a) Everything an App Clip does must also be part of the main app binary, and App Clips cannot carry advertising.
Apple's text
This page is an unofficial explanation in our own words. Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails. Apple's wording is on its page, linked below.
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