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Apple App StoreApp Quality

2.4.2Power efficiency

What this guideline means

Apple's review process checks for apps that consume excessive CPU, GPU, or network resources relative to their apparent functionality — background processes or polling loops that keep the device awake unnecessarily fall under this.

Why apps actually get flagged

Frequently caused by a background location or network polling interval set far more aggressively than the feature actually needs.

A real example

"Your app consumes an excessive amount of energy, even when running in the background, per guideline 2.4.2. Please optimize your app's power usage."

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