Flutter/App Store Connect/TestFlight Builds: Missing Compliance

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Issue Description

One of our iOS app built by Flutter is having Missing Compliance status in the TestFlight section in App Store Connect. We need to manage it via the App Store Connect UI all the time when we distribute a build into App Store Connect.

The “Manage” link leads to a popup box:

We follow the instruction of the official document “Complying with Encryption Export Regulations” and would like to automate this process in the code.

Solution

The official document mentions we can declare the app’s use of encryption by adding the ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption key to the app’s Info.plist.

This file locates at “ios/Runner/Info.plist” in our Flutter project.

The solution:

• Add the ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption key to Info.plist (Please modify false in the second line to fit your case, it can be true (Yes) or false (No). If you don’t know how to proceed, please refer to the official document “Complying with Encryption Export Regulations”.):

  1 2	<key>ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption</key> <false/>

After adding the key, the “ios/Runner/Info.plist” file looks like this:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>

    (skipped...)

    <key>ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption</key>
    <false/>
</dict>
</plist>

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Reference

• Documents:
  • “Declare Your App’s Use of Encryption” at Apple Developer.
• The content of the “Export Compliance Information” popup message box:

Export Compliance Information

Does your app use encryption? Select Yes even if your app only uses the standard 
encryption within Apple’s operating system.

- Yes
- No

Export laws require that products containing encryption must be properly authorized 
for export. Failure to comply could result in severe penalties. Learn More