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CIQQA-4765

My app Pac-Man under review for 6 days (almost a week)

My app Pac-Man was out free for some time, and I wanted to turn it into a paid version. As the store is not updating, I changed my mind and edited the submission to turn it free again, bare in mind the app was still pending under review. It says the review could take up to 3 days, mine is still not reviewed.

https://apps.garmin.com/apps/8c8e3dd3-f487-4f73-ade9-a3af55516777

I know there is an issue so please let me know what is wrong, and if it can be fixed soon. I'm missing out on a lot of downloads!

Silvero Studios

Silvero Studios
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  • in reply to Brandon.ConnectIQ

    I have observed this trend worsening significantly as well. The Connect IQ Store is increasingly flooded with low-effort, repetitive submissions that hurt discoverability, degrade user trust, and crowd out well-crafted apps.

    A few recurring patterns clearly illustrate the issue:

    • Palette swaps published as separate apps: Re-uploading the exact same watch face dozens of times with only a color change.

    • Content dumps: Submitting non-functional or absurd concepts—like entire e-books published across individual watch face listings.

    • Mass template cloning without settings: Developers publishing hundreds of standalone watch faces for minor dialect or language variations (such as fuzzy text clocks) instead of packaging them into a single app with an App Settings menu.

    Major platforms like the Apple App Store and Google Play have strict anti-spam and minimum-functionality guidelines specifically designed to prevent catalog flooding and template clones. When developers are allowed to publish unlimited duplicate listings unchecked, it harms the ecosystem: legitimate developers lose visibility, users struggle to find quality software, and the store's overall reputation suffers.

    On a personal note, I appreciate the community team here and realize this must be exhausting to deal with. I genuinely hope Garmin leadership provides you with the staff and moderation tools needed to tackle this

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  • in reply to Brandon.ConnectIQ

    I have observed this trend worsening significantly as well. The Connect IQ Store is increasingly flooded with low-effort, repetitive submissions that hurt discoverability, degrade user trust, and crowd out well-crafted apps.

    A few recurring patterns clearly illustrate the issue:

    • Palette swaps published as separate apps: Re-uploading the exact same watch face dozens of times with only a color change.

    • Content dumps: Submitting non-functional or absurd concepts—like entire e-books published across individual watch face listings.

    • Mass template cloning without settings: Developers publishing hundreds of standalone watch faces for minor dialect or language variations (such as fuzzy text clocks) instead of packaging them into a single app with an App Settings menu.

    Major platforms like the Apple App Store and Google Play have strict anti-spam and minimum-functionality guidelines specifically designed to prevent catalog flooding and template clones. When developers are allowed to publish unlimited duplicate listings unchecked, it harms the ecosystem: legitimate developers lose visibility, users struggle to find quality software, and the store's overall reputation suffers.

    On a personal note, I appreciate the community team here and realize this must be exhausting to deal with. I genuinely hope Garmin leadership provides you with the staff and moderation tools needed to tackle this

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  • in reply to 6859118

    Exactly. I'm not going to name any specific developers, but there's one i looked up who has almost a thousand watch faces, and nearly all of them are identical. For example, Halloween 1, Halloween 2, and so on, all the way up to Halloween 15. The only thing that changes is the background image, when they could easily just make a single watch face and let users switch between backgrounds in the settings.