The importance of info.plist in iOS 10

Since iOS 9 Info.plist has become a very important file especially during the app submission process. I think almost every developer has had a rejection notice by now due to a missing element in the info.plist directive. When iOS 10 was released Info.plist has become the most important file. I’ve had builds simply disappear from the iTunes.connect  dashboard simply because I was lacking a key-string that was required to be part of Info.plist.

The most common key-strings that I have missed are:

<string>This app requires access to the photo library.</string>
<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app does not require access to the microphone.</string>
<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app requires access to the camera.</string>

Here is a full list:

Apple Music:

<key>NSAppleMusicUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Bluetooth:

<key>NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Calendar:

<key>NSCalendarsUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Camera:

<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Contacts:

<key>NSContactsUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Health Share:

<key>NSHealthShareUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Health Update:

<key>NSHealthUpdateUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Home Kit:

<key>NSHomeKitUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Location:

<key>NSLocationUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Location (Always):

<key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Location (When in use):

<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Microphone:

<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Motion (Accelerometer):

<key>NSMotionUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Photo Library:

<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Reminders:

<key>NSRemindersUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Siri:

<key>NSSiriUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>
Speech Recognition:

<key>NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription</key>
<string>My description about why I need this capability</string>

The complete list can be found on Apple’s developer website.