Unity Issue Tracker - [iOS] Apple throws Deprecated API Usage warning for using UIWebView when submitting Builds to the App Store Connect

Fixed in 2020.1.X

Fixed in 2017.4.X, 2018.4.X, 2019.2.X, 2019.3.X

Votes

108

Found in

2017.4.0f1

2018.4.0f1

2018.4.2f1

2019.2.0a1

2019.3.0a1

2020.1.0a1

Issue ID

1180664

Regression

No

[iOS] Apple throws Deprecated API Usage warning for using UIWebView when submitting Builds to the App Store Connect

iOS

Aug 30, 2019

After submitting Unity-iOS builds to the App Store Connect Apple is showing Warning for using UIWebView:

==
Dear Developer,
We identified one or more issues with a recent delivery for your app, "XXXXX". Your delivery was successful, but you may wish to correct the following issues in your next delivery:
ITMS-90809: Deprecated API Usage - Apple will stop accepting submissions of apps that use UIWebView APIs . See https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiwebview for more information.
After you’ve corrected the issues, you can use Xcode or Application Loader to upload a new binary to App Store Connect.
==

This case doesn't need a reproduction project, the problem is that we're creating an instance of UIWebView at PlatformDependent/iPhonePlayer/URLUtility.mm to handle in-game links, but the UIWebView will be no longer supported by Apple and will be a cause for apps rejection in the App Store Connect

Reproduced on Unity 2017.4.32f1, 2018.4.8f1, 2019.2.4f1, 2019.3.0b2 and 2020.1.0a2

Resolution Note (fix version 2020.1):

Please note that you will get the error if you are using a Unity Ads package older or equal to 3.2. This was fixed with Ads 3.3.0.

Comments (88)

jackatfp

Dec 03, 2019 12:25

The issue is still not fixed yet in 2019.2.10 and the later version doesn't mention this fix at all so we haven't tried yet
Chanachon

Dec 03, 2019 06:00

Unity 2019.2 also have this issue.
RaadGame

Nov 27, 2019 15:17

Same in Unity 2018.3.13f1
alap18

Nov 18, 2019 13:53

Sorry, 2019.2.3f1
alap18

Nov 18, 2019 13:53

Still seeing it in Unity 2012.2.3f1
WilliamGiacinti

Nov 16, 2019 16:11

2019.2.2f1 still exists.
It is a very serious problem.
dmax9

Nov 13, 2019 00:53

Also received it in this warning also exist using Unity 2019.2.4f1
ONCT

Nov 12, 2019 06:18

still exists At 2018.4.3f1
jbvobling

Nov 11, 2019 11:12

this warning also exist using Unity 2019.2.0f1
macroir

Nov 01, 2019 05:56

Was this issue resolved in Unity 5.6.7? Currently, we have to plan upgrading Unity from 5.3 for this issue. I wonder which version is solved. It's risky to upgrade 2017 version or newer for now.