AI-generated content is disclosed
Why it matters
Apple Guideline 1.1.6 requires apps that generate content using AI to disclose this to users within the app experience. Google Play's AI-Generated Content policy applies additional scrutiny to apps generating realistic images, audio, or video of real people — including mandatory disclosure labels. Enforcement is tightening: as of 2024, Apple has rejected apps that generate AI content without in-app disclosure, and Google Play has added mandatory content labels for AI-generated realistic imagery. Omitting disclosure also undermines user trust when AI limitations (hallucinations, inaccurate outputs) surface, since users have no framework for evaluating AI-generated content they believed was human-curated.
Severity rationale
Medium because non-disclosure triggers rejection under Apple Guideline 1.1.6 and Google Play's AI policy, with enforcement expanding across review categories.
Remediation
Add a visible AI disclosure near every surface that renders AI-generated content. A minimal implementation in React Native:
// src/components/AIResponseCard.tsx
<View>
<Text>{aiGeneratedContent}</Text>
<Text style={styles.aiLabel}>Generated by AI · May contain errors</Text>
</View>
For apps generating images or audio of real people, the disclosure must appear before content generation, not only after. Include AI usage in the App Store description — reviewers look for this and its presence reduces scrutiny, not increases it. Update fastlane/metadata/ios/<locale>/description.txt to mention AI generation explicitly. Store the disclosure component in src/components/ai/ so it is consistently applied across all AI output surfaces.
DetectionPro
The detection method for this pattern is part of AuditBuffet Pro.
The full method (what to look for, pass and fail conditions, and how results get reported) ships inside the App Store Metadata & Listing Audit. The pattern definition, severity rationale, and remediation remain openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
External references
- external · apple-guideline-1.1.6 — Apple App Review Guideline 1.1.6 — AI-Generated Content Disclosure
- external · google-play-ai-generated-content-policy — Google Play Developer Policy — AI-Generated Content
Taxons
History
- 2026-04-18·v1.0.0·Initial import from app-store-metadata-listing·automated