Oh, Scarlet, if only it were that simple

It doesn’t work that way: when you try to publish such an app, the Store simply issues a warning and refuses to publish (this is described in great detail in my Medium journal at the link above):

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Unfortunately, I’ve encountered an even worse problem — now I can’t update an app that has already been published in the Store (update ~7 hours later: the local moderator of “answers.microsoft.com” deleted my message, citing that my complaint about the impossibility of publishing an update resembled a threat (lol, what?), so link is outdated now, sorry).

And all my arguments that neither VirusTotal nor ANY.RUN detect any threats in my current update don’t help.

Looks like my app was finally approved, and it is no longer blocked when downloaded or launched (still can’t believe it). I hope it won’t be blocked after this message

A huge thank you to everyone who helped me solve this issue — I truly appreciate it

To Microsoft: if you genuinely want more new apps in the Store, you need to improve the verification process for independent developers. While I fully support all your security measures and policies as a user, as a developer, I believe modernization is necessary because not all developers and apps pose a risk to end users.

To developers: unfortunately, I don’t know exactly what or who helped me (as I have reached out in many places and spoken with many people over the past few months). But one thing I know for sure — never give up (even if your messages/questions/accounts are ignored/blocked/removed) and always strive to make your product the best it can be.

Glad you got it sorted Nurlan. What’s the name of your app? Good luck with it