Frequently asked questions

Three things: an Apple Developer account, at least one project with Xcode Cloud configured, and an App Store Connect API key. Andon walks you through creating the key on first launch — where to click, which role to pick — in about two minutes.

The Developer role is enough to browse builds, read logs, and start or cancel workflows. TestFlight features (beta groups, distribution, feedback) require the App Manager role. Andon detects what your key can do and adapts — features your key can’t reach are clearly disabled, not hidden.

No — and no third-party app can. Connecting a repository and creating an Xcode Cloud product isn’t exposed by Apple’s API; you do that once in Xcode or on the App Store Connect website. Once a product exists, Andon covers day-to-day life with your builds.

Andon runs on iPhone and iPad, and requires iOS 26 / iPadOS 26 or later.

Yes. Your key is stored in the device Keychain, marked “this device only”, and is used solely to sign requests sent directly to Apple’s App Store Connect API over HTTPS. There is no Andon server, so your key cannot be sent to one. See the privacy policy for the full picture.

No. No analytics, no trackers, no crash-reporting SDK, no account. Build data fetched from Apple is cached on your device so the app works offline, and you can wipe that cache from Settings at any time.

Andon uses local notifications, driven by its own polling of the App Store Connect API. In practice: reliable while the app is active or was recently used, best-effort otherwise — iOS decides when background refresh gets to run. We chose to be honest about this rather than pretend it’s real time.

Reliable push notifications require a relay server; that’s on the roadmap as a strictly opt-in feature, and it will never see your API key.

Apple’s API doesn’t stream logs for a build in progress. Andon shows per-action progress while a build runs, then the complete logs, issues, test results, and artifacts as soon as it finishes.

Andon polls adaptively — every few seconds when a build is running on screen, more calmly otherwise — while respecting Apple’s API rate limits. Rather than simulating real time, the app displays the actual age of the data (“12 s ago”).

Andon is a paid app: one purchase, no subscription, no in-app purchases in v1.

Version 1 supports one API key at a time — one key already covers every app of a team. Multi-account support is under consideration for a future release.