I am here with our application validation team seeing a common trend with the application rejections.

The two most common issues causing app rejections are:
• Applications are not using the SDK(beta) or not using the SDK(beta) correctly.
• Applications are not packaging correctly according to our packaging requirements.
(Most applications are failing the packing requirement – “Silent installation – Your application must install without any required input from the user.”)

Please make sure you are checking these five things before submitting your application for validation:
(1) Using the Intel Atom developer program SDK (beta)
(2) Calling the IsAuthorized API call correctly
(3) Using the right production GUID assigned for your application and not the test GUID
(4) Packaging your application correctly according to our packaging requirements
(5) Making sure your application launches correctly on a netbook with no obvious broken links.

We have published a series of blog posts, videos, sample applications (with downloadable source code) to help develop your applications and to help resolve the common validation issues. Here is a list of links on the site that can help you.

• Hello World - how to write an app using the SDK
• Developing Casual Games for Windows Netbooks
• Bundling a Windows App for the ADP Store
• Building .NET applications for the app store
• Include all your redistributable library packages in the MSI
• Building Prism Web App RPM for Moblin
• Building a Component with the SDK
• Testing your Windows App for Submission
• Applications samples overview
• The Facebook Example Application for Moblin
• The Facebook Example Application for Windows
• The Twitter Example Application for Windows
• The Twitter Example Application for Moblin
• The Slideshow Example Application for Windows
• The Slideshow Example Application for Moblin
• Video - Intel Atom Developer SDK (Beta Version) Part 1
• Video - Intel Atom Developer SDK (Beta Version) Part 2