play: old testing builds below production listed with their replace command (status, validate); 'Not live yet' instead of 'In review'; commit redone without changesNotSentForReview on the auto-send 400; pitfalls #129

skills/store-pitfalls/SKILL.md

@@ -1594,3 +1594,19 @@ that fails without the fix (see CONTRIBUTING.md).
   version and build only, and the dry run names what it left out and why.
 - **Never:** attach iOS-only products to the Mac submission or switch Game Center on for a Mac app without it.
 - **Guard:** `macosSubmitSkips` in `cli/lib/config.ts`, `tests/resubmit.test.ts`.
+
+## 129. Play said "In review" while an old testing build blocked Send changes for review
+
+- **Symptom:** `play status` showed production as "In review" for days; Publishing overview had "Send changes for
+  review" greyed out. An old build still active on a testing track (alpha) asked for READ_MEDIA_IMAGES /
+  READ_MEDIA_VIDEO ("Use alternative system pickers"); the current production build did not. Play reviews every active
+  build, so the policy issue of the old one held the whole app back. A later commit with `--not-sent-for-review`
+  answered 400 "Changes are sent for review automatically" (managed publishing off).
+- **Do:** replace each old build: `storebound play release --version-code <production code> --alpha completed` (or
+  `--beta`, `--internal`, `--track <name>`); the changes then go into review by themselves. `play status` and
+  `validate` list every active build below production with that command.
+- **Never:** read a completed production release that the store page does not show as "In review": the API has no
+  review state, so storebound says "Not live yet: in review or blocked before review".
+- **Guard:** `cli/play/old-builds.ts` (play status, validate `old-builds`), `PLAY_NOT_LIVE` in `cli/lib/portfolio.ts`,
+  `isAutoSendOnly` in `cli/play/review-pending.ts` (the commit is redone without changesNotSentForReview),
+  `tests/play-old-builds.test.ts`.