Im confused about appStore "Availability date"

Hi All I need help understanding “Availability date” in appStore for new releases.

when i submitted my app last July 15 i set the availability date in the future.

I got approved today, and its showing that the release date is today.

I want to release my app on Sunday July 29, by setting its availability date.

how will it affect the ranking for new releases. [import]uid: 157599 topic_id: 29132 reply_id: 329132[/import]

I know historically if you did this the app didn’t appear in new releases, although for up-to-date info on this you’d likely want to review Apple’s guidelines. (It very well could have changed.) [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 29132 reply_id: 117307[/import]