4 ms·

Wait. They did ban it. Then they approved it again. Have they banned it again? See BoingBoing article from Oct 4th: "Apple reverses ban on HKmap.live app t

Wait. They did ban it. Then they approved it again. Have they banned it again? See BoingBoing article from Oct 4th: "Apple reverses ban on HKmap.live app tracking Hong Kong protests & police" https://boingboing.net/2019/10/04/hkmap-live-hong-kong.html https://boingboing.net/2019/10/04/hkmap-live-hong-kong.html

jakelazaroff 7y ago
Yup, this article is from today.
- donohoe 7y ago
  Right, but I'm asking if this article is outdated already? Often a story gets held up while being written and doesn't account for developments in last few days. It is just confusing as they don't state that this would be Apple undoing a previous reversal in the fate of this app. Update: ok, Apple did initial reinstated it and has removed it again. https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/09/apple-pulls-hkmap-from-app-store-the-day-after-chinese-state-media-criticized-its-unwise-and-reckless-decision-to-approve-it/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/09/apple-pulls-hkmap-from-app...
  - rtkwe 7y ago
    The article is from today and references tweets made today (10/10) and dates the removal to late 10/9... There's no evidence that this is an out of date article. Apple caved, uncaved, then recaved again.
not_a_cop75 7y ago
Is it like it cant be loaded via other means? Apple store, surprisingly enough is not the only game in town when getting things to install to Apple.
- otachack 7y ago
  Technically can pony up for a Enterprise account ($200/yr?) and have protestors install the app after trusting the Enterprise org. You just have to host the IPA on a site somewhere. If you want to build the source code and install the app to a device, you still need at least a Dev account ($99/yr) and macOS+Xcode. Without an account you won't have the provisioning and certificates to install on a "Dev" device. You are also limited to just 100 test devices I think under a regular dev account. Another option is to crack the phone, then you can just go through third party repos to fetch the app.
  - snazz 7y ago
    You can side load indefinitely for free with Xcode and a regular Apple ID, so long as you sync your phone with iTunes Wi-Fi sync at least every 7 days. That’s the premise behind AltStore: https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/25/20884363/altstore-riley-testut-delta-nintendo-emulator-ios-app-store-alternative-jailbreak https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/25/20884363/altstore-riley-t...
  - deleted 7y ago
    [deleted]
ratww 7y ago
> Wait. They did ban it. Then they approved it again. At first it wasn't exactly a ban, it was rejected before even going online [1]. Then they reversed the rejection. [1] https://twitter.com/hkmaplive/status/1179108329240424448 https://twitter.com/hkmaplive/status/1179108329240424448

jakelazaroff 7y ago

Yup, this article is from today.

donohoe 7y ago
Right, but I'm asking if this article is outdated already? Often a story gets held up while being written and doesn't account for developments in last few days. It is just confusing as they don't state that this would be Apple undoing a previous reversal in the fate of this app. Update: ok, Apple did initial reinstated it and has removed it again. https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/09/apple-pulls-hkmap-from-app-store-the-day-after-chinese-state-media-criticized-its-unwise-and-reckless-decision-to-approve-it/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/09/apple-pulls-hkmap-from-app...
- rtkwe 7y ago
  The article is from today and references tweets made today (10/10) and dates the removal to late 10/9... There's no evidence that this is an out of date article. Apple caved, uncaved, then recaved again.

not_a_cop75 7y ago

Is it like it cant be loaded via other means? Apple store, surprisingly enough is not the only game in town when getting things to install to Apple.

otachack 7y ago
Technically can pony up for a Enterprise account ($200/yr?) and have protestors install the app after trusting the Enterprise org. You just have to host the IPA on a site somewhere. If you want to build the source code and install the app to a device, you still need at least a Dev account ($99/yr) and macOS+Xcode. Without an account you won't have the provisioning and certificates to install on a "Dev" device. You are also limited to just 100 test devices I think under a regular dev account. Another option is to crack the phone, then you can just go through third party repos to fetch the app.
- snazz 7y ago
  You can side load indefinitely for free with Xcode and a regular Apple ID, so long as you sync your phone with iTunes Wi-Fi sync at least every 7 days. That’s the premise behind AltStore: https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/25/20884363/altstore-riley-testut-delta-nintendo-emulator-ios-app-store-alternative-jailbreak https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/25/20884363/altstore-riley-t...
- deleted 7y ago
  [deleted]

ratww 7y ago

> Wait. They did ban it. Then they approved it again. At first it wasn't exactly a ban, it was rejected before even going online [1]. Then they reversed the rejection. [1] https://twitter.com/hkmaplive/status/1179108329240424448 https://twitter.com/hkmaplive/status/1179108329240424448