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When I first published my app, they asked for a video of video fully working. Then once I had a bug and they sent me a video of it with the steps to the bug. S

• phreack 6y ago
  Yeah, same here, the only explanation I can think of is that the scammers have someone on the inside approving these fake apps.
  • tmp538394722 6y ago
    The more boring reason: some review employees are bad at their job
    • danmur 6y ago
      I wonder if there are a load of failed submissions too. They'd want to minimise effort so I guess they'd have good ways to quickly rebranding an app as a new one.
    • ascagnel_ 6y ago
      Given the up-and-down, seemingly always controversial (and sometimes adversarial nature) of how Apple performs their app reviews and enforces their rules, I think it's 50% on lazy/bad reviewers and 50% poorly-communicated rules and regulations.
  • ndiddy 6y ago
    Or the app talks to a remote server so it works normally during the review period, but after the app gets approved the author changes a flag on the server and the app changes to "scam mode".
  • valuearb 6y ago
    No, the reviewers never see the scam screens. Once approved the scammers change a setting in the cloud and the app starts opening in scam mode.
    • sireat 6y ago
      If the app is working properly during review, why change it to nonworking later on? It is like that Key and Peele skit about robbing a bank by working there. If you can create a working app why not leave it as is ?
      • valuearb 6y ago
        It was likely a very poor keyboard. Just operating well enough to pass review. Once a user saw it, no one is buying.