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why, they have removed apps for "duplicating iOS functionality" before.
by throwaway32 15y ago
why, they have removed apps for "duplicating iOS functionality" before.
- exogen 15y agoHave they removed any, or simply not approved them in the first place? (Honest question.) It would be pretty unexpected for them to be retroactively banned.
- kenjackson 15y agoApple removed Camera+ after it was in the app store. They removed them since they found a way to use the volume button as a shutter. Welcome iOS5. http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/08/apple-removes-camera-iphone-app-from-the-app-store-after-developer-reveals-hack-to-enable-hidden-feature.html http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/08/apple-removes-camera-ipho... The reason Apple gives is priceless: Your application cannot be added to the App Store because it uses iPhone volume buttons in a non-standard way, potentially resulting in user confusion. Of course, now it's standard. Say cheese.
- jamesaguilar 15y agoThat removal was not for duplicating existing functionality, as you correctly point out. So it's not really germane.
- throwaway32 15y agohttp://www.riverturn.com/blog/?p=455 http://www.riverturn.com/blog/?p=455
- jamesaguilar 15y agoNever that I know of when the functionality came first from the app then from iOS. This accusation is outlandish FUD-raking, not intelligent discussion.