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Was the removed FlickType app uploaded to the store 2 years ago with Bitcode on, or off?
by altairprime 5y ago
Was the removed FlickType app uploaded to the store 2 years ago with Bitcode on, or off?
- keleftheriou 5y agoI can't remember. Regardless, I don't see why they'd remove some apps (that still work fine!) and not others, eg the Pocket God example I gave above which hasn't been updated in 7 years. Also, "unlisting" such apps would be better than removing them entirely, particularly since we have no alternative way of distribution.
- dwaite 5y agoI believe the notice said that they would be delisted
- keleftheriou 5y agoNope, "removed from Sale". You might be thinking about the fact that users who have previously downloaded the app will still be able to do so.
- jagged-chisel 5y ago“Delisted” and “removed from sale” sound like synonyms to me. How do they differ? Neither necessary means “totally removed from Apple servers.”
- wincy 5y agoI paid $15 for the iOS version of Binding of Isaac and it disappeared from my library with no refund. Apple definitely completely removes things sometimes.
- nyuszika7h 5y agoIf an app is unlisted it could still be accessible by a direct link.
- sodality2 5y agoUnlisted ≠ delisted. Delisted sounds to me like removed from the App Store, and unlisted sounds to me like hidden.
- altairprime 5y agoI have a working theory that if Pocket God was uploaded with Bitcode, then Apple can recompile/relink it automatically for each year’s platform updates; and for projects not uploaded with Bitcode, the harsher standard is being applied to get that recompilation.
- altairprime 5y agoDisproven here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31137909 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31137909