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I just used a time based trick when I needed to push through behavior that apple didn't like. 20 days after submitting the app one of the buttons changed it's b
by seanalltogether 2y ago
I just used a time based trick when I needed to push through behavior that apple didn't like. 20 days after submitting the app one of the buttons changed it's behavior to allow a "File Open" dialog to go directly to the users root directory.
- eddd-ddde 2y agoI love it, goes to show how useless the app verification process is. One could probably find a way of fingerprinting reviewer systems to directly hide the feature only for them.
- 1986 2y agoUber tried to do this, they geofenced Cupertino for a feature so it wouldn't appear during app review
- plumeria 2y agoDoes "tried" imply they weren't successful?
- eddd-ddde 2y agoThe linked post mentions they getting caught after a while.
- stephenhuey 2y agoSeems pretty unreliable. At least I know a recent Google Play Console reviewer was located at the Google office in Lisbon. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple used reviewers outside Cupertino.
- chedabob 2y agoYe we've had apps rejected because they hit our IP geoblock, and the logs would always indicate they were testing via an Irish mobile network. We specifically allow-listed Apple's /8 range, but they don't always use the corporate VPN.
- reddalo 2y agoI did the same in one of my apps. It's a private app, you need a login code to use it; Apple wanted to test all the features, so I put some fake screens in the app, those screens didn't even make API calls. I set a timer for two weeks, after those the app started having its real behavior, with API calls and everything. The whole Apple app review is a joke.
- paulryanrogers 2y agoApple testers no longer demand test credentials to get beyond login walls?
- saagarjha 2y agoThey do. You can detect those of course.