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Even if Apple removes it, you get to keep it on your device unless it's something you don't want anyway (i.e. malware). For example, that flashlight app that al
by chc 14y ago
Even if Apple removes it, you get to keep it on your device unless it's something you don't want anyway (i.e. malware). For example, that flashlight app that allowed free tethering a while back got banned from the App Store, but users who bought it got to keep it.
- BHSPitMonkey 14y agoLike the parent said, it depends. A normal App Store pull won't remove installed instances from users' devices, but that mechanism (the "kill switch") /does/ exist for Apple to use in extreme cases (or, really, whenever they want to, since they're the ones who are really in control).
- chc 14y agoThe comment I was replying to said it depends on whether it's Apple or the developer who pulls it from the store. What you are reiterating here is what I said — that being pulled by Apple does not normally result in the app being deleted from devices, but Apple does have the power to do it.
- BHSPitMonkey 14y agoMy mistake, then.