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Apple Reportedly Cuts Over 700 Apps from Chinese App Store (cnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the further-crackdown dept.

Apple has reportedly removed 718 apps from the Chinese App Store in the last few days. From a report: The iPhone maker swept out the apps because their developers pushed updates without its permission, The Telegraph reported, citing local reports. Apple warned developers against updating iOS apps without its permission in early 2017. The banned apps included Sogou's search engine and maps, online retailer Pinduodo and car sharing service Togo Car.

2 of 27 comments (clear)

  1. Opposite is the problem... by SuperKendall · · Score: 3, Informative

    You need permission to update your OWN software

    The funny thing is, you are exactly backwards.

    Read the summary again. The problem was that with Apple's system you DON'T need permission to update your own software.

    But in China, the developers were supposed to get such permission, did not, and updated anyway...

    So the problem apparently is Apple's system is too free for China. :-)

    I had no idea they needed to do that in China, no such requirement anywhere else - we just drop an update, Apple reviews it, and a few hours later it can be in the store.

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  2. Re:Mother May I? by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 3, Informative

    Huh? I don't get it. ALL app submissions and updates have to be reviewed and approved by Apple.

    Wrong. This is about out of App Store updates. See also: Apple begins strictly enforcing rule that prohibits iOS app updates outside of App Store

    Stop being dense.

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