They are rejecting apps that use the v1.0 or greater of the Dropbox SDK, or apps that use the Dropbox OAUTH API.
Or, perhaps they're rejects apps that allow you to create a Dropbox account. That would cover all versions of the Dropbox SDK.
The specific reasons they gave are:
- "This app contains a link that takes the user to Dropbox via Safari".
- "The concern with this app is that the user is taken to Dropbox's website, if they do not have Dropbox installed on their device, where they have the option to purchase additional storage space."
How would you read that? They seem to suggest that you can't link to any page on dropbox.com.
The problem is that neither Dropbox's login page nor their create-account page provide any links for purchasing anything, nor do they provide links to Dropbox's main site. http://rfc64k.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dj-xhtrivxl.png
So it seems that merely because the login page is hosted at Dropbox.com, it is forbidden because Dropbox.com can be used for purchasing things. That would rule out all forms of OAUTH.
Their proposed solution was to remove the "Create Account" link, but it's not at all clear whether that was the original problem, or whether it solves anything.
The bottom line is that if your app currently uses any version of the Dropbox SDK or the Dropbox OAUTH API your app may be rejected and you're now in a state of limbo.
Or, perhaps they're rejects apps that allow you to create a Dropbox account. That would cover all versions of the Dropbox SDK.
The specific reasons they gave are:
- "This app contains a link that takes the user to Dropbox via Safari".
- "The concern with this app is that the user is taken to Dropbox's website, if they do not have Dropbox installed on their device, where they have the option to purchase additional storage space."
How would you read that? They seem to suggest that you can't link to any page on dropbox.com.
The problem is that neither Dropbox's login page nor their create-account page provide any links for purchasing anything, nor do they provide links to Dropbox's main site. http://rfc64k.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dj-xhtrivxl.png
So it seems that merely because the login page is hosted at Dropbox.com, it is forbidden because Dropbox.com can be used for purchasing things. That would rule out all forms of OAUTH.
Their proposed solution was to remove the "Create Account" link, but it's not at all clear whether that was the original problem, or whether it solves anything.
The bottom line is that if your app currently uses any version of the Dropbox SDK or the Dropbox OAUTH API your app may be rejected and you're now in a state of limbo.