egocentric
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Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
My point is for that to also be in the downloaded app, since the new rule requires account creation and deletion to both be in the same place - which I think is a natural place to look for it as a user, savvy or not.
Comment · 5 years ago
“If your app supports account creation, you must also offer account deletion within the app.”
Separately, they should also do this for subscriptions.
Comment · 5 years ago
Now do subscriptions.
For all the people who fall prey to misleading tactics and don’t know how to cancel.
Comment · 5 years ago
Apple employee:
> the Files app was manually boosted on the top for the query “Dropbox”
Whoops!
Comment · 5 years ago
Some relevant Apple marketing statements [1]:
"The apps you love. From a place you can trust."
"For over a decade, the App Store has proved to be a safe and trusted place to discover and download apps."
"Every day, moderators review worldwide App Store charts for quality and accuracy.”
"Dedicated to trust and safety.”
"Apps must adhere to our guidelines.”
"From more videos to rankings and reviews, there are loads of ways to help you pick the app that’s right for you.”
"ensuring that the apps we offer are held to the highest standards for privacy, security, and content. Because we offer nearly two million apps — and we want you to feel good about using every single one of them."
"When you download an app, it should work as promised. Which is why human App Reviewers ensure that the apps on the App Store adhere to our strict app review standards. Our App Store Review Guidelines require apps to be safe, provide a good user experience, comply with our privacy rules, secure devices from malware and threats, and use approved business models."
Comment · 5 years ago
What is not?
Comment · 5 years ago
You’d think!
This is not just possible, it's actually extremely easy to do.
Hoping to share a proof of concept soon.
Comment · 5 years ago
If you could please elaborate, what did the tweet say and who exactly was it by?
Comment · 5 years ago
I’d love to know more about this, mind sharing some more details over DM? Thanks! https://twitter.com/keleftheriou
Comment · 5 years ago
Android and Windows devices don’t necessarily have the same OS-level security provisions, so this isn’t an apples-to-apples comparison. It’s probably true that iOS as an operating system has had stronger security from the start, but that’s not related to the app distribution channel.
Comment · 5 years ago
If Apple is so concerned about user security & privacy when it comes to alternative app stores, they should adjust their policies so that the apps most users want will see no reason not to be on the App Store.
Comment · 5 years ago
Apple doesn’t let developers tell their users what Apple’s rules are, including the fact that up to 30% of their payment goes straight to Apple.
And of course people don’t know of all the good apps that never get to be on the App Store because of unwarranted rejections.
So people generally have no idea about most of the problems with the status quo.
Please use it, and help make the App Store better for everyone!
Of note, the ability for users to report apps from their App Store page was removed years ago, and remains unavailable:
https://twitter.com/keleftheriou/status/1381002562782908417?...