App Review and the unequal application of the rules is the worst part. Make all the rules that you want, but enforce them consistently and for everyone. I hate playing reviewer roulette.
Funny then how FB, Instagram, TikTok and WhatsApp are all on App Store without any issues. These requirements hurt small developers the most, large corps have enough manpower to take care of these.
There’s not a lot of reason to hate it if implemented correctly which it very well might not be at first and likely will cause some headaches. Regardless, Apple should also do a better job of telling users the reasons too if they are going to be doing this.
Right now, you fill out a whole bit of information about why your app might use specific private info, but Apple only shows minor information about it to the user. I’d much rather the user know the specific reason I’m using, for example, location instead of just for “App Functionality”. Would make a better user-developer relationship in my opinion and promote good transparency.
IMO it’s only a problem in the context of iOS not having side-loading. I’m imagining an app that uses an API to block ads and Apple just being like “no” and then you can’t get that app.
Developers are going to hate this, but it’s good for the rest of us.
Shady developers are going to hate it; the good ones are okay
I only dislike it in a “death by 1000 cuts” type of way where iOS already has a long list of things that make development more annoying.
App Review and the unequal application of the rules is the worst part. Make all the rules that you want, but enforce them consistently and for everyone. I hate playing reviewer roulette.
Shady
developersproduct ownersFunny then how FB, Instagram, TikTok and WhatsApp are all on App Store without any issues. These requirements hurt small developers the most, large corps have enough manpower to take care of these.
There’s not a lot of reason to hate it if implemented correctly which it very well might not be at first and likely will cause some headaches. Regardless, Apple should also do a better job of telling users the reasons too if they are going to be doing this.
Right now, you fill out a whole bit of information about why your app might use specific private info, but Apple only shows minor information about it to the user. I’d much rather the user know the specific reason I’m using, for example, location instead of just for “App Functionality”. Would make a better user-developer relationship in my opinion and promote good transparency.
I’m a developer and don’t hate it on its face.
IMO it’s only a problem in the context of iOS not having side-loading. I’m imagining an app that uses an API to block ads and Apple just being like “no” and then you can’t get that app.