Bang With Friends, a service that let users hookup with their Facebook friends, debuted on iOS earlier this month. However, just 10 days later, Apple has removed the app from the App Store.
Messaging app LINE told by Apple to axe paid sticker gifting feature
Posted by Rounak Jain on May 11, 2013 | Comments (4)
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Apple has ordered LINE, a popular messaging service in Asian countries, to remove the ability to let users gift paid stickers from its iOS app.
Apple expands clampdown on App Discovery Services
French Minister Calls Apple’s Decision To Remove AppGratis “Extremely Brutal And Unilateral”, Threatens EU Action
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Apr 12, 2013 | Comments (18)
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It looks like Apple’s decision to remove AppGratis from the App Store could get it into trouble, at least in Europe.
Reuters reports that France will ask European Commission for tighter regulations following Apple’s removal of the app discovery service from the App Store.
AppGratis CEO Explains App’s Ouster from App Store
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 09, 2013 | Comments (2)
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A few days ago, Apple kicked popular iOS discovery service AppGratis’ iOS app from the App Store for sending “promotional” push notifications to users.
Today, the company’s CEO, Simon Dawlat, put up a post on the AppGratis blog giving some more background into what he understandably calls an “absolutely crazy” situation.
Apple Confirms it Kicked Out AppGratis For Using Push Notifications To Promote Apps
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 08, 2013 | Comments (2)
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Yesterday, we reported that AppGratis, an iOS app discovery service, was kicked out of the App Store for unknown reasons. Today, Apple has confirmed that, as we speculated, the app was indeed yanked for violating section 2.25 of the App Store Review Guidelines.
Apple Pulls AppGratis From the App Store
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 07, 2013 | Comments (5)
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AppGratis, an app discovery service that worked with developers to make one paid app free everyday, has been pulled from the App Store. While Apple occasionally rejects apps based on the use of private APIs, AppGratis’ rejection could have something to do with Apple’s app review guideline that forbids third party apps similar to the App Store.
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500px Is Back in the App Store, But With Mature Content Warning
Posted by Tris Hussey on Jan 29, 2013 | Comment (1)
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After getting pulled from the App Store about a week ago, the 500px app is back, but with a warning this time. Now when you download and install the app, you have to acknowledge that you’re over 17 and that there could be nudity in the app. A simple move that would keep kids from loading the app without their parents’ permission, but maybe overkill?
500px’s Apps Removed from the App Store Over Nude Images in App Search Results [Updated]
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Posted by Tris Hussey on Jan 22, 2013 | Comments (6)
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500px is a newcomer to the photosharing scene, but one that has received wide acclaim among photographers. Their mobile apps have also received praise for their design and just overall awesomeness. Unfortunately if you haven’t already downloaded the app, you won’t be able to for a while because Apple pulled the iOS from the App Store overnight because Apple felt it was too easy for kids to search and find nude images through the app.
The Verge has some updates on this with word from Apple.
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