apple, App Store began to take critical steps for The tech giant has been around for a while. apps not updated He quietly decided to remove it. Apple warns and then cleans apps that haven’t received updates for a “significant period”.
Developers who haven’t been to the App Store recently may have faced the deletion of their apps. for example Motivoto The developer of the game named the last update in March 2019. However, the developer said that Apple gives a maximum of 30 days to update the app.
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Apple removes non-updated apps from the App Store
apple, may have started cleaning apps that are not receiving updates. Complaining to Apple on Twitter iOS developersreported that they had to release an update if they wanted the app to stay in the App Store.
Apple began emailing developers who did not share updates. Explaining what the developer should do in the email, Apple specifically to security updates draws attention. According to Apple, for the app not to be taken down Update within 30 days should be shared.
Another complaint is FlickType It came from the developer of the Apple Watch keyboard app called Apple Watch. Kosta Eleftherou, who said that the Cupertino-based company deleted one of its tools, said that Apple removed the “version that serves visually impaired people” of the FlickType keyboard.
In contrast, Eleftherou Pocket God He pointed out that even though games like these have not received updates for years, they are still available in the store. The developer named Simon Barker used the following statements for his application on the App Store:
“I got an email this morning saying the same thing about one of my apps. There are no reports of complaints, five years later it still has the potential to be downloaded and does not need the (app) v2 version. But Apple decides it’s time to remove it due to version changes.”
But this move is Apple’s long-standing eliminating unmodified apps It’s not the first time he’s shown his intentions. Previously, the company provided developers with a way to be compatible with the latest versions of iOS and macOS. “not updated problematic” apps He said he would find it and remove it.
Also earlier this month Google Play Store He said he would take a similar step. He stated that he will restrict the visibility of applications that do not make API changes within two years after the latest Android version.
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