A news published by The Verge revealed that a pirated movie/series application named “Kimi” could remain on the App Store for months and became one of the most popular. The application, which managed to hide itself insidiously, was removed after this news.
Although Apple constantly boasts that the App Store is safe, we occasionally see applications that break the rules in the store. Now, another such application has been discovered. The name of this application, which has been in the store for months and has become one of the most popular, is “Who”.
Kimi, which emerged with a news published by The Verge today, is a pirated movie and TV series application. As you can see from this, it allows downloaders to watch movies and TV series for free, just like Popcorn Time, which was very popular years ago.
Some have disguised themselves as an application that “tests your observation skills”
A screenshot from the app obtained by The Verge.
According to the information received, Some describe themselves as “Allows you to test your observation skills” was introducing it as an application. His description even included expressions such as “Compare and click two photos to improve your observation skills.” So it kind of looked like a “find the difference between two photos” kind of game.
But in reality, movies and TV series are pirated. You can both watch and download It was an application. Even recently released TV series and movies could be found on the platform. It was revealed that Kimi was released on September 22, 2023. In other words, it was able to stay in the App Store for almost 6 months without any problems. Appfigures data also showed that it was downloaded more than 25 thousand times. It had already managed to enter the top 10 among the most popular applications.
Apple removed the application after its appearance today
After The Verge’s report spread, a move came from Apple. technology giant, removed the app from the store. The Kimi app is no longer available in the App Store on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
It is quite interesting that the company failed to notice this application, which managed to become one of the most popular for so many months. We also don’t know how Kimi managed to circumvent the App Store’s strict rules and review team in the first place. There is no statement from Apple yet about the issue.
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