App Store Guidelines ban police-spotting apps, raises bar on dating apps and more

App Store Guidelines ban police-spotting apps, raises bar on dating apps and more

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/05/app-store-guidelines-ban-police-spotting-apps-raises-bar-on-dating-apps-and-more/

Apple this week alerted developers to a new set of App Store Review Guidelines which detail which apps will be accepted or rejected, and what apps are allowed to do. The changes to the guidelines impact reviews, push notifications, Sign in with Apple, data collection and storage, mobile device management, and more, the company says.  Some of the more high-profile changes include the ability for apps to now use notifications for ads, stricter rules for dating and fortune-telling apps, and a new rule that allows Apple to reject apps that help users evade law enforcement, among other things.

This latter change to police spotting apps, surprisingly, didn’t get as much attention as push ads or dating apps changes — though it’s among the most notable of the new rules.

App Store Guidelines ban police-spotting apps, raises bar on dating apps and more

Mar 5, 2020, 5:50pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/05/app-store-guidelines-ban-police-spotting-apps-raises-bar-on-dating-apps-and-more/ > Apple this week alerted developers to a new set of App Store Review Guidelines which detail which apps will be accepted or rejected, and what apps are allowed to do. The changes to the guidelines impact reviews, push notifications, Sign in with Apple, data collection and storage, mobile device management, and more, the company says.  Some of the more high-profile changes include the ability for apps to now use notifications for ads, stricter rules for dating and fortune-telling apps, and a new rule that allows Apple to reject apps that help users evade law enforcement, among other things. > This latter change to police spotting apps, surprisingly, didn’t get as much attention as push ads or dating apps changes — though it’s among the most notable of the new rules.