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egocentric

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    Comment #27449734

    Announcement and link to the new form: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=dovxb62h Please use it, and help make the App Store better for everyone! Of note, the ability for users …

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    Comment #27445103

    My point is for that to also be in the downloaded app, since the new rule requires account creation and deletion to both be in the same place - which I think is a natural place to …

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    Comment #27445028

    “If your app supports account creation, you must also offer account deletion within the app.” Separately, they should also do this for subscriptions.

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    Comment #27444882

    Now do subscriptions. For all the people who fall prey to misleading tactics and don’t know how to cancel.

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    Comment #27424730

    Apple employee: > the Files app was manually boosted on the top for the query “Dropbox” Whoops!

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    Comment #27415305

    Some relevant Apple marketing statements [1]: "The apps you love. From a place you can trust." "For over a decade, the App Store has proved to be a safe and trusted place to discov…

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    Comment #27287219

    What is not?

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    Comment #27284680

    You’d think! This is not just possible, it's actually extremely easy to do. Hoping to share a proof of concept soon.

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    Comment #27261969

    If you could please elaborate, what did the tweet say and who exactly was it by?

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    Comment #27261699

    I’d love to know more about this, mind sharing some more details over DM? Thanks! https://twitter.com/keleftheriou

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    Comment #27241688

    Android and Windows devices don’t necessarily have the same OS-level security provisions, so this isn’t an apples-to-apples comparison. It’s probably true that iOS as an operating …

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    Comment #27241635

    If Apple is so concerned about user security & privacy when it comes to alternative app stores, they should adjust their policies so that the apps most users want will see no reaso…

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    Comment #27241603

    Apple doesn’t let developers tell their users what Apple’s rules are, including the fact that up to 30% of their payment goes straight to Apple. And of course people don’t know of …

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    Comment #27241503

    Your parents and non-techie friends and family won’t have to use alternative stores, no one will be forcing them to. And if Apple is so concerned about user security & privacy when…

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    Comment #27241457

    You will also have a choice: don’t use alternative stores And if Apple is so concerned about user security & privacy when it comes to alternative app stores, they should adjust the…

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    Comment #27144028

    That's because of system-level protections like the sandbox, not App Review or the App Store.

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    Comment #26996112

    Thank you for being open-minded. Since the article you posted, I’ve uncovered a lot more about the prevalence of fraudulent apps on the App Store: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/2…

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    Comment #26988478

    > drop in the ocean cough

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