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Electron apps cannot be submitted to the Apple store

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Re: Electron apps cannot be submitted to the Apple store

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Is this an attempt by Apple to increase robustness by reducing dependencies on unsigned binaries?

This is not new. There have been checks for private API usage for as long as I can remember – at least on iOS. It could be the case that there was less enforcement on OSX.

However, this is not really about unsigned binaries. These APIs are from OSX itself. This is about access to private APIs. These have no contract and can be changed at any time, as they were not intended for public consumption.

Re: Electron apps cannot be submitted to the Apple store

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Is this an attempt by Apple to increase robustness by reducing dependencies on unsigned binaries?

No. The symbols mentioned in the rejection are all in signed Apple libraries; the problem is that those symbols aren't part of the public/documented/stable API.
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