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Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

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Re: Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

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I don't want random apps to paste potentially dangerous things into other apps. Its understandable. Imagine a banking app, and for example an IBAN field.

I would like the option to allow the behaviour selectively

That's what install outside of the App Store is for. On your own risk-

Re: Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

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I don't want random apps to paste potentially dangerous things into other apps. Its understandable. Imagine a banking app, and for example an IBAN field.

Them you are free to not install them? Why ban them outright?

I'm using https://github.com/cjpais/Handy whichseems to be doing exactly what this app does, and has a very similar background story (author couldn't type die to injury).

Re: Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

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I don't want random apps to paste potentially dangerous things into other apps. Its understandable. Imagine a banking app, and for example an IBAN field.

I see, that's a really fair point. And I can understand that banking field example. So I can see why they're guarding against it. My disagreement was less with the rule itself and whether Whisperpad's specific use case for users with mobility needs falls on the right side of it.

Re: Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

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SpaceGremlin (mac alternative to WinDirStat) has a similar thing, where some features only work in the independent "SpaceGremlinPro" version downloaded from their site. However, they do some cool stuff with licensing - you can point it to the app store paid/installed version, and it detects the license and unlocks.

If you're worried about people not trusting payment to you, might be worth seeing if you could implement this, so anyone who bought on the app store can still access the full feature set. Cuts you out 30% like, but better than nothing maybe.

Re: Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

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This is what happens when you run an OS controlled by some random big corporation. I dont mean that it's the person's fault, but just that you should not rely on Apple. they allow you to use your computer, but on their terms. Install some GNU/Linux distro and you can do whatever you want.

Fair. I run Nobara on my gaming computer and built a similar dictation tool there with no API restrictions, so the trade-off is real. For this project I chose both: App Store reach for the compliant version, direct distribution for the full one. But I know other people wouldnt be comfortable with running something like that so I built this somewhere my mom could use it

Re: Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

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post #12

I don't want random apps to paste potentially dangerous things into other apps. Its understandable. Imagine a banking app, and for example an IBAN field.

Them you are free to not install them? Why ban them outright? I'm using https://github.com/cjpais/Handy whichseems to be doing exactly what this app does, and has a very similar background story (author couldn't type die to injury).

To their defense you cannot rollback apps, so if you did install and only an update had this function, you are out of luck

Re: Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

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This is what happens when you run an OS controlled by some random big corporation. I dont mean that it's the person's fault, but just that you should not rely on Apple. they allow you to use your computer, but on their terms. Install some GNU/Linux distro and you can do whatever you want.

for most people this is like saying "If you don't like being oppressed, just move to Antarctica!"

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