Does apple restrict html5 mobile sites in safari? Seems like the best bet is to build as much in the website and use the app if certain native functionality is needed ...
Apple Pulls 500px’s Mobile Apps From The App Store
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Re: Apple Pulls 500px’s Mobile Apps From The App Store
#32Well I was going to write: Time to pull safari But then I checked tech crunch's comments and it seems that I would be very unoriginal. Same goes for any of the other apps mentioned... So to trump them all: Time to disable the internet!
Apple's response has always been: if you want content on iOS that we don't allow, make a web app. The App store is not a public place; Apple only puts things there that they like.
Which in the larger scheme of things is a moronic position because the same device they are trying to keep pristine and pure through their app store can be used to see dirty things through the Web. We know what Apple has always been responded to these arguments with - what we are pointing out is that is that it is extremely douche-y to take such a position.
Re: Apple Pulls 500px’s Mobile Apps From The App Store
#33So Apple wants to compete in this space, and 500px is an active threat. The wonders of a closed ecosystem.
Re: Apple Pulls 500px’s Mobile Apps From The App Store
#34A quick look shows any number 500px browsing apps still on the store. But they're all rated 12+ or 17+. Which makes me wonder if 500px didn't mark their app accordingly? Or perhaps they used to, but then switched it to a lower rating thinking their 'safe search' toggle was sufficient?
We were called by Apple to let us know; they specifically told us to completely block even artistic nudes. Although I'm not sure of their stance on photos of Michaelangelo's David (see: http://500px.com/photo/765271). I'll have to get someone on the phone over there.
(NSFA warning: Nipples)
Re: Apple Pulls 500px’s Mobile Apps From The App Store
#35This isn't the first time Apple do it. They've already removed Chan Elite [1] and every other 4chan's browser based on the same concern (and those were tagged as 17+ applications). I wonder how Apple chose which apps are out, and which apps stay in. Opera mini and Chrome are browsers, it's extremely easy to find porn with those. Yet they still are in the store. Reddit has several subreddits for porn, and yet there ar…
> I wonder how Apple chose which apps are out, and which apps stay in.
If the process is in any way similar to the review process then it's just about luck. If you're lucky you get a reviewer who isn't too strict about the rules and lets your app through. If you're not so lucky you get one who will apply the rules like a robot.
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#36This is good in my opinion. The more the rejection, the more the developers will tend to flee away from arrogant Marketplaces like that of Apple's. It will also, in a way, probably force developers to try out other marketplaces like the Windows Phone Marketplace and the Google Play store. Now, I do understand 500px is trying to create a uni-platform experience for its users, but now that 500px isn't allowed to publis…
> More and more developers will start (slowly, but surely) to neglect Apple's Appstore by default due to the fear of the ridiculous approval process and the uncertainty that their development efforts for the iOS platform may go a waste, because they have seen the history of popular apps like 500px and others.
I really hope this happens, but it seems so far that people are more than happy to put up with Apple's draconian App Store policies. We're not even talking about equal treatment - iOS apps continue to come out before Android apps, and Windows Phone apps often aren't even made.
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#37This is exactly why I use my phone in airplane mode.
this made me laugh pretty good. thanks!
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#38Uh oh, watch out Tumblr.
Re: Apple Pulls 500px’s Mobile Apps From The App Store
#39A quick look shows any number 500px browsing apps still on the store. But they're all rated 12+ or 17+. Which makes me wonder if 500px didn't mark their app accordingly? Or perhaps they used to, but then switched it to a lower rating thinking their 'safe search' toggle was sufficient?
We were called by Apple to let us know; they specifically told us to completely block even artistic nudes. Although I'm not sure of their stance on photos of Michaelangelo's David (see: http://500px.com/photo/765271 ). I'll have to get someone on the phone over there. (NSFA warning: Nipples)
Why doesn't the Bing app have to adhere to these same restrictions?
Re: Apple Pulls 500px’s Mobile Apps From The App Store
#40This is good in my opinion. The more the rejection, the more the developers will tend to flee away from arrogant Marketplaces like that of Apple's. It will also, in a way, probably force developers to try out other marketplaces like the Windows Phone Marketplace and the Google Play store. Now, I do understand 500px is trying to create a uni-platform experience for its users, but now that 500px isn't allowed to publis…
> More and more developers will start (slowly, but surely) to neglect Apple's Appstore by default due to the fear of the ridiculous approval process and the uncertainty that their development efforts for the iOS platform may go a waste, because they have seen the history of popular apps like 500px and others. I really hope this happens, but it seems so far that people are more than happy to put up with Apple's dracon…
Like I said, I predict it will be a very slow change. You know how MySpace was once THE Social Network to be on, and when you weren't there, you would be looked down upon? Now, despite an epic re-design, nobody even talks about it, except for examples like these, perhaps. It could be the same case for Apple's Appstore, assuming they continue this painful trend of pissing off developers.