Re:App Review process updates
by chuckdries on Monday August 31, 2020 @01:32PM
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Yeah, why provide an API to disable the minimize button if they're going to reject your app for using it
Because you might have an occasional transient window where it's legitimate to disable minimization but you shouldn't do this for main app windows.
Because you might use it in an app that you are not going to distribute via the public application stores. It's also possible that the reviewer made a mistake.
I don't buy this - if you add a feature to software you know it's going to get used - if they needed it for internal stuff they could add it in some private library.
And, if it's something people want so bad that you'd allow it for non-published applications then you clearly need to solve it by enabling or offering some sort of replacement for published applications.
Re:App Review process updates
by swiftcoder on Monday August 31, 2020 @09:52PM
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The underlying API is a decade or so older than the current version of the human interface guidelines. It's entirely possible that if they were writing the API today, they'd leave that capability out.
“These options are usually visible, but can be hidden as a group, such as......, or individually disabled, such as when a full-screen app can't be minimized. ...... A title bar should be visible, but can be hidden in an immersive app like a game.”
Either way, this wouldn’t be in the top 1000 reasons for someone to request a refund for a game on the store so why is Apple even concerning itself?