Re:Apple blocks game streaming services unless individual ga...
by dsissitka on Sunday November 08, 2020 @12:04AM
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> Streaming apps arrives are a way to bypass the App Store.
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> That’s why they are banned unless the individual apps or games are submitted individually.
Spotify is a streaming app. Spotify didn't submit and Apple didn't approve every song.
Shadow is a remote game streaming app. Apple allowed them in the App Store when they removed the ability to launch directly into a game. [0] They won't allow Moonlight to do the same. [1]
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> That’s why they are banned unless the individual apps or games are submitted individually.
Spotify is a streaming app. Spotify didn't submit and Apple didn't approve every song.
Shadow is a remote game streaming app. Apple allowed them in the App Store when they removed the ability to launch directly into a game. [0] They won't allow Moonlight to do the same. [1]
[0] https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21357771/apple-cloud-gamin...
[1] https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-ios/issues/417