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Re:Temptation of the Apple: Dolphin on macOS M1 by sillysaurusx on Monday May 24, 2021 @02:44PM (#27268135)
There are many, many apps that ship bug fixes with no app store review process via React Native. It loads code from a server each time you run it. And to my knowledge, Apple never has a problem with that as long as the app doesn't change functionality. Any functional change must be reviewed; everything else is allowed.

I agree with you that the rule sounds specific, and I'm not sure how to reconcile that with the fact that so many apps ship with hotpatching.

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Re:Temptation of the Apple: Dolphin on macOS M1 by robenkleene on Monday May 24, 2021 @03:01PM (#27268378)
My understanding is that hot reloading via React Native is explicitly forbidden by the App Store rules (i.e., you're never supposed to download JavaScript and run it in JavaScriptCore).

I think what you're describing is simply that the App Store rules are selectively enforced.

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