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Re:Apple cracking down on 'fingerprinting' with new App Stor... by pininja on Friday July 28, 2023 @09:38AM (#36906607)
Can this scope be shared in some way if you’re the owner of multiple apps? I thought it was strange seeing Threads listed as a 12+ year old app when I know it’s brand new… it gave me the feeling someone could just fudge numbers and more if they’re clever.
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Re:Apple cracking down on 'fingerprinting' with new App Stor... by mosen on Friday July 28, 2023 @09:40AM (#36906622)
I think that’s the age rating for the app.
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Re:Apple cracking down on 'fingerprinting' with new App Stor... by pininja on Friday July 28, 2023 @09:47AM (#36906716)
Oh wow, I’ve misread that for as long as it’s been there. It doesn’t look like a button, but tapping it scrolls the page down to age rating.
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Re:Apple cracking down on 'fingerprinting' with new App Stor... by tailspin2019 on Friday July 28, 2023 @10:56AM (#36907700)
Glad I’m not the only one. Even after I eventually realised it’s the age rating and not the age of the app itself, I still find myself constantly forgetting this because it’s so unintuitive.

There is something about the way it’s presented (or maybe a bug in my brain) that keeps reading it as the age of the app.

(And IMHO that would be a lot more useful thing to show in that prominent position too)

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