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Re:Apple's requirements are about to hit creators and fans o... by espadrine on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @08:13AM (#41234691)

That is disallowed by section 4.2 of the App Review Guidelines[0]:

> Your app should include features, content, and UI that elevate it beyond a repackaged website.

[0]: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/

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Re:Apple's requirements are about to hit creators and fans o... by user_7832 on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @08:20AM (#41234742)

The irony of so many apps being electron wrappers is apparently lost on Apple. I'll just be happy if Teams could stop eating battery for once.

Though honestly jokes aside, this rule still doesn't make a lot of sense (to me). Webapps are capable enough. What does Uber's app, or the Google app do, that's different from their websites? Heck, even Apple's own notes app is simple enough that I'm fairly sure you could make a webapp out of it. I think tasks.org already has such a webapp/website.

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Re:Apple's requirements are about to hit creators and fans o... by Andrex on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @09:03AM (#41235061)

Few iOS apps are based on electron, I would think.

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Re:Apple's requirements are about to hit creators and fans o... by oyashirochama on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @02:30PM (#41238078)

Discord joins the conversation.

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Re:Apple's requirements are about to hit creators and fans o... by fluidcruft on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @09:17AM (#41235167)

Then make an app whose sole purpose is to display bookmarks as icons on a scrollable and searchable canvas.

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