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Let’s say you have an iPhone and you want to download ChatGPT. So, you enter the App Store and after doing a search, you find several apps whose
Let’s say you have an iPhone and you want to download ChatGPT. So, you enter the App Store and after doing a search, you find several apps whose name and interface refer to celebrities. OpenAI chatbot. If you’re in a hurry and don’t pay a little attention, you may end up installing an unofficial or clone app.
This scenario does not occur only in ChatGPT and is not specific to the App Store either. There is a scam and deception scheme revolving around impersonating popular apps and trying to publish them on app stores. We’ve already seen this with Flappy Bird, Microsoft Authenticator, and others. Apple wants to say enough is enough for this application.
WWDC 2023 didn’t just bring us the Apple Vision Pro glasses, the new 15-inch MacBook Air, and other hardware and software news. As an ongoing event for developers, the Cupertino company has updated its App Store app review process with stricter rules.
As we can see in a document, the new measures respond to solving the aforementioned problem. “Submit apps emulate other apps or services are considered a violation of the Developer Code of Conduct and may result in removal from the Apple Developer Program.”
Apple invites developers to develop their own ideas. “Do not copy the latest popular app from the App Store or make some minor changes to another app’s name or UI to make it look like your own.” These long-standing applications are now banned.
Those from Cupertino explain that non-compliance with App Store rules will not only deprive the developer of the ability to publish the app in question. In addition, such behavior Exclude from the Developer Program A penalty from Apple that many developers would like to avoid.
While we now know that Apple has taken a clear stand against apps that copy the interface or name of other apps, we’re not sure how it will enforce these rules. Some apps may have similar names and their developers may not try to mislead users.
We’ll see over time if these measures have any real impact on the Apple app store. Currently, it looks like a move promise to avoid fraud and strike the scammers who make money by deceiving users.
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