Gluon for iOS, 2020.3, was rejected by Apple... because... drumroll... the Gluon.app website includes the Google Play Store download link and references to Android.
Gluon for iOS, 2020.3, was rejected by Apple... because... drumroll... the Gluon.app website includes the Google Play Store download link and references to Android.
@vincent Wow, that seems ridiculous and draconian. Surely, we can expect Apple to deny Google’s iOS apps for the same reason anytime now, right?
…Right, Apple?
@vincent I really wonder how they always manage to get away with these things. Since that is not the first time I heard of things like this.
@vincent That's a terrible reason. And I don't think Gluon would be the only one doing that. Pathetic! 🤦♂️
@vincent Really?! 😳 They had better deny a few more apps that have Android versions. Perhaps just take off those words for a couple of days to get it through the store, and then put it back? Not ideal, but...🤦🏼
@vincent that’s just shitty of them. I’m glad you’re blogging about it so people actually see how Apple plays the game. 🤮🤬
@vincent That's bizarre. Lots of sites I see have links for both iOS and Android. Is it that they want you to have 1 page that is truly just iOS in addition to a main landing page with both?
@svenseebeck what’s worse is that this all was there whilst they approved the previous versions.
@crossingthethreshold yeah, I know. Now I probably have to create a special landing page that checks if you’re coming from the app or not and display accordingly. So much for human rights to use whatever platform you want.
@vincent Don't worry. Federighi will talk to a popular pundit, smile and say "Come on guys. Trust us."
And then it will be all ok. 🙄
@michal yeah, they’re big bullies. They remind me of a baby crying and throwing the toys out of the pram. Shame, because each time they do this it’s yet another small paper cut.
@ronguest I asked for clarification, because they’re always so vague. I’m hoping it’s only the link within the app, to the website... so hopefully I can do something there with a special query string in the URL.
@dandycat I call it dictatorship... but yeah, kinda weird. I asked for clarification, so let’s see. Hope it’s because I link to the website within the app... you know... something normal you should be able to do.
@simonwoods nah, it’ll start with “The App Store is a safe place...” blah blah blanket response.