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Apple plans to wipe out old apps from App Store if developers haven’t updated their apps/games soon

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Apple plans to wipe out old apps from App Store if developers haven't updated their apps/games soon
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Apple looks to be removing apps from its App Store that have not been updated in a long time as part of its “App Improvement System.”

Apple informed affected developers in an email that their app had not been updated in a long time and that they had 30 days before it was removed from the App Store.

I feel sick. Apple just sent me an email saying they're removing my free game Motivoto because its more than 2 years old.

It's part of their App improvement system.

This is not cool. Console games from 2000 are still available for sale.

This is an unfair barrier to indie devs. pic.twitter.com/7XNcLfiEcR

— Protopop Games (@protopop) April 23, 2022

Apple advised developers that if they submitted an update for review within the following 30 days, the apps would be kept on the App Store.

So far, internet reactions have been mixed, with many developers expressing their opinions on social media.

This regulation confuses indie game developers, who believe that older games should be counted as completed pieces of content that aren’t “suitable for updates or a live service model.”

https://twitter.com/lazerwalker/status/1517849201148932096

Other apps, such as third-party keyboards, such as Kosta Eleftheriou’s FlickType Keyboard for iOS, are also feeling the heat. Because it hadn’t been updated in over two years, he was forced to remove a version designed specifically for the visually impaired.

Apple also removed a version of my FlickType Keyboard that catered specifically to the visually impaired community, because I hadn't updated it in 2 years.

Meanwhile, games like Pocket God have not been updated by the developers for 7 years now: https://t.co/3azyIydty7 pic.twitter.com/n36rvHvF4H

— Kosta Eleftheriou (@keleftheriou) April 23, 2022

On its support page for App Store Improvements, Apple says that it wants, “to make it easier for customers to find great apps that fit their needs, we want to ensure that apps available on the App Store are functional and up-to-date. We are implementing an ongoing process of evaluating apps, removing apps that no longer function as intended, don’t follow current review guidelines, or are outdated.”


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