{"id":14975,"date":"2016-06-27T11:40:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T15:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=14975"},"modified":"2016-06-29T13:58:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T17:58:44","slug":"homescreen-sharing-app-rejected-from-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/27\/homescreen-sharing-app-rejected-from-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Homescreen Sharing App Rejected From App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

Préshit Deorukhkar<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple executives explained to us that we cannot showcase a homescreen springboard image within the app — stating that the springboard was Apple’s IP and it was against Apple’s Brand guidelines.<\/p>\n

The rejection was not only disappointing and heart-breaking for us, as we had put several months of hard work into the app, but we also found the reason very<\/em> hard to believe.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Homescreen.me is merely a platform that showcases user submitted content, something that other apps like Twitter, Facebook, Reddit etc. already do. Example — what if someone shares a homescreen image on Twitter? Is that a violation too?<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Apple just wouldn’t budge. A work-around, we were told, was to offer users a simple text area where they can type<\/em> which apps they use on their Homescreens.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Update (2016-06-27): Nick Heer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Betaworks launched a similar app called “#Homescreen” which, though it had app review issues of its own, was never sanctioned for intellectual property issues.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Update (2016-06-29): Hwee-Boon Yar<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I built an app<\/a> that simulates homescreen for testing icons. Similar problem.<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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