{"id":20558,"date":"2018-02-16T14:01:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T19:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=20558"},"modified":"2018-02-16T14:25:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T19:25:26","slug":"app-store-selective-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/16\/app-store-selective-enforcement\/","title":{"rendered":"App Store Selective Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rjonesy\/status\/962757605788708864\">Ryan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rjonesy\/status\/962759060956368897\">Jones<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rjonesy\/status\/962757605788708864\">\n<p>App Store rules don&rsquo;t apply to a) big companies b) tiny piece of shit apps.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone else? We&rsquo;re going to rake you over the coals for 3 months lighting your time on fire (and passion to create, tbh).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rjonesy\/status\/962759060956368897\"><p>App Store review won&rsquo;t honor or even listen to precedents - such as approving *60* other app icons.<\/p>\n<p>THAT&rsquo;S THE FOUNDATION OF A FAIR JUDICIAL SYSTEM. SAME RULES FOR ALL.<\/p>\n<p>I can&rsquo;t make great stuff if I can&rsquo;t invest time and I can&rsquo;t invest time if I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s allowed! &#x1F621;&#x1F624;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>If the rules are vague, and you can&rsquo;t rely on precedent, and you can&rsquo;t ask for pre-approval, the only way to be safe is to stay really far away from the lines, and hope they don&rsquo;t move.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ecschwarz\/status\/962849282842939393\">Eric Schwarz<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ecschwarz\/status\/962849282842939393\"><p>I sort of felt like things were out the window when apps can send spam notifications or blatantly disregard rules, especially if they&rsquo;re big players like Facebook. What you shared is also not surprising&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously: <a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/21\/iphone-x-design-and-the-notch\/\">iPhone X Design and the Notch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/08\/designing-apps-for-iphone-x\/\">Designing Apps for iPhone X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Update (2018-02-16): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/addisonwebb\/status\/964579648914026496\">Addison Webb<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/addisonwebb\/status\/964579648914026496\">\n<p>Currently being burned by this as well. Vague rules. Spotty enforcement. No clarification from App Review on the exact problem, let alone a suggested fix.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Jones: App Store rules don&rsquo;t apply to a) big companies b) tiny piece of shit apps. Everyone else? We&rsquo;re going to rake you over the coals for 3 months lighting your time on fire (and passion to create, tbh). 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