{"id":45951,"date":"2024-11-26T14:16:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=45951"},"modified":"2024-11-27T11:07:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:07:26","slug":"mini-vmac-for-ios-rejected-via-notarization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/26\/mini-vmac-for-ios-rejected-via-notarization\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini vMac for iOS Rejected via Notarization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jesús A. Álvarez<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Mini vMac for iOS won’t be coming to #AltStorePAL, it was just #RejectedByAppReview for notarization after an initial rejection and appeal.<\/p>\n

You can of course still get it from GitHub<\/a> and build it with Xcode or sideload the ipa with AltStore Classic.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Via Riley Testut<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple’s complete abuse of Notarization is going to be the reason the EC comes down hard on them, and it’s wild how ignorant they are 💀<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Based on actual, real conversations we’re having with the EC rn, I am very confident that this is not going to end well for Apple — but it seems like they genuinely don’t realize this?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Apple’s rejection notice says:<\/p>\n

Use of Apple’s software is limited to the terms of the license for such software. Apple does not license its Mac operating system software for use outside of an Apple-branded computer. Your app necessarily involves and promotes the use of Mac operating system software on devices other than Apple-branded computers and such use goes beyond of the scope of its license terms. Notarization of your app thus would contravene the terms of Apple’s software licenses. Additionally, your prominent use of Apple’s MAC mark in the app name; MACINTOSH in the subtitle, and a Macintosh graphic in the icon for an operating system software product improperly and confusingly suggests or implies that the app has an affiliation, endorsement, or sponsorship by Apple and is in contravention of Apple’s Trademark Guidelines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, even if it’s correct about these points, they do not seem to be violations of the notarization guidelines<\/a> and should probably be adjudicated via a different process.<\/p>\n\n

Khaos Tian<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple really treat Notarization process like an app review and explicitly call out the reason for rejection to be unrelated to what DMA permits is just providing written evidence of abusing process at this point…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n