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As David C. pointed out in the comments,[1] Apple has reversed course.[2]

[1] https://mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/30/safari-extension-rejected...

[2] https://twitter.com/thomasareed/status/1420831606227488772



Man I wish I could find that post where Apple told developers not to complain about app rejections on social media. When in reality it’s often the only way for developers to successfully appeal. Anyway, I hate the App Store (and by extension all adjacent reviews by Apple) and I hope Apple gets regulated to hell. It will also be completely their own fault. The people that are competent enough to make correct decisions in such cases don’t want to do such menial work. I think the whole approach of manual reviews is doomed to fail.


Lo and behold (head of App Store review): https://youtu.be/tJeEuxn9mug?t=1707

The world needs developers to continually push the envelope. Apple is a little closed off on innovaion from Developers, they don't really push the envelope as much as developers want them to... If you have something that's really compelling, and apple keeps rejecting it, don't just go silent into the night - complain. Do an appeal, complain, use whatever means necessary to get your idea out there... Apple responds well to the media; if you go and you put a nice campaign together and you say this app should be approved for these reasons, and you go to the media and talk about it, chances are Apple will eventually approve it.


Well, and only if they can drum up enough support around their social media complaint. I imagine lots of developers don't have any real recourse.




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