Apple ruled that the developer of the Amphetamine app, William Gustafson, violated App Store rules that prohibit the promotion of the use of tobacco, e-cigarettes, drugs or alcohol. About it writes The Verge.
At the end of December 2020, the company warned the developer that it would remove Amphetamine from the app store in two weeks if it did not change the name and remove the tablet image from the logo. However, the utility has nothing to do with drugs and prevents the Mac from going to sleep. Amphetamine has been on the App Store since 2014 and has been downloaded over 432,000 times since then.
At the same time, Apple previously mentioned the application in the history of the App Store, and Gustafson talked to the company’s employees many times about updating Amphetamine, but no one had ever objected to the name and logo of the utility.
On January 1, the developer shared his issue on GitHub and Reddit, and also filed an appeal in the App Store, arguing that the name change would affect app recognition and make it difficult for users to find future updates.
However, Apple soon granted Gustafson’s appeal. He said that he received a call from the company to report the decision:
I specifically asked Apple if the accusation was related to customer complaints, but a company spokesperson replied, “I don’t think so.”
Gustafson did not expect the company to refuse to remove Amphetamine from the app store, as Apple usually adheres to the rules and does not forgive mistakes.
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