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Rumor has it that Apple has begun cracking down on unreasonably high subscriptions and in-app purchases.
The US 9to5Mac has received an email sent to a developer whose subscription-providing app has been rejected. The reason is written there that the price of the in-app purchase “does not reflect the value of the features and content provided to the user”, and even the word “rip-offs to customers” is used. I am.
It seems to be a wording that is not officially Apple, butApp Store Review Guidelines3. “Rip-offs” (“Unreasonably high amount of money” in the Japanese version) has appeared at least twice in business. In fact, 9to5Mac has contacted the rejected app developer to confirm that the email was genuine.
However, the developer worked with the app review team to explain that the subscription price is legitimate because it uses a paid API, and eventually got the app approved.
In other words, Apple’s dismissal was a mistake, but in this case, the review team may be falsely detected (of the automatic judgment system), and managing the App Store is a very complicated task. It can be said that it is embossed.Just the other day, Apple apologized for removing the indigenous language app as “illegal and fraudulent.”Was reported。
This “unreasonably high billing” ban rule has been around for some time, and it’s unclear when Apple began to enforce it rigorously.App Store rating system has been abused since the beginning of this monthThere are also accusations that it is a hotbed of fraudulent appsIt may be that they hurriedly embarked on a response and strengthened the crackdown.
Source:9to5Mac
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