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Apple’s rejection of Hey calendar app revives an old feud (www.theverge.com)

submitted 10 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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• Apple rejects Hey calendar app for not allowing non-paying users to do anything within the app.

• Hey had previously faced a similar rejection from Apple for its original iOS app four years ago.

• Hey plans to fight Apple's decision, but the specific approach is not yet known.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You hit the nail on the head. Apple needed to add a whole in-app purchase interface to the store UI to make it clear that the free game you're about to download charges $50 for berries and the game is practically unplayable without them.

They now need to categorize apps as requiring a subscription as the only means to "buy" it or even just use it.

If the software is free to download but requires a subscription for the service, the button needs to say "Subscribe", not "Get". And the app info needs to show you, in loud type, the minimum buy-in cost.

[–] PlantDna@mander.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

And an another category that, this app requires to signup for an account to use it