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Anyway to ask Apple if I can write a certain type of app?

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MrMister111

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Is there any email/contact you can ask Apple if your "allowed" to make a specific type of app?

or is it a case of read the developers rules as such and obey them? I want to make an app that I dont think is allowed at moment switch off BT/WiFi etc?

I think this would be greatly received and work well, and is what Apple iOS user would need?

cheers
 
Gav2k

Gav2k

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I'll save you a lot of reading and a waste of an email.

Dear xxxxx

No you cannot write an app to do that.

Cheers

God!
 
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MrMister111

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Gav2k said:
I'll save you a lot of reading and a waste of an email.

Dear xxxxx

No you cannot write an app to do that.

Cheers

God!
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Honestly though is that what would be said? if so its pointless, although as I dont use Xcode, do the development tools even allow you to write this in the 1st place anyway?

cheers
 
fishkorp

fishkorp

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There aren't public APIs to switch on and off BT/WiFi/etc, that's why you only see those apps for jailbroken phones. I had a BT toggle and WiFi toggle app rejected, and that's when they had an open URL scheme for doing it. The reasoning was that the URL scheme wasn't publicly documented and could change at any time. Sure enough, next iOS update they changed it so that the apps wouldn't work. If that's what you're trying to do with your app, don't waste your time. You might get lucky and sneak it by a lazy reviewer, but as soon as it gets some press, it'll get pulled.
 
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MrMister111

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fishkorp said:
There aren't public APIs to switch on and off BT/WiFi/etc, that's why you only see those apps for jailbroken phones. I had a BT toggle and WiFi toggle app rejected, and that's when they had an open URL scheme for doing it. The reasoning was that the URL scheme wasn't publicly documented and could change at any time. Sure enough, next iOS update they changed it so that the apps wouldn't work. If that's what you're trying to do with your app, don't waste your time. You might get lucky and sneak it by a lazy reviewer, but as soon as it gets some press, it'll get pulled.
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Not sure at all how its done, but I was honestly prepared to learn from scratch how to do it and code it as an app to do it, but dont want to waste time if its not allowed anyway.

I think this would sell loads, as a lot of iOS iPhone users want this dont they? I know I do!

no use in emailing either then :confused:
 
Jessica Lares

Jessica Lares

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MrMister111 said:
Not sure at all how its done, but I was honestly prepared to learn from scratch how to do it and code it as an app to do it, but dont want to waste time if its not allowed anyway.

I think this would sell loads, as a lot of iOS iPhone users want this dont they? I know I do!

no use in emailing either then :confused:
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They're telling you that in the past these types of apps got pulled, so no, don't even bother.
 
thewitt

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MrMister111 said:
Is there any email/contact you can ask Apple if your "allowed" to make a specific type of app?

or is it a case of read the developers rules as such and obey them? I want to make an app that I dont think is allowed at moment switch off BT/WiFi etc?

I think this would be greatly received and work well, and is what Apple iOS user would need?

cheers
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Cannot be done using the public APIs, which means Apple will not allow it in the App Store.
 
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