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Apple Pulls 'Rewound' App That Turned iPhone Into a Classic iPod
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No, you don’t. It had stability issues, the performance was not very good and was coupled with glitches. The developer was sloppy with the development of this App.
They don't want to remind consumers of a more elegant music player for a more music-focused age. For over a decade, audiophiles were guardians of their music library and masters of their own listening experience. Before the dark times. Now, true music device lovers are all but extinct.
There was another developer just a few weeks ago showing off the same idea who did say he knew there was going to be legal issues with getting the app approved.
https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/...p-ipod-classic-click-wheel-elvin-hu-developer
There also used to be an app called iClassic that did something similar on Jailbroken devices.
And yeah, no one was not saying that you could make it look like an iPod Classic. People weren't making skins for the other layouts either.
https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/...p-ipod-classic-click-wheel-elvin-hu-developer
There also used to be an app called iClassic that did something similar on Jailbroken devices.
And yeah, no one was not saying that you could make it look like an iPod Classic. People weren't making skins for the other layouts either.
I am amazed by this.... the dev said the default app did not include the skin. Well I guess I shouldn't be surprise.. its Apple
But what is more amazing and hilarious is those fans that defended Apple right away without even blinking an eye
I do think one of the problems is that they were charging for playlist access or something? That alone probably violates some terms.
Tim: Can we make that a new feature in iOS 14?
Someone from the iOS 14 team: Yes
Tim: Pull the app!
Someone from the iOS 14 team: Yes
Tim: Pull the app!
I downloaded this a few days ago, and I haven't had any of the playback issues others have described. It's been perfect on my iPhone.
However, I did wonder how the developer was hoping to make money from the thing. I couldn't even find an in-app purchase option, though apparently one existed.
However, I did wonder how the developer was hoping to make money from the thing. I couldn't even find an in-app purchase option, though apparently one existed.
This has been an AppStore guideline for ages. Like, seriously - the previous version of the guidelines (before Apple simplified them) used to call out the iPod interface specifically. Here's a reference I managed to find from almost 10 years ago (Nilay Patel, Engadget, 2010):
I guess Apple figured that, given what year it is, they didn't need to mention the iPod explicitly any more. Besides, it's still covered under the newer, broader guidelines:
Literally the only surprising thing here is that the developer is trying to get $50K to build a web-based music player app. Most decent web developers could hack something like that together in a single afternoon.
I guess Apple figured that, given what year it is, they didn't need to mention the iPod explicitly any more. Besides, it's still covered under the newer, broader guidelines:
Literally the only surprising thing here is that the developer is trying to get $50K to build a web-based music player app. Most decent web developers could hack something like that together in a single afternoon.
The copied UI is user generated content. Every application on earth with user generated content will include content that violates someone's copyright, including Apple's own applications.
Apple can remove this from the store that they control. Removing an application from someone else's store, just because user generated content can be used as a skin, would be a pretty big shake up for how things work.
Except....IBM was never and would never be on the success level that Apple is. Not really sure your comparison is appropriate.
Ah, hahahahaha. Now that's funny.
Do you have ANY idea just how dominant IBM was just some 40 years ago? Apple is perhaps more "successful" money-wise, but gosh when it comes to tech and patents.
But in relation to that member that I quoted, can IBM and Apple really be compared? 40 years ago is ancient, look how much these companies have changed, Apple isn’t even the same company they were 10 years ago or even 20 years ago for that matter. And I don’t think they should be expected to be. Apples success is based on the quality of the product and separating themselves from the other competitors.
Anyways, Apple is _not_ mutually exclusive to IBM in any form or fashion.
I would have liked to try out this app too, saw it on MR as well, but missed downloading it. I wonder if Apple would remove it from the 170,000 phones the developer said it is running on.
I am not familiar or I basically don't know what charging for playlist access means.
Kind of like glass bong and pipe makers insisting their products are intended solely for “tobacco” use.
Wink wink.
We all know what the apps purpose is, and why 99% of users downloaded it.
I would have downloaded this if I knew about it sooner, but I’m not going to pretend like this is some shocking or wrong decision. The app enables a full stop clone of the classic iPod.