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Apple review process
- Thread starter parnian80
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I think it's overall a good thing, it keeps the worst of the crap out of the store.
On the other hand I don't like that there's a lot of stuff we can't do. And the delay is frustrating at times - especially if you discover a really nasty bug that's leading to lots of bad reviews, and it takes you about 30 seconds to fix it plus a week of waiting and watching your ratings drop!
I think they should have some kind of trust system or something. Devs that have released 5 apps get a fast track where they just check the basics (which are probably automated anyway).
On the other hand I don't like that there's a lot of stuff we can't do. And the delay is frustrating at times - especially if you discover a really nasty bug that's leading to lots of bad reviews, and it takes you about 30 seconds to fix it plus a week of waiting and watching your ratings drop!
I think they should have some kind of trust system or something. Devs that have released 5 apps get a fast track where they just check the basics (which are probably automated anyway).
As an end user, I like it. I'd rather wait for the bug fix then get all the crap that would get through otherwise. Maybe if there was the option to mark the app as a critical bug fix that could be fast tracked, and put a limit on the number of times you could use that option.
As an 'end user' I guess you're rarely aware of the downside of apple's restrictions. Overall I do agree with them, but sometimes they do work as a bit of a roadblock.
An example from my own work: I write camera apps. Apple give us *very* limited access to the camera, and we can't do a lot of basic stuff as a result. Simple things like setting the exposure and ISO on the camera - this would be incredibly useful, and would mean we can write *much* better camera apps. But those apps can't be made, so they don't exist and you don't know what you're missing.
Well, actually I DID make an app with manual exposure control, and the improvements over the native camera app in low light are pretty spectacular. But I had to use a workaround to do this, and it's extremely limited. I could do so much more with direct access.
An example from my own work: I write camera apps. Apple give us *very* limited access to the camera, and we can't do a lot of basic stuff as a result. Simple things like setting the exposure and ISO on the camera - this would be incredibly useful, and would mean we can write *much* better camera apps. But those apps can't be made, so they don't exist and you don't know what you're missing.
Well, actually I DID make an app with manual exposure control, and the improvements over the native camera app in low light are pretty spectacular. But I had to use a workaround to do this, and it's extremely limited. I could do so much more with direct access.