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Apple to Clean Up App Store, Eliminate Outdated and Non-Functional Apps
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I wouldn't bet on that.
Some apps hasn't been updated in 3 to 4 years.
Many are so outdated that they aren't compatible with the present iOS and crashes.
Many of those app aren't even free. The dev took the money and ran.
or maybe the developer is busy writing so many other apps, he or she can't get to their own? Stop complaining. You probably know nothing about software development.
Translation: All 32 bit apps will be deleted from the store and from the user purchases and the app store will be like the Apple Store app and no longer work with iOS 8 and earlier but require iOS9 64 bit devices from now on. AKA Must purchase new iPhone. (They will say that the user must maintain their own copy of apps that were purchased from now on.)
Apps only need to support the last two iOS releases which will soon be iOS9 and iOS10, so I would say two years.
No No No.
Don't remove aps.
FIX the search.
Don't show me 30 games but no IT related apps.
Help me search through previous purchases and put them in categories.
Don't remove aps.
FIX the search.
Don't show me 30 games but no IT related apps.
Help me search through previous purchases and put them in categories.
You don't have to download or use any app you don't like. For many sites these web wrapper apps offer better usability than the actual site. I don't see any reason they can't stay as MANY find them useful.
Wow this is just what the indie Devs needed. I've been asking for these two things for years and years on these forums and other Dev forums. This might save the indie Dev (not that there are many left). Wow thank you apple!!!!
i feel so bad when i come across an app with pre-iOS7 GUI in the example pictures...
.. but this puts Apple on thin ice because there hasn't been a way update apps for older devices e.g. iPhone 3G and 3Gs etc...due to minimum system support in Xcode. This has been blatant anti-trust. Why does Apple have the right to declare an old device useless and prevent supporting apps on them? Does Chevrolet or Ford have the right to prevent old car model owners from keeping their cars on the road?
Hahahahahahah! Never going to happen. The current model makes Apple far too much money. It also keeps iOS from being filled with exploits that Android has to constantly deal with. In addition, it makes the app store experience far easier for users as there is just a single market place to get apps and stay up to date.
Your comparison makes no sense and it's in no way an anti-trust violation.
There are very few 3G and 3GS devices still in use and even fewer developers interested in keeping their software alive on them. You can't be using an electronic device that's almost 10 years old and expect current support for it. That's just silly.
I'm just wondering how this will affect outdated apps u've purchased... I'm guess they'll be removed from purchase list..
I'd like to know how far back Apple will go with the term "outdated" apps exactly, and while u could say non-functional,, that may not apply to everyone..... as it would vary from iOS versions...
Comments.. just because an app has 0 comments doesn't mean it should be removed.. I wonder how far Apple will go with all of this,.
Can see this a good idea, but just one way i see Apple is forcing everyone to stay "almost up to date"
Many users would still have 3Gs's out there for instance... so they would feel the pain if they can longer download that app they purchased while it was on the app store.
I'd like to know how far back Apple will go with the term "outdated" apps exactly, and while u could say non-functional,, that may not apply to everyone..... as it would vary from iOS versions...
Comments.. just because an app has 0 comments doesn't mean it should be removed.. I wonder how far Apple will go with all of this,.
Can see this a good idea, but just one way i see Apple is forcing everyone to stay "almost up to date"
Many users would still have 3Gs's out there for instance... so they would feel the pain if they can longer download that app they purchased while it was on the app store.
It's as good as it can be without human curation or some kickass machine learning.
When users buy a product, they expect it to work. Neglected apps cause a lot of headache if they're not maintained for a long time.
False equivalency. As those devices gets older and Apple no longer supports them and - more importantly - the apps aren't being updated because they don't work with the latest OS, it is irresponsible of Apple to keep them available for purchase and download. They are likely to get complaints, especially when people with older devices shell out money, only to find out later that they just won't work on their older IOS devices.
Apple has every right - and I would suggest a responsibility - to get rid of them so people don't get burned.
I didn't want to justify those old apps because their developers pay the fees every year, but a developer that really doesn't care about their apps anymore doesn't pay these fees. That's what I wanted to say with that. It is absolutely justified and about time to delete those old and abandoned apps if they are not compatible with any current iOS or device.
If the developer not going to support an old app it should not be on app store.
It would be easier if a developer could delete the apps themselves or remove them from sale. I would love to delete apps that I have not been able to update in years rather than wait for Apple to do so.