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03-30-2017, 07:07 AM
Why Apple is *****ing down on 'free' apps
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Apple is making more moves to clean up its App Store.*
After *****ing down (http://mashable.com/2017/02/03/app-store-32-bit-apps-purge/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) on outdated apps, the company is **w placing restrictions on how developers describe their apps. Apple is **w rejecting updated and new app submissions that have the word "free" in the name, VentureBeat reports (https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/28/apple-**w-rejects-app-store-submissions-when-the-name-includes-the-price/).
SEE ALSO: Apple could kill almost 200,000 apps with iOS 11 (http://mashable.com/2017/03/14/ios-11-could-kill-200000-32-bit-apps/?utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
"Your app’s name, icons, screenshots, or previews to be displayed on the App Store include references to your app’s price," Apple reportedly pointed out. *
"Please remove any references to your app’s price from your app’s name, including any references to your app being free or discounted." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/29/apple-developer-rules-free-app-name/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Apple is making more moves to clean up its App Store.*
After *****ing down (http://mashable.com/2017/02/03/app-store-32-bit-apps-purge/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) on outdated apps, the company is **w placing restrictions on how developers describe their apps. Apple is **w rejecting updated and new app submissions that have the word "free" in the name, VentureBeat reports (https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/28/apple-**w-rejects-app-store-submissions-when-the-name-includes-the-price/).
SEE ALSO: Apple could kill almost 200,000 apps with iOS 11 (http://mashable.com/2017/03/14/ios-11-could-kill-200000-32-bit-apps/?utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
"Your app’s name, icons, screenshots, or previews to be displayed on the App Store include references to your app’s price," Apple reportedly pointed out. *
"Please remove any references to your app’s price from your app’s name, including any references to your app being free or discounted." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/29/apple-developer-rules-free-app-name/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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