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How Apple kills indie developers · Issue # 695 · glushchenko / fsnotes, Hacker News

How Apple kills indie developers · Issue # 695 · glushchenko / fsnotes, Hacker News


          

Over 2 year I am develop FSNotes app, over 1000 commits pushed. I write code almost every day and this is really hard work.

FSNotes available for free inbrewandGitHub. I love this app. One motivation point for me was AppStore sales, and this is now ruined by Apple.

This message written after 50 days awaiting approving my iOS app – FSNotes Manager.

Case history

50 days ago I received this message in AppStore Connect :

Aug 6, 2019 at 6: AM
From Apple
Hello,

We are unable to continue this app’s review because your Apple Developer Program account is currently under investigation for not following the App Store Review Guidelines ’Developer Code of Conduct

During our investigation, we will not review any apps you submit. Once we have completed our investigation, we will notify you via Resolution Center. Due to the nature of the investigation you will be ineligible to receive an expedited review until the investigation is completed.

We do not require any additional information from you at this time, nor do we have any additional details to share. We appreciate your continued patience during our investigation.

Best regards,

App Store Review

I tried to appeal and got this:

We understand your concern regarding this investigation. However, your account is still under investigation and no action has been taken against it at this time. We are investigating your apps, account, and any related accounts to ensure compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines, Developer Code of Conduct, and Apple Developer Program License Agreement.

Once we have completed our investigation, we will notify you via Resolution Center of any next steps. Due to the nature of the investigation you will be ineligible to receive an expedited review until the investigation is completed.

If we require any additional information about your app or account, we will contact you. We appreciate your continued patience during our investigation.

No any additional info. WTF?

Letter written by bot, and you can Google it by key wordshttps://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/ 116331

Many people with locked apps awaiting response from Apple. App store team silent from 1 to 3 month, and then unlock (?) Reviewing process without any explanations. All these people paid for membership 99 $ and get nothing in results.

This is OK, App Store Team?

I am tryed to connect via developers support page, and got same – nothing.

Hello Oleksandr,

I understand that you do not agree with the way the investigation is being carried out. However, until the investigation in to your account is competed no apps under your account will be reviewed.

I know that you would like information to share with your users regarding your app, but until the investigation is completed I will not have any updates or additional information to share.

Thank you for your continued patience throughout the investigation.

I think it’s time to explain to the developers, what going on, Apple?

Please share and repost this.

https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=21084209

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/d9o 10 b / how_apple_kills_indie_developers /      


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