Apple’s strict guidelines mean that developers have to jump through hoops to get their apps into the hands of users. While the review process is usually quite vigilant, a pirate streaming app managed to sneak through but has since been removed. This follows the report by 9 to 5 Mac who, at the beginning of July, highlighted how a strange app called ‘Collect Cards: Store box’ had been available on the Store for over a year. It didn’t have much of a description and the images showed screenshots with a simple interface for an app that appeared to look like a photo and video management tool. In reality, the app was actually a cover for a pirate streaming platform that hosted content from the likes of Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, and Apple TV. After having tricked Apple and even making its way to being #2 on the most downloaded free apps in Brazil list, the iPhone maker soon noticed its mistake and removed it from the platform. Pirate streaming apps made it onto the App Store While this would usually be the end of it.
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Sophie Atkinson, ReadWriteWeb
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 6:03am
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