It's been awhile since we've had some App Store rejection controversy, but this week the Dropbox forums have been filling up with a number of such problems as Apple brings the hammer down, enforcing one of their guidelines to a tee.
The Next Web is reporting that developers tapping into the Dropbox SDK are suddenly finding their apps being "rejected left and right" by App Store gatekeepers, all because of "a rogue link to a desktop version of the service that allows users to add more storage to their account."
Apple has notified these developers that their use of Dropbox (and even Google) services is in violation of App Store Review Guidelines simply because "your app enables users to create accounts" with the cloud storage firms. More specifically, Apple seems to be irked that users can potentially sidestep paying the 30 percent tax by paying money to these services for storage upgrades.
Of course, users can already do this simply by going to the website in question directly using Mobile Safari, but Apple has never been one to make much sense.
Thankfully, the Dropbox team jumped to developers' rescue and released a new version of the SDK that removes the offending verbiage in the desktop link, and the company has confirmed it's working with Apple to provide a long-term solution and put a stop to developer rejections.
Whew! Now we can all rest easy, at least until the next rejection…
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