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Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible'

posted by takyon on Friday May 01 2015, @06:36AM   Printer-friendly
from the walled-bonsai-garden dept.

scruffybeard writes:

Apple is paying close attention to the app offerings for its new watch. If your iOS app advertises support for any watch, other than the Apple Watch, prepare for trouble. Apple recently rejected an update to an established iPhone and iPad app because it mentioned support for a non-Apple Smartwatch:

We noticed that your app or its metadata contains irrelevant platform information in the app. Providing future platform compatibility plans, or other platform references, is not appropriate for the App Store. Specifically, your app and app description declare support for the Pebble Smartwatch.

Additionally, Apple has established criteria for Apple Watch developers that reject applications where the primary function is to tell the time.

 
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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 01 2015, @09:03AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 01 2015, @09:03AM (#177406)

    who gives a fuck except appletards, and they're too brainwashed to notice anyway?

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  • (Score: 2) by Dunbal on Friday May 01 2015, @12:16PM

    by Dunbal (3515) on Friday May 01 2015, @12:16PM (#177434)

    Yeah you have a point - especially the ones dumb enough to shell out money for an "apple watch".

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @07:50AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 02 2015, @07:50AM (#177804)

      Surely the ones who shell out for an Apple watch aren't really affected by this, as they are the ones using the approved accessory. It's the ones who bought a non-Apple watch to pair with their iPhones that are affected by this. I guess Apple decided that the extra sales for iWatches this will lead to outweighs the lost revenue from the people they piss off (e.g. Pebble owners) by this move.