This post has been seen circulating google results for some time now. While the topic has been in fact deemed to be a fake, we want to make sure that those coming from Google/search results are made aware right away, rather than scrolling all the way down.
Apple/iOS App Store is not banning hybrid apps. Any claims of such are 100% false
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Someone showed me a printscreen of an e-mail by iTunesConnect that explicitly says: âEarly 2019 new apps created from software or platform like Xamarin, PhoneGap, Appacelerator, Trillian will be rejectedâ and they are already changing the way they are doing things just because they use ionic and cordova.
I have already an app on App Store and it was built with ionic and cordova. Iâm not using a template, the majority of code was built for me except for cordova plugins. My app is unique,it is functional and it has utility for its users.
Just because I use cordova to generate the App, can I be in trouble with that Appleâs rule?
That sounds not good⊠then iOS export feature on ionic will be useless by early 2019?
I wonder what led Apple to this decision?
Then how about React Native?
Are they going to accept apps built on Java only?
Eventually Java will be the only replacement if theyâre going to be hard on framework usersâŠ
I decided to not work on Java because of its slow android emulator which takes 3+ hours to build android OS on my laptop.
Xamarin is C# based native app.
I guess theyâre going to accept Java app onlyâŠbasically the ones that are not based on any framework.
If possible, please ask them if Ionic & React Native are included in their ban list.
That might affect Ionic Creator, I donât know. It doesnât affect code you create yourself with the Ionic Framework. Code you write yourself is not from a template or generation service. This is good news for programmers, and bad news for hobbyists.
Theyâre saying they will reject apps created from PhoneGap, XamarinâŠ
That is a vague statement which doesnât clarify if theyâll ban all or just the ones which rely on basic template of the frameworks.
That document is unsettling. âEarly 2019 new apps created from a software of platform like Xamarin, PhoneGap, Appcelerator, Trillian" will be rejectedâ.
Whether thatâs accurate, impacts Ionic projects or not, etc., I donât know.
The fact that itâs possible and wouldnât be surprising + Apple literally creating a programming language on the fly in order to segregate their app-dev process even further from anything that isnât Apple = my next phone is an Android.
Sadly, I assume most developers realize itâs not OK, but Apple is very powerful and pays the mortgage for a lot of those developers. In my opinion, Applesâ approach to app development is socially and morally irresponsible. Exploitative, in many very small ways. Small enough that they add up without making much sound.
This is complete bullshit and is someone either trolling or trying to push FUD for their own aim (or itâs a phishing email as some suspect). Itâs clearly fake. Every single technology that is popular outside of stock Swift/Obj-c would be at risk if that were true.
Also the template app issue is completely different. Thatâs if you have a tool that generates clones of your app for a lot of users.
On another note, weâve had a number of people tell us that Apple support/review employees actually recommend Ionic to those that have gotten bit by template app issues.
Thanks for the clarification Max! Itâs comforting to hear that Apple has recommended ionic to developers that were not approved due to template apps not meeting App Store guidelines.
