Apple announces removal of old apps, give more time to developers

Apple’s recent announcement of sweeping apps from the App Store that are no longer being updated by their developers has sparked a new controversy in the tech space. Now, in a latest update, the Cupertino giant has shared the criteria for how it chooses to remove abandoned apps. The iPhone maker clarified that only older apps are being removed from the App Store. Furthermore, the company is giving 90 days response time to developers to avoid deleting and updating their apps, instead of the 30 days available earlier.

Via a developer-facing statement on Friday, Apple announced that it will start deleting apps app Store Those who have not received the update for the last three years and have failed to meet the minimum download limit. The iPhone maker is sending out emails to developers notifying them of possible removal of their apps. Developers will have 90 days to update their apps and avoid action. Earlier the company was allowing a time limit of 30 days to comply. Deleted apps will continue to function normally for users who have already downloaded the app to their devices, Apple noted.

Apple said that the App Store revamp process is not new and it started back in 2016. The company said it had removed about 2.8 million apps as part of the move. According to the company, removing old apps will enhance the visibility of existing apps and enhance the security and privacy of users as they are included with the latest technologies and tools.

News of the removal of apps from the App Store that no longer works as of last week and many developers has Express His concern about change. The list of apps mostly includes games that haven’t been updated for years. Apple’s new move comes a few weeks later Google said it will limit apps from search and installation to “not targeting API levels within two years of the latest major Android release version” starting November 1, 2022.