Apple says it will remove apps that haven’t been updated for months

Apple is removing apps from the App Store as part of its cleanup program.

Apple is running a cleanup program of its App Store, and notifying developers about their apps that haven’t been updated for months.

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  • Last Update:24 April 2022, 12:52 IST
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Apple is likely to crack down on apps that no longer receive updates. In an email sent to affected developers titled “App Improvement Notice,” Apple warned that it will remove apps from the App Store that “have not been updated in a critical time” and that developers will only be asked to update them. Gives 30 days to report. The verge.

“You can keep this app available for new users to find and download from the App Store by submitting an update for review within 30 days,” the tech giant wrote in the email.

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“If an update is not submitted within 30 days, the app will be removed from sale,” it added.

While Apple will remove older apps from the App Store, any previously downloaded apps will remain on users’ devices.

Several app makers, such as ProtoPop Games developer Robert Kabwe, have expressed their concerns about the change.

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Kabwe said on Twitter that Apple is threatening to remove its fully functioning game, MotoVotto, because it hasn’t been updated since March 2019.

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