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What is the reason for an app to get deleted off the Apple store

So what is the reason for a app to get deleted off the Apple store because I have this app and it got deleted and I want to know why it got deleted




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Posted on Sep 25, 2019 9:37 PM

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Sep 26, 2019 8:24 AM in response to Silverlockley

  1. Developer has gone out of business
  2. Developer sold app or company to somebody who has dropped it
  3. Developer is abondoning their project and is removing it from distribution
  4. Changes in iOS mean the developer must update their app to remain compatible - has decided its not worth the effort so pulls the app and abandons it.
  5. Developer has introduced a feature which is a violation of Apple's App store rules (e.g. has violated the privacy policy or informed user rights policies set by Apple) and Apple has removed the app until or unless the developer fixes the issue and re-submits the app for consideration for distribution
  6. etc


The bottom line is you would have to find the developer and ask them what happened. Apple typically doesn't comment on apps that disappear because the owner of that app has pulled it from distribution. Developers have the legal right to do that whenever they choose to do so.

What is the reason for an app to get deleted off the Apple store

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