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Apple kills long-time Mac developer's apps with no warning, and isn't responding - AppleInsider

Apple kills long-time Mac developer's apps with no warning, and isn't responding - AppleInsider

Apple kills long-time Mac developer's apps with no warning, and isn't responding - AppleInsider
Aug 04, 2020 1 min, 31 secs

The first clue that developer Charlie Monroe discovered about his ejection from Apple's development program was users complaining that their apps stopped working — despite still being available on the Mac App Store.

As Apple continues to face controversy over its App Store policies and fees, software developer Charlie Monroe has told AppleInsider that the company has killed all his apps with no warning.

Each of his ten macOS apps, and two that are also iOS, remain available to buy in the App Store, but Apple has stopped them launching.

"When I sign in to my developer account, it asks me to enroll to the Apple developer program and I don't seem to be in the Apple developer program anymore," he continued, "even though the apps that I have on the App Store are still available.".

Hello everyone, today I woke up to my developer account being suspended without a single letter why which is why the apps are crashing.

This case comes in the week after Apple — alongside Google, Facebook, and Amazon — was required to testify to the US House of Judiciary over antitrust issues.

In Apple's case, it was primarily to do with the company's App Store, and the way in which it works developers who sell apps through it.

From macOS Catalina onwards, Apple has implemented a security process that requires all apps to be notarized.

"Mac apps, installer packages, and kernel extensions that are signed with Developer ID must also be notarized by Apple in order to run on macOS Catalina," said Apple in an announcement about improving its Gatekeeper security feature.

The purpose, though, is to allow the company the ability to switch off rogue apps — and it has gone wrong before.

In 2017, a change Apple made, plus certificates expiring, caused high-profile apps such as 1Password to crash.

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