![]() They just crapped all over a prominent app developer whose tools are used by other app developers… I’m not one to subscribe to conspiracy theories, but given Apple’s past behavior regarding “competing” app developers, I’m inclined to believe you’re on to something here.Įven if it’s not like that, it’s still shitty of Apple to ban without a chance to appeal. You are completely and fully at Apple’s whim, and while you may have some recourse if you’re favoured by Apple’s popular bloggers who can bring your case to the limelight, if you’re not… Well, too bad for you. In any event, all this – again, sadly – illustrates what I’ve been saying for years: building your business atop Apple’s iOS or Mac App Store is a terrible business decision. For all we know, a competitor manipulated the reviews. Dash for iOS can’t be distributed this way, of course, and is pretty much done.ĭash is quite a popular tool among Apple developers, and it seems incredibly unlikely that its developer would need to resort to manipulate App Store reviews, but obviously, none of us know the whole story. Even people who own Dash can no longer install it from the Mac App Store – they’ll have to migrate their license. At the moment you are not able to download Dash from your App Store’s Purchases tab anymore, so if you lose access to your currently activated version of Dash you won’t be able to migrate your license anymore.Īpple has pretty much nuked his entire account from orbit. If you purchased Dash on the Mac App Store, you should migrate your license as soon as possible. I can’t update Dash for iOS anymore and I can’t distribute it outside of the App Store.ĭash for macOS will continue to be supported outside of the App Store. This is something I’ve never done.Īpple’s decision is final and can’t be appealed. ![]() Other famous Apple developers expressed their worries, and now we have an update from Popescu, with Apple’s explanation:Īpple contacted me and told me they found evidence of App Store review manipulation. I know it's a bit different from anyone else's and you might disagree with it, but having sections of code with a different style would make things worse.Earlier today, Apple cancelled my developer account and has removed Dash from the App Store.ĭash is quite a popular application from a lauded developer, Bogdan Popescu, and yesterday, when he broke the news, he had no idea what the reasoning was. Try to maintain the same coding style I use (e.g. ![]() I can't allocate time to review pull requests that only refactor things or add comments. I am currently only accepting pull requests that fix bugs or add/improve features. If you install using a free (non-developer) account, make sure to rebuild Dash every 7 days, otherwise it will quit at launch when your certificate expiresĬontact me if you need help.Press CMD+R or Product > Run to install Dash.Connect your iPad or iPhone using USB and select it in Xcode's Product menu > Destination.Append a word at the end of the Bundle Identifier e.g. In Xcode's sidebar select "Dash iOS" and go to General > Identity.Go to Xcode's Preferences > Accounts and add your Apple ID.Download the Dash for iOS Source Code or git clone.The recommended way of installing Dash is through the App Store.Īlternatively, you can use Xcode to install Dash on your iOS device using just your Apple ID. Dash for iOSĭash gives your iPad and iPhone instant offline access to 150+ API documentation sets.įor more information about Dash, check out.
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