The iPhone App Store in China is about to be more locked down.
China forced Apple to remove any app where the developer isn’t registered in China. Meaning they asked Apple to remove 95% of the apps and games available in the App Store.
Poor iPhone users, basically they will get a “wechat handheld” and that’s it…
Given the choice to sideload apps, I’m sure it wouldn’t matter what store you get it from–just the fact that you can install the apps. I’m sure people can skirt developer registration.
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Given the choice to sideload apps, I’m sure it wouldn’t matter what store you get it from–just the fact that you can install the apps. I’m sure people can skirt developer registration.
Exactly. The store is irrelevant, registration is what China is after.
Also, you’re wrong about developers bypassing registration. That kind of shit isn’t possible in China.