<s>
Submissions	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
are	O
subject	O
to	O
approval	O
by	O
Apple	O
's	O
App	O
Review	O
team	O
,	O
as	O
outlined	O
in	O
the	O
SDK	B-Operating_System
agreement	O
,	O
for	O
basic	O
reliability	O
testing	O
and	O
other	O
analysis	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
may	O
still	O
be	O
distributed	O
ad	O
hoc	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
rejected	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
author	O
manually	O
submitting	O
a	O
request	O
to	O
Apple	O
to	O
license	O
the	O
application	O
to	O
individual	O
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
although	O
Apple	O
may	O
withdraw	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
authors	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
applications	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
outside	O
region	O
specific	O
App	B-Application
Stores	I-Application
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Apple	O
has	O
removed	O
software	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
(	O
GPL	B-License
)	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
after	O
complaints	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
developers	O
(	O
the	O
VLC	B-Application
media	I-Application
player	I-Application
)	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
's	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
are	O
inconsistent	O
with	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
rejected	O
for	O
duplicating	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
averaged	O
about	O
$1	O
million	O
in	O
application	O
sales	O
a	O
day	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
get	O
applications	O
into	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
developers	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
submit	O
their	O
app	O
and	O
wait	O
for	O
approval	O
or	O
rejection	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
began	O
providing	O
detailed	O
feedback	O
to	O
developers	O
on	O
the	O
approval	O
process	O
rather	O
than	O
simply	O
showing	O
"	O
Waiting	O
for	O
Approval	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Approved	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Rejected	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
requirements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
undocumented	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
,	O
have	O
always	O
led	O
to	O
rejection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Application
app	I-Application
approval	O
process	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
lengthy	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
weeks	O
experienced	O
previously	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Apple	O
published	O
official	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
Review	O
Guidelines	O
for	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
checks	O
each	O
app	O
against	O
these	O
guidelines	O
before	O
approving	O
it	O
for	O
sale	O
and	O
inclusion	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	O
that	O
get	O
featured	O
will	O
get	O
promoted	O
by	O
Apple	O
within	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
typically	O
within	O
a	O
specific	O
app	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
Apple	O
rejected	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
'	O
Newspapers	O
 '	O
,	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
app	O
that	O
let	O
users	O
read	O
content	O
from	O
50+	O
newspapers	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
France	O
's	O
Le	O
Monde	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
tabloid	O
The	O
Sun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
OS	I-Application
3.0	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
application	O
,	O
of	O
similar	O
nature	O
to	O
'	O
Newspapers	O
 '	O
,	O
called	O
'	O
Eucalyptus	O
 '	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
e-books	O
to	O
their	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
though	O
was	O
rejected	O
by	O
Apple	O
because	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
e-books	O
that	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
downloaded	O
was	O
the	O
Kama	O
Sutra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
has	O
Playboy	O
and	O
Sports	O
Illustrated	O
adult-rated	O
apps	O
that	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
apps	O
by	O
others	O
were	O
removed	O
citing	O
adult	O
content	O
which	O
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
accusations	O
of	O
hypocrisy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
adult	O
sites	O
continue	O
to	O
market	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
Europe	O
's	O
largest	O
newspaper	O
,	O
German	O
tabloid	O
Bild	O
,	O
removed	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
of	O
its	O
print	O
edition	O
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
Apple	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
it	O
had	O
to	O
modify	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
applications	O
–	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
Stern	O
case	O
because	O
of	O
nudity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Baby	O
Shaker	O
was	O
approved	O
for	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
then	O
later	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
complaints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
Trent	O
Reznor	O
of	O
Nine	O
Inch	O
Nails	O
announced	O
,	O
via	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
,	O
that	O
Apple	O
had	O
rejected	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Nine	O
Inch	O
Nails	O
application	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
objectionable	O
content	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
Ted	O
Lando	O
's	O
eBook	O
app	O
"	O
Take	O
Control	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Application
OS	I-Application
3	O
"	O
was	O
rejected	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
not	O
permitted	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
until	O
all	O
references	O
to	O
jailbreaking	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Josh	O
Begley	O
created	O
a	O
drone	O
strike	O
iPhone	B-Device
app	O
that	O
sent	O
out	O
a	O
push	B-General_Concept
notification	I-General_Concept
whenever	O
a	O
US	O
military	O
drone	O
aircraft	O
struck	O
a	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
an	O
anonymous	O
developer	O
submitted	O
an	O
app	O
called	O
HKmap.live	B-Application
to	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
tracking	O
police	O
vehicles	O
,	O
armed	O
officers	O
and	O
incidents	O
in	O
which	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
injured	O
during	O
2019	O
–	O
20	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
protests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
Am	O
Rich	O
was	O
a	O
2008	O
iOS	B-Application
application	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Armin	O
Heinrich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
with	O
no	O
hidden	O
function	O
at	O
all	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
only	O
purpose	O
being	O
to	O
show	O
other	O
people	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
afford	O
it	O
;	O
I	O
Am	O
Rich	O
was	O
sold	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
,	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
€934.74	O
in	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
price	O
Apple	O
allowed	O
for	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
content	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
applications	O
must	O
support	O
sandboxing	O
and	O
list	O
all	O
permissions	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
correct	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
test	O
malware	O
application	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
using	O
dynamic	O
code	O
reassembly	O
techniques	O
and	O
named	O
"	O
Jekyll	O
"	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Stevenson	O
novella	O
,	O
was	O
approved	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
claimed	O
that	O
unspecified	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
infected	O
programs	O
were	O
published	O
for	O
public	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
malicious	O
code	O
had	O
been	O
embedded	O
into	O
Chinese	O
legitimate	O
software	O
through	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Xcode	B-Operating_System
(	O
see	O
XcodeGhost	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
bigger	O
applications	O
that	O
had	O
the	O
code	O
were	O
Angry	B-Application
Birds	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
CamCard	O
,	O
TinyDeal.com,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
confirmed	O
the	O
attack	O
and	O
stated	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
they	O
were	O
using	O
the	O
proper	O
version	O
of	O
Xcode	B-Operating_System
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
Apple	O
also	O
confirmed	O
having	O
removed	O
applications	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
privacy	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commented	O
that	O
applications	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
compromise	O
SSL/TLS	B-Protocol
security	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
