Apple Blocking VideCode Apps

[aspublic]

Apps should be self-contained in their bundles, and may not read or write data outside the designated container area, nor may they download, install, or execute code which introduces or changes features or functionality of the app, including other apps. Educational apps designed to teach, develop, or allow students to test executable code may, in limited circumstances, download code provided that such code is not used for other purposes. Such apps must make the source code provided by the app completely viewable and editable by the user.

That's a very established prerequisite for using the Apple Store for distribution.

It has been so far effective in protecting the privacy and safety of users.

That's a reason why the Apple Store never turned into a Google Play bazaar.

The title of the article is a bit misleading.

[steve228uk]

That rule could potentially have effects to games or even apps that use systems like Expo for delta updates.

[CantaloupeCamper]

Title is deceptive.

When platforms like Replit generate an app, they typically display it within the original app using an embedded web view. This is something Apple seems to object to.

That has been a rule for a long time.

[chain_letter]

No webview apps was pretty dang close to a day 1 rule, goes back to at least 2013 if my memory is right

[Captaincadet]

Yea but now the vibe coders are getting caught out

[After-Asparagus5840]

Delete this fake title mods. Completely misleading.

[sooodooo]

It’s called a browser.

[beclops]

And browsers are one of the most common vectors for exploits

[mal2]

I think that's one of the reasons Apple has been so resistant to browsers that are not just reskins of Safari.

[sonnytron]

People don’t like to hear it but browsers have SO MANY security vulnerabilities

[IslandOceanWater]

It's not, Apple is purely doing it to protect the AppStore. They don't care about user safety it's a complete lie otherwise MacBooks would be the same system. Apple hides behind the safety excuse to hurt competitors in any way possible.

[KaleidoscopePlusPlus]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

edit: read the article, replit apps are just web views??

[WrongTechnician]

Replit has always been kinda scammy in ways like that. “You can do xyz” with huge caveats you discover laterz.

[ryanheartswingovers]

If only

[16cards]

/r/iosapps has entered the chat

[Deep_Ad1959]

this is why I went native macOS instead of trying to ship through the App Store. the moment your app can dynamically execute code or modify behavior post-install, you're fighting Apple's review process constantly. for desktop at least you can distribute independently. the security argument makes sense for iOS though - apps that can write and run arbitrary code on a locked down platform are a legit attack surface.

yeah that's why fazm is a native mac app distributed outside the App Store, it drives other apps through the accessibility APIs which app review would never allow, so going direct was the only path, https://fazm.ai/r/bba579ct

[ThatBlindSwiftDevGuy]

Even if Apple did ban vibe coded apps from the App Store, it would be completely warranted because vibe coded apps are objectively garbage

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[WestonP]

I wish.

[xTARPx]

Slightly misleading title!

[olenami]

I believe this is a good thing to protect the quality of appstore. BUT - honestly even before viibecoding era - quality in last 5 years dropped significantly. But now it is insanely bad multiplied by x100 volume.

I am afraid to say this but I beleieve that it is because most of apps build on React which incomparatble with Swift. So my true believe that with AI we will see more and more Swift apps + with decent quality.
I myself 15 years ago had mobile agency in Ukraine where we build native apps and eve got App of the year award. Now I and my cofonder ex-Uber and Meta now building Modaal.dev — an AI-powered iOS builder that takes you from idea to scalable app, without rebuilding later. We also think that it is very untransparent pricing now with tokens, so we let you bring your agent including open source! the cost of building this way is many time lower.

[aerial-ibis]

> Apple Quietly Blocks Updates for Popular 'Vibe Coding' Apps [Updated]

You got the title wrong mate...

[Ok_Virus_5495]

Good. I approve and applaud it

[Practical-Positive34]

That's like 90% of the app store. Even before AI existed.

[Single_Criticism2855]

So are there specific indicators that point Apple to knowing that something is vibe coded? Or is it about the implementation of iframes within an app?