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Apple's App Store approval process gets partially automated
Apple's App Store approval process gets partially automated
Apple has added a new automated layer to its approval process for App Store software, but according to one developer, it's not perfect.
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Apple partially automates App Store approval process
MacDailyNews — ... in effect, volatile.'" Hughes reports, "The new 'static analysis tools' aim to catch those who might have snuck by the approval process before, with software that bends or breaks the rules established by Apple. In theory, it shouldn't change the system for law-abiding developers, but will provide a more thorough analysis of software before it is OK'd for distribution on the App Store." Full article, including news that one developer has already been caught up in a "false positive," here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "James W." for the heads up.] ...

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