{"id":259804,"date":"2021-05-26T23:52:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T20:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/garbage-ios-app-wont-open-without-a-good-review-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T23:52:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T20:52:36","slug":"garbage-ios-app-wont-open-without-a-good-review-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/garbage-ios-app-wont-open-without-a-good-review-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Garbage iOS App Won\u2019t Open Without a Good Review \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Garbage iOS App<\/a> Won\u2019t Open Without a Good Review \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kosta Eleftheriou<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Professional App Store critic Kosta Eleftheriou<\/a> discovered an iOS app that refuses to open unless you give it a 3 to 5 star review first. The app utilizes iOS\u2019s built-in rating prompt and, despite its up-front scammy nature, managed to slip past Apple\u2019s approval process.<\/p>\n

Now removed<\/a> from the App Store, the UPNP Xtreme claims that it can stream content from your phone to a TV using UPNP and DLNA protocol. But upon opening the app, users are immedia<\/a>tely greeted by the iOS system rating prompt. Trying to close the prompt does nothing, and it only responds when you press the 3-star, 4-star, or 5-star icons.<\/p>\n

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The review: \u201cThis app forced me to give it a good rating before I could use it.\u201d<\/p>\n

You: \u201cPfff, no one\u2019s FORCING you!\u201d<\/p>\n

The app: \ud83e\udd2f pic.twitter.com\/R6ytFAguhU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kosta Eleftheriou (@keleftheriou) May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kosta Eleftheriou says that it\u2019s easy for developers to manipulate the iOS rating prompt to perform this kind of behavior. The fact that Apple doesn\u2019t automatically check for this kind of manipulation in its approval processor is troubling. What\u2019s worse is that anyone who opens the app can immediately notice the issue\u2014did Apple even test UPNP Xtreme?<\/p>\n

Eleftheriou began hunting down scammy apps after his own software, the FlickType<\/a> Apple Keyboard Watch, was cloned by several scammers. Reports of these clone apps were ignored by Apple despite the company\u2019s privacy policy. Eleftheriou is currently working on a scam-detection app, and you can follow his progress on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: Kosta Eleftheriou<\/a> via MacRumors<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n