{"id":93509,"date":"2020-10-20T17:30:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T14:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-will-remove-google-stadia-browser-stadium-from-the-app-store-soon-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2020-10-20T17:30:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T14:30:54","slug":"apple-will-remove-google-stadia-browser-stadium-from-the-app-store-soon-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-will-remove-google-stadia-browser-stadium-from-the-app-store-soon-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple Will Remove Google Stadia Browser \u201cStadium\u201d from the App Store Soon \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#App<\/a>le Will Remove Google Stadia Browser \u201cStadium\u201d from the App Store Soon \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\"Stadia<\/p>\n

Apple has made headlines with its shifting App Store policies that forbid streaming game<\/a> services, like Stadia, GeForce Now and Xbox Game Pass, from appearing on the iPhone and iPad. Naturally, this has led to people looking for work-arounds: thus, \u201cStadium,\u201d a thin browser app made by an indie developer specifically to run Stadia on iOS. It\u2019s going away soon.<\/p>\n

The app\u2019s developer Zachary Knox broke the news<\/a> on Discord, quickly spreading to Reddit<\/a>. He says that Apple\u2019s internal review system is removing Stadium from the App Store because it is \u201cextending WebKit with native APIs to connect with Bluetooth,\u201d presumably referring to the way the app allows input from Bluetooth controllers, as Chrome and other browsers allow on desktop platforms. Knox warns people that if they want the app, they should download it from the App Store now<\/a>, as its removal is immanent.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s developer policies allow web-based games, specifically highlighting HTML5 games, as long as they don\u2019t try too hard to step on the toes of stand-alone apps. The Verge<\/a> refers to section 4.7 of the App Store Review Guidelines<\/a>. A few relevant excerpts:<\/p>\n

(2) only uses capabilities available in a standard WebKit view (e.g. it must open and run natively in Safari without modifications or additional software); your app must use WebKit and JavaScript Core to run third-party software and should not attempt to extend or expose native platform APIs to third-party software;<\/p>\n

(5) adheres to the terms of these\u00a0App Review<\/span>\u00a0Guidelines (e.g. does not include objectionable content); and (6) does not offer digital goods or services for sale.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Previous amendments to the App Store Review Guidelines added extra rules for game streaming services, requiring each and every game to be available as a standalone app and thus subject to Apple\u2019s individual review.<\/p>\n

While Apple hasn\u2019t made any specific declarations of intent beyond these modifications of its internal rules, it now seems clear that the company is actively trying to keep streaming game platforms off of the iPhone and iPad. Guessing at Apple\u2019s motivation would be, well, guessing, but the fact that it offers its own game library service in Apple Arcade may be of interest to regulators who are already eyeing the mobile app market.<\/p>\n

For his part, Zachary Knox says that he\u2019s disappointed, but doesn\u2019t resent Apple for its decision. \u201cThey didn\u2019t want their native frameworks and WebKit interacting how I had them working,\u201d he said on Reddit<\/a>. Stadium currently has more than 15,000 downloads on the App Store. Knox says he\u2019ll release the code for Stadium as open source soon, though other developers trying to achieve the same thing in the same way will be hit with the same rules.<\/p>\n

Apple may find itself playing whack-a-mole when it comes to services trying to get around the App Store\u2019s anti-streaming game rules. Microsoft and Amazon have announced that they intend to offer web-based solutions for Game Pass Streaming and Luna, respectively.<\/p>\n

Source: Reddit<\/a> via The Verge<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n