Apple has published a PDF explaining to the ordinary user why allowing alternative shops on the iPhone would be a catastrophe for users, developers and Apple, which would completely destroy the safe environment and the trust that those who use the iOS platform. they feel they have.
We select the data that Apple includes in the document
App protection actions taken by Apple in 2020
100.000 new apps and updates reviewed every week on average by around 500 experts, who review apps in different languages.
- Nearly a million new problematic apps and a similar number of updates have been removed or rejected:
- More than 150.000 for spamming or copying other apps or for deceiving users
- More than 48.000 to contain hidden or undocumented features.
- Approximately 95.000 for fraudulent violations, mainly due to the inclusion of functionality for committing prohibited or criminal actions.
- Apple prevented more than $ 1,5 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions.
- Apple expelled 470.000 computers from the Apple Developer Program for fraud-related reasons. It also rejected nearly 205.000 attempts to be included in the program due to the danger of fraud.
- Apple has disabled 244 million customer accounts due to fraudulent and abusive activity, including creating fake reviews. It also turned down 424 million account creation attempts due to fraudulent and abusive schemes.
It is a pity that Apple does not translate these documents.