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robenkleene commented on Apple's "notarisation" – blocking software freedom of developers and users   fsfe.org/news/2025/news-2... · Posted by u/DavideNL
robenkleene · 3 months ago
> Notarization is the same for macOS and iOS AFAIK.

Assuming the basic facts are straight, the the linked story explicitly proves this is false:

> UTM says Apple refused to notarize the app because of the violation of rule 4.7, as that is included in Notarization Review Guidelines. However, the App Review Guidelines page disagrees. It does not annotate rule 4.7 as being part of the Notarization Review Guidelines. Indeed, if you select the “Show Notarization Review Guidelines Only” toggle, rule 4.7 is greyed out as not being applicable.

Rule 4.7 is App Review Guidelines for iOS, so this would be a case of failing notarization for iOS App Review Guidelines, which means the policies (and implementation) are different between platforms.

(Of course there's no such thing as "Notarization Review Guidelines" so maybe this whole story is suspect, but rule 4.7 is the App Review Guidelines rule that prohibits emulators.)

robenkleene · 3 months ago
> Notarization Review Guidelines (a subset of the App Review Guidelines).

Just noting I was wrong, Notarization Review Guidelines are referenced here https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/managing-...

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