Neue Richtlinien für iOS-8-Apps
Apple hat im Vorfeld der Veröffentlichung von iOS 8 die Richtlinien für Apps erweitert.
Berücksichtigt werden nun die besonderen Funktionen von iOS 8, darunter HomeKit, HealthKit sowie Erweiterungen für Nachrichtenzentrale und Tastatur. Zentrale Punkte in der Neufassung sind der Datenschutz sowie das Verbot unerwarteter Funktionsweisen. Beispielsweise ist es untersagt, Schnittstellen wie HomeKit und HealthKit für Dinge zu verwenden, die nicht der Heimautomatisierung oder der Fitness-Analyse dienen. Damit will Apple sicherstellen, dass Daten transparent verarbeitet werden, wenn Nutzer die Erlaubnis dafür geben. Nachfolgend ein Auszug der Richtlinien mit den Neuregelungen für iOS 8:
App Store Review Guidelines
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25. Extensions
25.1 Apps hosting extensions must comply with the App Extension Programming Guide
25.2 Apps hosting extensions must provide some functionality (help screens, additional settings) or they will be rejected
25.3 Apps hosting extensions that include marketing, advertising, or in-app purchases in their extension view will be rejected
25.4 Keyboard extensions must provide a method for progressing to the next keyboard
25.5 Keyboard extensions must remain functional with no network access or they will be rejected
25.6 Keyboard extensions must provide Number and Decimal keyboard types as described in the App Extension Programming Guide or they will be rejected
25.7 Apps offering Keyboard extensions must have a primary category of Utilities and a privacy policy or they will be rejected
25.8 Apps offering Keyboard extensions may only collect user activity to enhance the functionality of their keyboard extension on the iOS device or they may be rejected
26. HomeKit
26.1 Apps using the HomeKit framework must have a primary purpose of providing home automation services
26.2 Apps using the HomeKit framework must indicate this usage in their marketing text and they must provide a privacy policy or they will be rejected
26.3 Apps must not use data gathered from the HomeKit APIs for advertising or other use-based data mining
26.4 Apps using data gathered from the HomeKit API for purposes other than improving the user experience or hardware/software performance in providing home automation functionality will be rejected
27. HealthKit
27.1 Apps using the HealthKit framework must comply with applicable law for each Territory in which the App is made available, as well as Sections 3.3.28 and 3.39 of the iOS Developer Program License Agreement
27.2 Apps that write false or inaccurate data into HealthKit will be rejected
27.3 Apps using the HealthKit framework that store users’ health information in iCloud will be rejected
27.4 Apps may not use user data gathered from the HealthKit API for advertising or other use-based data mining purposes other than improving health, medical, and fitness management, or for the purpose of medical research
27.5 Apps that share user data acquired via the HealthKit API with third parties without user consent will be rejected
27.6 Apps using the HealthKit framework must indicate integration with the Health app in their marketing text and must clearly identify the HealthKit functionality in the app’s user interface
27.7 Apps using the HealthKit framework must provide a privacy policy or they will be rejected
27.8 Apps that provide diagnoses, treatment advice, or control hardware designed to diagnose or treat medical conditions that do not provide written regulatory approval upon request will be rejected
28. TestFlight
28.1 Apps may only use TestFlight to beta test apps intended for public distribution and must comply with the full App Review Guidelines
28.2 Apps using TestFlight must be submitted for review whenever a build contains material changes to content or functionality
28.3 Apps using TestFlight may not be distributed to testers in exchange for compensation of any kind
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