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Apple removed 39,000 game apps on its China store Thursday, the biggest removal ever in a single day, as it set year-end as deadline for all game publishers to obtain a licence.
Published: January 1, 2021 4:53 PM IST Apple removed 39,000 game apps from its China App Store on 31 Dec 2020 as part of the crackdown on unlicensed games on the platform. This is the biggest removal of apps ever in a single day as the company had set a deadline for developers to get licenses from the Chinese app controller. Also Read - New Apple patent hints at thinner MacBook Pros with retractable keyboard Which apps have taken a hit? Including the 39,000 games, Apple has taken down a total of 46,000 application from the pl...
1-MIN READ Apple Removes 39,000 Unlicensed Gaming Apps From Its China App Store to Meet Deadline Apple initially gave game publishers an end-of-June deadline to submit a government-issued licence number enabling users to make in-app purchases in the world’s biggest games market. Apple later extended the deadline to December 31. FOLLOW US ON: Apple removed 39,000 game apps on its China store Thursday, the biggest removal ever in a single day, as it set year-end as deadline for all game publishers to obtain a licence. The takedowns come amid a crackdown on unlicensed games by Chinese authorit...
Apple Removes 39,000 Game Apps from China Store Apple removed 39,000 game apps on its China store Thursday, the biggest removal ever in a single day, as it set year-end as deadline for all game publishers to obtain a licence. The takedowns come amid a crackdown on unlicensed games by Chinese authorities. Including the 39,000 games, Apple removed more than 46,000 apps in total from its store on Thursday. Games affected by the sweep included Ubisoft title Assassin’s Creed Identity and NBA 2K20, according to research firm Qimai. Qimai also said only 74 of the top 1,500 paid games on Ap...
Tech 2 months, 3 weeks Apple recently got rid of over 46,000 apps on its China store, out of which 39,000 were game apps. This has so far been the biggest ap purge done by Apple in a single day. As reported by Reuters, the apps were removed because December 31 is the deadline for all game publishers to obtain a license. Games affected included Ubisoft title Assassin’s Creed Identity and NBA 2K20, as per research firm Qimai. Qimai also revealed that only 74 of the top 1,500 paid games weren’t removed from the Apple store. “...this major pivot to only accepting paid games that have a g...