Apple allegedly couldn’t explain what qualifies.
The app in question, iDOS, is a repackaged version of the open-source DOSBox emulator.
The app has been available on the App Store since 2014, but in 2021, Apple removed it.
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The UTM team’s troubles didn’t stop there.
Apple also blocked the app from being notarized for distribution outside the App Store.
The reason is guideline 2.5.2, which prohibits apps from executing external code to modify functionality.
However, the app doesn’t use the just-in-time compilation, which is the apparent issue.
The developers are understandably frustrated with Apple’s inconsistent rule interpretations and lack of clear reasoning.
Applesoftenedits stance on retro game emulators in April 2023 amid growing antitrust scrutiny over its App Store.
It opened iOS to the popular emulators available on Android, withDeltabeing one of the first.
