Manzana updated its recommendations for reviewing applications in the App Store and now will allow you to use game emulators on iPhone. The tech company has reversed a policy it put in place a decade ago that prevented you from running retro games on iOS unless you applied jail break. Emulators will be available to users around the world and they may offer game downloads.
“Apps may offer certain software that is not integrated into the binary, such as HTML5 widgets and widgets, live games, chatbots, and add-ons,” the guidelines mention. “Additionally, retro game emulator apps may offer the ability to download games.”
Although the App Store will allow the use of emulators with games, this does not mean that developers will include unauthorized content. The rules are clear and mention that the software must comply with current legislationotherwise, Apple will reject the application.
Retro games for iPhone will work similarly to what we see on Android. Users of this operating system have had access to applications such as ePSXe, Snes9x, MAME and other emulators, which allow you to enjoy games for PlayStation, Super Nintendo, N64 and classic consoles. To avoid legal issues, the apps do not include games (ROMs) or copyrighted files.
The approval of these applications comes at a key moment for Apple, which faces crossfire from the European Commission and the United States. The Digital Markets Act ended the App Store monopoly so third-party app stores could be installed. Cupertino representatives also approved cloud gaming services Xbox and GeForce Experience.
Retro emulators for iPhone will become available to users around the world from today.
Not just emulators: Apple will also allow links in music apps on iOS
App Store policy changes also include ability to add external links to music applications. Thus, Apple is complying with the order of the European Commission, which fined the company for abusing its dominant position in the market. The Payments section of the review guidelines includes a section for music apps (such as Spotify).
“Music apps in certain regions may use the music streaming service’s rights to include a link—which may take the form of a buy button—to the developer’s website that informs users of other ways to purchase content or digital music services,” Apple says. “These rights also allow developers to invite users to provide their email address for the purpose of sending them a link to the developer’s website to purchase digital music content or services.”
There are links in the applications the center of the Spotify fight, which accused Apple of failing to comply with the law. The music streaming service noted a few days ago that Apple was delaying updates to its iOS app. A new version Spotify has included links for iPhone users to purchase memberships from the official website.
Source: Hiper Textual
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