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> Do developers send some nice-looking app to the review then somehow replace it with their actual app in the app store?

No, that's impossible. But if the app connects to the internet, which mosts apps do, then it's trivial for the developer to release the app and then flip a server-side switch that tells the app to change its behavior. The logic would already be built-in to the app.

Incidentally, this is exactly how Fortnite got through review and then got banned by Apple.




It's almost like Apple never checks apps again, the judge in the Epic case had this to say:

> At other points, she says Apple “does a poor job of mediating disputes between a developer and its customer,” and it’s been “slow either to adopt automated tools that could improve speed and accuracy or to hire more reviewers” for its app review process. “Apple’s slow innovation stems in part from its low investment in the App Store,” the ruling elaborates.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/12/22667694/epic-v-apple-tri...




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