Apple treats the sleep prevention software 'Amphetamine' for macOS as a violation of the guidelines



Mac has a function to sleep after a certain period of inactivity to save power. When the standard software 'Amphetamine' to prevent this sleep was removed from the App Store as Apple's 'violation of guidelines', a warning was issued.

GitHub-x74353 / SaveAmphetamine: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store.

https://github.com/x74353/SaveAmphetamine



Apple Backtracks After Popular Mac App'Amphetamine' Threatened With Removal Over Branding --MacRumors
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'Amphetamine' appeared in the 'Mac App Store' app store for macOS in 2014, and is a standard sleep prevention software that has been downloaded more than 400,000 times.

However, on December 29, 2020, under William C. Gustafsson, the developer of 'amphetamine', Apple's that amphetamine violates the guidelines, and if it does not improve, January 2021 I received a notification that it will be removed from the App Store on the 12th.

Apple's allegation is that the name of the software ' amphetamine ' is the same as ' amphetamine ', which is classified as a drug of Schedule II under the American Controlled Substances Act .

In response, Gustafsson started a call for help on GitHub to leave 'amphetamine' on the App Store.

Mr. Gustavson just used the abbreviation of the organic compound 'alpha-methylphenethylamine' as the name, and like 'amphetamine' as a legal prescription drug, by using the software legally, Mac It is used with the intention of being able to wake up, and claims that it does not promote the sale of prescription drugs.

In addition, ' Coca ', which has the same name as the plant used to make cocaine, ' Weed Tycoon ', a simulation game app based on marijuana sales, and ' Drug Mafia ' and 'Narcos ', which have strong elements of trading and selling illegal drugs: The current situation is that 'Cartel Wars & Strategy ' and ' iBeer ', a drinking experience app that is aimed at people over 17 years old despite being 21 years old in many parts of the United States, have not been removed from the App Store. He also points out that the application of the guidelines is unreasonable.

Thanks to these movements, on January 2, 2021, an Apple representative contacted Gustafsson again and decided that 'amphetamine' would remain in the App Store without any changes.

Gustafsson is tweeting thanks to the people who helped him on Twitter.



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