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griffinliyesterday at 11:59 PM2 repliesview on HN

App Review didn't object to that. There are various apps on the App Store today that rely on reverse engineering, such as unified messaging apps, alternative rideshare price comparison apps, and driver-side rideshare aggregators.


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yellow_leadtoday at 5:10 AM

I believe this is Google's rule that applies. Though, I think Beeper would be breaking it as well. Maybe I'm reading it wrong?

> Examples of common Device and Network Abuse violations:

> Apps that access or use a service or API in a manner that violates its terms of service.

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f3408fhtoday at 1:02 AM

Interesting. App store asked me for proof of permission from the first party to use a reverse engineered BLE protocol.

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