Apple has further amended and updated its guidelines regarding the review of applications that allow PC emulators to run on iPhone and iPad.
Something keeps changing within Apple and now it’s the turn of PC emulators. Following the rejection of UTM SE last June, Those in Cupertino reorganized and thought the best thing would be to update the guidelines for reviewing apps.. The only thing allowed was in the game emulators, but now Apple to give space to PC emulators but with a play on words as we will see below.
Apple to allow ‘PC emulators to download games’
Specific, Apple has updated section 4.7 of the App Review Guidelines with minor changes but crucial text for application developers who intend to create emulators for PC.
Apps may offer certain software (…), including HTML5 mini-apps and mini-games, streaming games, chatbots, and add-ons. Additionally, retro game console apps and PC emulators may offer game downloads (…).
The uniqueness and change comes entirely from the “PC emulators”. Previously it only showed the console emulator apps option without the word “PC”.
We can say that The fact that UTM SE was rejected allowed Apple to rectify the problem.sooner or later, with applications that fulfilled the purpose of emulating other operating systems such as Windows, Linux and macOS itself. For Apple, “a PC is not a console”, and the developers behind UTM SE made changes with the help of Riley Testut, the mastermind behind AltStore.
Apple makes adjustments to guidelines for legalizing apps in alternative stores
According to MacRumors, Those in Cupertino have taken the time to update more guidelines related to notarization and alternative stores.
The cause is the guidelines 4.7, 4.7.2 and 4.7.3 They apply fully to the legalization of apps. The first is attributed to mini-apps, mini-games, streaming games, chatbots, add-ons and game emulators. The second is to prevent apps from “exposing the platform’s native APIs to the software without Apple’s consent”. Finally, the third prohibits the sharing of data and privacy permissions with “any other software within an app without the user’s consent”.
It is worth mentioning that apps from alternative stores are not subject to Apple’s rules as if they were in the App Store.. They only need to meet Apple’s privacy and security certification. In the case of UTM SE, it is one of the few apps that will be available in both the App Store and an alternative store.
Without a doubt, This will open the door to the arrival of emulators of all kinds for PC. Additionally, macOS or another operating system will finally be able to run on the iPad.
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