Apple pulls torrenting app from a third-party retailer within the EU

As first reported by , Apple is stopping downloads of the iTorrent app on iPhones within the EU. Developer Daniil “XITRIX” Vinogradov’s app was a well-liked BitTorrent shopper obtainable from , which is among the many hottest third-party iOS app shops abroad. The corporate revoked the app developer’s means to distribute apps on such third-party marketplaces. Whereas Apple has traditionally banned torrent shoppers from iOS units in the USA, the that went into impact final 12 months requires Apple to permit apps from third-party shops to be put in by customers.

In line with TorrentFreak‘s reporting, the motivation behind the revocation of XITRIX’s various distribution rights is just not but sure. The writer spoke immediately with TorrentFreak and stated that Apple by no means reached out to him concerning the matter. “I nonetheless don’t know if it was my fault or Apple’s, and their responses make no sense,” Vinogradov advised TorrentFreak. Apple has responded to Vinogradov with a generic message about app retailer points.

Shane Gill, the co-founder of AltStore PAL, advised TorrentFreak that the corporate’s request for info from Apple has not resulted in it explaining its justification for the takedown. “I can verify that we’re in communication with Apple about this situation. We have advised them what is going on incorrect, they usually stated they’re wanting into it, however we’ve not gotten any additional info as of but,” stated Gill.