Tip: How to keep your reserved App name.

iDeveloperiDeveloper Member Posts: 441
edited November -1 in iPhone and Android Publishing
Found this on another forum (Mac Rumors) and thought I share. If you want to keep your App name and not have it "expire", then here are two suggestions: (May involve coding, though)

1) Use a private API: Simple as it sounds. Apple won't accept Apps that use private APIs.

2) Make an App that crashes on start up.

Apple will reject these kinds of Apps.

Comments

  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    Ha ha... so your plan is to submit an app that Apple will reject?

    There is a better way.
  • JCFordJCFord Member Posts: 785
    Do tell then photics.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    JCFord said:
    Do tell then photics.

    ...

    Well, you could finish your app before the deadline. HA HA. :)

    Obviously I know something else... but I'm not sharing that information. My point is that intentionally sending a bogus app to Apple is like asking for trouble.
  • ORBZORBZ Member Posts: 1,304
    what does ... mean?
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    Photics said:
    ...

    Well, you could finish your app before the deadline. HA HA. :)

    Obviously I know something else... but I'm not sharing that information. My point is that intentionally sending a bogus app to Apple is like asking for trouble.

    ORBZ said:
    what does ... mean?

    I would think if you run start always submitting crap your going to get a reputation with Apple and you won't get any help what so ever when you submit an app. You'll get the longest wait to review times. No advice On why your app was rejected. I would even bet you do it many times they will reject it before even looking at it. because the App Store is theirs to allow what ever they want to sell. So piss them off and you don't get to sell. Kinda like the comment about How they have a Review board you can appeal your rejection to. But then if you run to the press and bitch it will only hurt your chances of winning that appeal.
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  • TymeMasterTymeMaster Member Posts: 527
    iDeveloper said:
    Found this on another forum (Mac Rumors) and thought I share. If you want to keep your App name and not have it "expire", then here are two suggestions: (May involve coding, though)

    1) Use a private API: Simple as it sounds. Apple won't accept Apps that use private APIs.

    2) Make an App that crashes on start up.

    Apple will reject these kinds of Apps.

    That is stupid because:

    A) When you get rejected for those reasons, Apple will put your name on a list that makes them look closer at all future submissions (I know this for fact as I know a manager at apple).

    B) Keeping a name in dev portal does not give you legal rights to that name. Most "real" publishers "legally" register the product name long before development is done. Once done, all they need to do is show the correct paperwork to Apple and have your app removed. In other words it will prove they used the name before you (assuming they registered it prior to you releasing the title)

    Those are the facts
  • FranzKellerFranzKeller Member Posts: 517
    "Honesty is the best policy" - some great person
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