Comment by kennydude
9 years ago
Some keywords need to return help topics instead. If you search "virus scanner", Apple should tell users their device really doesn't need one
9 years ago
Some keywords need to return help topics instead. If you search "virus scanner", Apple should tell users their device really doesn't need one
I like the idea. A friendly banner that says "Did you know that your iPhone really doesn't need Antivirus apps? Learn more..." is a nice way to educate the user.
Nevertheless garbage apps like the one described here have no place in the App Store and should not be available at all.
In hindsight, this seems obvious, and a great idea. Are there any "banned search keywords" now, or is it completely unrestricted? I'm curious if there's just no mechanism for this at all, or if they just aren't using it when they should.
I don't think there is, or I haven't come across any
One could argue to the contrary; The existence (and apparent success) of scam apps like this is a clear evidence your iPhone could use a 3rd party "virus scanner" - one that would protect you from malicious "virus scanners" :p
Can they even work? It depends if iOS provides a public API for getting a list of installed apps
No. The only way would be to check "openURL" for known ones, but that's limited. Or from some webserver update a list of known scam ones and just tell them to uninstall them.
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