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Comment by fingerlocks

2 years ago

No repro. Same search string gives me the Bitcoin.com and the Coinbase app at the top. Scrolled through several dozen wallet apps and the one in the Reddit link never surfaced.

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habeanf  2 years ago

Here is a screen recording including this hacker news post + your comment & and a switch to the app store with the search phrase. The first result is the scam app. I scrolled down so you can see where serious apps are in the list of results. https://streamable.com/q2mulu

  • fingerlocks  2 years ago

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    • habeanf  2 years ago

      How am I supposed to prove I didn't seek the app out? What level of proof do you expect? Do you expect me to create a brand new apple account, replace the one in my phone (which might require wiping it?), and then search again, just to satisfy your default assumption that my claim is false?

      When I first installed the app it was the first search result. I can't go back in time and prove it because I'm not paranoid and I don't screenshot the result of every search in every app store and search engine.

      I reported it. I'm not trying to rally a mob against Apple. The bitcoin is gone.

      I'm trying to prevent others from suffering the same fate as me. Based on what I'm reading in the comments here some other people in the world do trust apple app store search results, and I believe they've gained something from my post.

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