Apple Forces Facebook Gaming App to Launch Without Games on iOS
Apple requires Facebook to strip the games feature from its new iOS Gaming app, citing App Store guidelines. Facebook disputes Apple's claim that playing games is the app's primary purpose.
Apple requires Facebook to remove the games feature from its newly launched Facebook Gaming app on iOS. Facebook joins Microsoft in publicly criticizing Apple's App Store policies, as this rejection prevents users from playing games directly through the social network's dedicated application.
Apple justifies the rejection by stating that the primary purpose of the Facebook Gaming app is to play games, which violates App Store guidelines. Facebook disputes this claim and shares Android usage data showing that 95 percent of user activity in the app involves watching streams rather than playing games.
This ongoing dispute highlights the growing tension between Apple and major tech companies over strict App Store rules. The situation parallels Microsoft's recent struggle to launch its xCloud game streaming service on iOS, leading to increasing calls for anti-monopoly investigations into Apple's platform control.