Apple Pulls Camera+ From The App Store After Its Developers Reveal A Contraband Feature

August 12, 2010

The fun’s over, folks* . About a week and a half ago, iPhone developers TapTapTap pushed an updated version of their Camera+ photography app to the App Store, and all seemed well. Just yesterday, however, they revealed (via a message on Twitter that was pulled about 30 minutes after it went out) that this latest build had a hidden feature: by visiting a specially formatted URL in Mobile Safari, one could make the volume buttons on the side of the iPhone instead act as a camera shutter button — something which Apple had already said was a no-no. Hidden features and tricks that circumvent Apple’s rulings generally don’t fly for very long — and sure enough: as of right around midnight this morning, Camera+ has been pulled from the App Store. Read the rest at MobileCrunch> >

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Apple Pulls Camera+ From The App Store After Its Developers Reveal A Contraband Feature

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