AppStore Hacked Again?

Discussion in 'Public Game Developers Forum' started by cando, Nov 5, 2009.

  1. lukeca

    lukeca Well-Known Member

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    @Josh I noticed that too. It seems like after they fixed the rankings today they have just been "froze". Apple is up to something it seems.
     
  2. Zwilnik

    Zwilnik Well-Known Member

    They are. Looks like they changed the release date part of the app description to show the date it was last updated (if applicable). Which I'm guessing is where they got the temporary glitch that scrambled the charts.

    Supposedly they also fixed the loophole that was letting devs change the release date on an update (something you weren't supposed to do), by showing the last updated date now though, you don't need to.
     
  3. JoshCM

    JoshCM Well-Known Member

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    Province? Its New York State - I'm about 3 hours north of New York City
    Farm Country!
     
  4. bomber

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    Looks like a lot of stuff is changing at the moment. I see that the app rating on the device is again including all ratings, not just for the last version.
     
  5. Little White Bear Studios

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    Which apps are you seeing this behavior on? I'm seeing the normal behavior on all my apps.
     
  6. cando

    cando Well-Known Member

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    I don't see that... I don't think apple will do that as it would not encourage developers to improve the application

    Any one second on that?
     
  7. JoshCM

    JoshCM Well-Known Member

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    I just want to know why there has been no change on the App store in the past few days. No Apps have moved up or down - this is really freaky!
     
  8. bravetarget

    bravetarget Well-Known Member

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    yea i noticed that too...it has to be a glitch! they are definitely changing something down at app store hq
     
  9. Meh. It made no difference. I wonder how long it was actually visible there. :(
     
  10. lukeca

    lukeca Well-Known Member

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    @MindJuice yeah unfortunately you only see the top 25 in a category on the iPhone, so I don't think you start seeing dramatic increases until you get to that top 25.
     
  11. Little White Bear Studios

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    Ummmm, you can see top 100 in all categories on the iPhone. :)
     
  12. lukeca

    lukeca Well-Known Member

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    Sorry I meant you can only see the top 25 without hitting that button to load more. I don't think many casual users take the time to do that.
     

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