Apple: Airfoil Speakers Touch pulled from iOS App Store for using non-public APIs
Apple has just confirmed to The Verge that it removed Rogue Amoeba’s Airfoil Speaker Touch application from the App Store after version 3.0 — released last month — was found to be in violation of developer guidelines. The company believes that the app’s recently-introduced “AirPlay receiver” functionality is a breach of Review Guideline 2.5:
Apps that use non-public APIs will be rejected.
John Gruber of_ Daring Fireball_ was the first to offer up this reasoning after conferring with sources. The feature in question permits any iOS device running the app to play back audio beamed from a variety of sources using Apple’s AirPlay wireless streaming protocol. Apple presently only allows designated products to act in this capacity —…
