Won’t stop games being made but should reduce Flappy spam
After Flappy Bird’s rampant success, the inevitable rush of clones and ‘Flappy’ everythings started to emerge. The Play Store – and iOS App Store – is full of them, but it looks now as if developers will at least have to be more creative in naming their apps. According to a report by TechCrunch, Google and Apple are both starting to reject apps with Flappy in the title.
Developers on both platforms have been reporting rejection and suspension notices because of the references, and will be forced to re-submit with a new, more original title. From their perspective discovery of their app may be reduced – since Flappy is the key word – and from our perspective the Play Store top apps should at least appear less irritating.
But it doesn’t change the actual content of the apps. For now. Eventually the fad will pass, but in the meantime our eyes should become Flappy free.
Source: TechCrunch