App Store Update: iOS App Developers Cannot Access User’s Address Book

Last Updated: Jul 30, 2019

Published On: June 13, 2018

copied!

Apple has recently updated its App Store guidelines to prevent the app developer’s access to the user’s contact list. This move is supposed to put the practice of juice growth and making money to an end.

Earlier, the iOS app developers were able to ask the iPhone users for access to their contact list and employ the gained information for marketing as well as making more money. The developers, in various cases, were selling the contact information to different marketers without the consent of the iPhone users and their friends. And the most considerable examples are the Uber Data Breach case and Facebook Cambridge Analytics Scandal.

New Update in App Store Regulations

But now, the situation is going to change. With this new update in the App Store regulations, the iOS app development companies won’t be able to get access over the contact numbers, profile photos, email addresses, and other information of your friends and others contacts from user’s address book. They won’t be able to use the trove of information beyond the Apple’s control.

Now onwards, the iPhone users would be able to go to their settings and turn off the app’s contact permissions, once the permission to address book is granted to the developers. This way, they might not be able to retrieve the already shared data. However, this act will avert the iOS app developers from storing and using your contact list information further. Likewise, the Apple also banned the iOS mobile applications from collecting information via a user’s photos, which implies top-end security.

Though this update was not declared in the WWDC 2018 when the company announced the iOS 12 features, various hints were thrown in this context. The iPhone maker showed their concern towards the alarming user privacy concerns and asked developers to use novel ways for reaping the benefits of iOS app development.

Apple unveiled last week that the iOS app developers have generated $100 billion of profit since the App Store has launched, with Apple taking only 30% of app revenue. They can add more to their bank account without getting into unauthorized methods of revenue generation.

While this App Store regulations update seems a great effort from the security context – closing the loophole iOS app developers used for making more bucks, it might affect the customer service strategies of various mobile applications like Uber, Instagram, and SnapChat that uses the contact information for building social networking and serving end users with other functionalities. What do you think?

Shrikant Srivastava

Let's Build Digital Excellence Together

Captcha:

2 + 3 =

Exploring How News & Events Can Benefit Your Business?

Explore News & Events Services

Leaving already?

Hear from our clients and why 3000+ businesses trust Appinventiv

Simon Wing

Co-Founder & CEO, Edfundo

We chose Appinventiv to build our financial literacy and money management app from start to finish. From the first call, we were very impressed with Appinventiv’s professionalism, expertise, and commitment to delivering top-notch results.

César M Melgoza

Founder & CEO
Epluribus LLC - Creators of MOXY

It has been a pleasure working with Appinventiv. The team is not only extremely versatile and competent but also very professional, courteous, and responsive. We certainly plan to continue working with Appinventiv for an indefinite period.

Bela Gupta D’Souza

Founder, Edamama

We took a big leap of faith with Appinventiv who helped us translate our vision into reality with the perfectly comprehensive Edamama eCommerce solution. We are counting to get Edamama to launch on time and within budget, while rolling out the next phase of the platform with Appinventiv.

Rohit Jesudian

CEO/Founder, KODA

I just want to take a moment to thank the entire Appinventiv team for your incredible support. We truly appreciate everything you've done, and we're excited to continue working together as we grow here at KODA

Steve Gertsch

Project Manager, Auto Auction

After researching numerous companies, we finally found Appinventiv, and it was the best decision we could have made. They successfully addressed the challenges with our existing app and provided solutions that exceeded our expectations.

Neeraj Tiwari

Director - Digital Engineering
Americana Group (Kuwait Food Co.)

We approached Appinventiv with a clear vision to build a robust and future-ready platform that could seamlessly integrate with the busy lifestyle of our customers while uplifting their overall experience and giving us a competitive edge.

Tell us what you need, and we’ll get back with a cost and timeline estimate

Full name

E-Mail ID*

Describe Your Project/Idea In Brief (Helps Us Come Back Better Prepared)

Contact Number*

3 + 2 =

In just 2 mins you will get a response
Your idea is 100% protected by our Non Disclosure Agreement.

1600+

Transformation
Engineers Delivered

3000+

Game-changing
Products

Most Promising Mobile App Solution Provider

Struggling to Be Seen Online?

Struggling to Be Seen Online?

Struggling to Be Seen Online?

App Store Update: iOS App Developers Cannot Access User’s Address Book

India

United States

Australia

United Kingdom

UAE

Canada

Our Company

1600+

3000+

Struggling to Be Seen Online?

Struggling to Be Seen Online?

Struggling to Be Seen Online?

App Store Update: iOS App Developers Cannot Access User’s Address Book

Read More Blogs

1600+

3000+