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Apple Allows Camera+ Back onto App Store After 4 Month Removal

App store developers TapTapTap have re-released their popular iPhone camera utility Camera+ after an involuntary four month absence from the App Store.

In August, TapTapTap had written a blog post explaining that one of the features they called "VolumeSnap" had been the reason for their latest update being rejected by Apple. The feature allowed the user to remap the iPhone's volume button to trigger the iPhone's camera shutter. The developers were not surprised to find the feature rejected as it was explicitly prohibited in the App Store's terms of service. While they removed the feature from the next update, they hid it as an easter egg which was easily turned back on.

The app was quickly removed from the App Store for this violation despite being ranked #3 amongst paid apps at the time. That sort of App Store position typically reflects over 10,000 sales a day. With the reapproval, TapTapTap has, of course, removed the easter egg but added over 50 new features (including new filters, shooting modes) and dropped the price from $1.99 to $0.99 [App Store].

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19 months ago
Woohoo! I think Christmas came early. Too cool. :)
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19 months ago
... Let me remap my button!
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19 months ago
Finally they got rid of that dumb intro sequence with the camera viewfinder.
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19 months ago
Awesome! I really enjoyed this app and glad they added some new stuff.
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19 months ago
It's against the agreement so I understand that it should have been removed but why does Apple care about something like this.
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19 months ago
Awesome...I'm going to have to download since I missed out last time.

(I find it funny that it Apple claims remapping hardware buttons will "confuse" users...but they themselves just did it with the iPad orientation lock. :rolleyes:)
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19 months ago

It's against the agreement so I understand that it should have been removed but why does Apple care about something like this.


Because they don't want people remapping those buttons?
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19 months ago
A slap on the wrist by apple and you learn your lesson
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19 months ago
I still have the original app (with the remapped volume button). I don't think I want to download this version because it'll get rid of that feature.

The remapped volume button is great, especially when you want someone else to take a picture (if they've never used an iPhone before).
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19 months ago
All Apple needs to do now is open up the HDR API and I bet taptaptap will add that functionality. A movie mode would make this take the place of the default Camera app on my iPhone.

... Let me remap my button!

Jailbreak your phone and you can with SnapTap.
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