Apple Removes eBay From Featured Apple Watch Apps Website [Updated]

LOL, eBay and apple watch support? They haven't even updated their app for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus yet nor have we got widgets like it was shown at WWDC. It has been what, like 7 months since iOS 8 was released.

Have they got 1 developer because the PayPal app is not looking much better either.
I think Apple should put more pressure on big developers to update their apps because it's ridiculous how long some of them take/took to update. Even continuity has been added to like 5 apps.

Some developers on the other hand are always up-to-date and also include the latest features and they should get a damn award from Apple.

Used to work there, this is no shock at all

I used to work at this retarded company and let me just say, this doesn't surprise me AT ALL. NOT AT ALL.

Their development team is about as dumb as they come. All about quick fixes and is as about as slow as can be, and they're laying off employees left and right and don't really care how major things like this are affecting their business. Just another important moment where they're dropping the ball and why they can't attract talent.

As soon as they split from PayPal, I hope their stock plummets because they need a wakeup call. Even with something important like this, they still can't get their s*it together.

eBay can't even deliver an app that renders properly on the iPhone 6 & 6 Plus, and those came out 8 months ago. I'm sure they will offer Apple Watch support sometime in 2017.

eBay seems to be fine on my iPhone 6.

It may be fine, but all it's doing is rendering an iPhone 5 app to take up the entire screen. That's why so many elements look oversized and fuzzy on the 6 and 6 Plus, particularly on the 6 Plus.

What really ticks me off about eBay's app development is the fact that like a month after the 6/6 Plus came out they had a major update to the iPad app which was working just fine and remove features I liked, like night mode. I wouldn't hold my breath for an Apple Watch app anytime soon. I just wonder where my 13% fee is going each time. Certainly not towards app development.

To add insult to injury, eBay was one of the first apps released when Apple opened the App Store. Sad to see how far it hasn't come.

It never should have been listed if it does not have support for the watch. Add it once it has support for apple watch and the newer iPhones (which aren't that new anymore)

Not the Developers' Fault

I used to work at this retarded company and let me just say, this doesn't surprise me AT ALL. NOT AT ALL.

Their development team is about as dumb as they come. All about quick fixes and is as about as slow as can be, and they're laying off employees left and right and don't really care how major things like this are affecting their business. Just another important moment where they're dropping the ball and why they can't attract talent.

I live in Portland, OR, and know personally many of the developers who work here for eBay Mobile. Maybe it's different in San Jose, but here, all those who've worked on the PayPal app are in the same building as the other mobile developers. AND there are many highly-competent developers here, especially those acquired when eBay Mobile bought out software contractor Critical Path. Those people are constantly frustrated by the mess that is eBay's far-flung management bureaucracy. Trying to mate eBay's arcane Web code, full of ancient bugs and clunky work-arounds, to modern mobile platforms is difficult and thankless work. A recent round of layoffs got rid of some excellent workers here while protecting the jobs of others in San Jose, who have better personal contact with management. eBay as a whole uses the highly-dysfuntional "Stack Ranking" system for rating worker performance, which mandates that some members of each team receive "unsatisfactory" performance ratings during each round of reviews, REGARDLESS of actual performance. This method of "grading on a curve" ensures that good workers get penalized and become demoralized, as there is no way for a whole team to get "excellent" reviews, no matter how well they work. There IS something wrong at eBay, but the fault lies with their upper-level managers and marketers, not the mobile developers.

eBay can't even deliver an app that renders properly on the iPhone 6 & 6 Plus, and those came out 8 months ago. I'm sure they will offer Apple Watch support sometime in 2017.

eBay seems to be fine on my iPhone 6.

The iPhone app isn't even updated. An Apple Watch app would be laughable.

Where in the hell is the 10% money rake in fees going?!!!

eBay is a disgrace. Update your mobile app to support 6 and 6 Plus first...

No matter how slow ebay is in writing apps, it can't be any slower than Apple is at producing watches. Still waiting on mine and very not happy about it.

It's very hard for me to resist commenting when I see a completely unrelated comment made in a thread simply as a way for the poster to moan and groan about the troubles in his life.

It's not really possible to compare the speeds of Apple producing watches to the speed of eBay writing apps. They really are two completely different things. You might want to send an email to Tim Cook. I'm sure when he reads of your distress over not receiving your watch he will immediately rectify the situation. BTW, I believe there is a moan and groan thread in the Apple watch section for you to visit. Thanks.