Apple’s compliance status could affect the accessibility of hundreds of thousands of apps on its App Store in China. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG – Apple has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government licence before their release on its China App Store, joining local rivals that have adopted the policy years earlier to meet tightening state regulations.
To get an ICP filing licence, developers need to have a company in China or work with a local publisher, which has been an obstacle for a large number of foreign apps. Chinese regulators last week released names of the first batch of mobile app stores that have completed app filings, but Apple’s App Store was not among those on the list.
The expanded rule issued in August effectively requires the backend of an app to be hosted in China, which in September became a condition for apps to be featured on local Android app stores.
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