Blix fixed the issue with its most recent update, submitted Friday and approved Monday.
That program wasn't properly signed and would have a different identifier each time, issues that would trigger a security and privacy warning, Apple said. Specifically, BlueMail would create a new program when launched. It's consistently told Blix that the New Jersey-based company needed to bring its app into compliance with the MacOS Gatekeeper feature that protects against malware, Apple said. 'They punish everyone' who competes, not just Blix, he said.īut Apple offers developers 'a fair and level playing field,' the company said in a statement, pointing to numerous other email apps available on its app stores.
He said Apple rejected the app using a series of 'shifting explanations.' Blix's experience is typical of many independent developers working in an ecosystem that Apple controls, particularly when the developers compete with Apple itself, he said. Millions of people use BlueMail on Windows PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads and Android devices, co-founder Ben Volach said. The reinstatement took place on Monday after Blix submitted a new version of an email app that Apple rejected in June. The BlueMail app is back on Apple's Mac App Store after an eight-month absence because - depending on whom you believe - either Apple or app developer Blix got its act together. Apple Illustration by Stephen Shankland/CNET
