Apple clarifies conditions for App Store app removal, extends update deadline to 90 days

crowley said:
Seems to me that allowing developers to resubmit apps for review as is would probably satisfy the complaints. If it’s not up to scratch, it gets rejected and the dev has to make changes by the deadline or be delisted, but if the app is fine then no problem. And if it’s been abandoned then no one will resubmit it, so it’s gone.

Submitted as is, means no work done and privacy statement is not updated. These apps are flagged because of some problem. People complain about dead apps that don’t work and people complain that Apple is being harsh on developers. Old code can contain security threats and isn’t optimized for current devices. At some point, the devices these apps are optimized for,  are no longer going to be working or people have moved on. Imagine if apps that were optimized for the original iPhones were still in the App Store without any changes. Old apps clutter the App Store and take up space.