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New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS): Apple has allowed Amphetamine, an app that prevents Macs from going to sleep, to remain in the App Store after telling its developer that the app violated its policies.
According to Amphetamine developer William C Gustafson, Apple told him to change the app’s name and logo.
In comments posted on Reddit and Github, Gustafson said that Apple had informed him that it had two weeks to “remove all references to the word ‘amphetamine’ and remove the pill from the icon.”
The logo features a cartoon image of a pill.
Apple told him that if he didn’t, it would remove the app from the App Store on January 12.
Now, the tech giant has reversed its decision and the app will remain in its current form, The Verge reports.
“I just made a call with @Apple. The appeal was accepted and Amphetamine will remain on @AppStore,” Gustafson said in a tweet Saturday.
“Thank you all for your comments, opinions and actions. We may not all agree, but I am glad that we still have the freedom to express ourselves today,” Gustafson added.
The free macOS app, available on the Apple App Store since 2014, has been downloaded more than 432,000 times, with a rating of 4.8.
Apple even listed amphetamines in a story on the Mac App Store.
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