Since launching its App Store in 2008, Apple recently sa id it has paid out more than $70 billion to developers. It's baffling that Apple approved apps like this in the first place - perhaps it's a side effect of faster app review times.
So in iOS 11, Apple is introducing not only a built-in review prompt API, but a rule saying that developers can't have a custom review prompt. Instead, there'll be two key restrictions that should reduce headaches for everyone: First, apps will be required to use a new Apple-made review prompt, which allows users to leave a rating without exiting an app.
Users won't have to leave the app to give a rating for it now.
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Much of that came from China , where it grossed $52.2 million, putting it on par with the likes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens . The Marvel Studios release added $6.2 million from 2,911 screens, bringing its domestic total up to a great $366 million.
Interestingly, it's also possible for users to turn off app review prompts entirely.
In the new App Store the entire featured tab on the home page has now been changed to "Today" tab with more focus on curated content and giving the App Store editors a more active role in daily lives of Apple consumers.
This seems like it should be a win-win for users and developers. While, Apple does provide an RSS feed for this feature, it will be interesting to see if they continue offering this feed after the iOS 11 launch. If that results in more reviews - and reviews from users who aren't annoyed about switching apps - that's a good thing for developers, too. It was an inconvenient system and many users just ignored the prompts. Previously, when a new app version of an iOS app was released, the ratings would be reset to zero since the current App Store only aggerates reviews of the current versions of the software.
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