Apple earlier updated itsApp Store Review Policy, requiring developers to explain in detail the reasons for using specific API resources when designing an App.
In this update, Apple marked some APIs that involve verifying user identities through fingerprints as requiring detailed reasons for use. The actual practice is obviously to prevent those with ulterior motives from using these APIs to record users' operating habits in apps or to track users' personal information.
This update will officially take effect in the spring of 2024, and developers will have ample time to make adjustments or submit applications starting today. If Apple determines during the review process that the app content does not require the use of a specific API, but the developer cannot provide a clear reason for its use, the app will be rejected.
Before this, many malicious apps disguised themselves as tools or content services to attract users to download them, but during use they required users to allow access to resources such as cameras and contacts, obviously in order to steal more user privacy. Therefore, Apple decided to change the APIs that specifically involve accessing user personal privacy to require a reasonable reason to use them.
