Camera+ Banned From App Store! - Why?!

Apple pulled the popular app "Camera+" from the App Store after a hidden feature was discovered that let users use the volume button on the phone to take a picture.

Apple's rules strictly state that developers cannot make the buttons on the phone do anything other than what they're supposed to do. So yes, this developer broke the rules, but they also came up with a creative and useful way to take pictures on the iPhone. Should Apple have pulled the app? What are your thoughts?

We'll be discussing all of this on Wednesday but for now, send us your e-mails, tweets, and video responses and we'll use them on the show!

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• camera plus
• banned
• app
• app store
• apple
• iphone
• iphone 4
• iphone 3g
• camera+
• volume
• hack
• snap
• button

[AppJudgment]

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[ciccarello]

who wants to bet iphone 5 u will be able to press the volume button to take pictures!

>.> apple loves stealing ideas anyways

[BxKilla14]

why the heck did apple approve the app in the first place.....if they're just going to take it down and noticing that the volume button does this.

[Dylbro67]

this app isnt banned its still in wtf?

[davidus444]

@funnyjunk0123 Hitler was a socialist, not a communist.

But anyways, banning this was fucking stupid

[dan110024]

@BxKilla14 because they didn't notice it to begin with. Only once they had approved the app.

[blobbymoose]

well its still in installous xD

[ilubny]

plus if apple wanted to stop user confusion it can just let camera+ toggle the volume snap and set it on off as default settings.. SMH APPLE I LOVE YOUR PRODUCTS BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOSEN YOUR GRIP ON THINGS

[ilubny]

The whole reason why it was pulled from the app store was that it violated the rule that the volume rockers should not be used to make "user confsion".... I find that totally call BS here because the user would have to be a complete idiot if he or she didnt realize the app uses the volume to take a pic..

[zivaray]

OH no...Camera+ is a great app. I use it more than the regular camera on the iphone4. Can't believe it's been banned. I never new about that "hidden feature" of taking pics with the volume button. I know the developers are probably crushed about it. The features in that app are amazing. And I always looked forward to the updates. DARNIT!!!

[abowlofsoda]

@Dillonnolan08 No thats a knockoff in Installous. Believe me- I downloaded it and found out.

[Dillonnolan08]

@abowlofsoda Its already in installous! so its not really stealing cause you cant pay for it so GO FOR IT :) but sad face for me as i already bought it! with chrisstmas itunes vouchers!!!!!!!! :(

[funnyjunk0123]

yep thats apple for you. i like there phones and other products but there just a bunch of communists and steve jobs is hitler in this case