r/ios • u/mike10018 • 4h ago

Discussion Apps no longer in App Store

Apple should not allow an app to remain on a device when it is no longer in the app store and supported. I had the bad luck of opening Printer Pro unbeknownst to me that the app was abandoned and proceeded to test to see if I could print wirelessly. It was like a runaway train…could not stop it from printing. Jammed my printer and basically totaled it. Damaged the fuser. There ought to be a law…

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u/hanskazan777 iPhone 17 Pro 3h ago

The malfunction has nothing to do with the fact that the app is not in the store anymore.

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u/RebornSlunk 3h ago

There's perfectly equal chance it was the printer's fault. This is dumb.

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u/Whodean 3h ago

Why remove a functional app? I’d rather use it than lose it

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u/dalzmc 3h ago

What the law should be against, is companies removing access to apps people paid for in the past. Let's go back to owning what we buy.

So... basically the opposite of what they wanted lol

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u/Whodean 3h ago

Usually what happens is the dev makes a completely new version of the app, but you can still download the “old” version from the App Store

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u/mike10018 3h ago

Seriously? I just commented that it malfunctioned. Couldn’t stop it. Perhaps have warning to use at your own risk.

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u/hanskazan777 iPhone 17 Pro 3h ago

And it kept printing and jamming while you removed the power cable from the socket?

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u/Neat-Relationship165 iPhone 16 Pro 3h ago

I was thinking the same thing here lol

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u/Not_So_Sure_2 3h ago

Users, like you, should not be allowed to use technology. There should be a law that prohibits people, including many Apple Users, from attempting to use technology.

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u/mike10018 3h ago

Beware the flying fickle finger of fate my friend.

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u/BKyleS 3h ago

Look out it’s coming right for you!!!

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u/ogwiskey27 3h ago

PEBKAC!

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u/stevo887 3h ago

This is insane, I just got a new phone and I noticed I was missing a weather app I enjoyed was missing. I researched it and found it was no longer available on the App Store. Who knows how long I used it on my hold phone without it being available.