published 06 Jul 2012
Apple Removes Negative Reviews From Apps Affected By DRM Bug
by Federico Viticci
on macstories.net
Earlier this week, an error in Apples DRM code generation for App Store apps caused a number of app updates to crash on launch. The issue, initially reported by Instapaper developer Marco Arment, began spreading to more than 100 iOS and Mac app ...
Federico Viticci
Apple Spotlight Other points of view ...
by John Brownlee
on cultofmac.com
Apple Hides One-Star Reviews Of Apps Affected By DRM Server Bug
Although Apple quietly fixed the problem on their end that led to numerous corrupt app updates being sent out to customers, the after effects continued to plague app developers who had been bitten by the bug in the form of one-star App Store ...
by Shawn Ingram
on gottabemobile.wpengine.com
Apple Removes Negative Reviews Caused By DRM Bug
Apple Removes Negative Reviews Caused By DRM Bug is a post by Shawn Ingram from Gotta Be Mobile.Yesterday the Apples App Stores were hit with a serious FairPlay DRM bug that corrupted app updates, rendering the apps useless. Apple fixed the problem,...
by A.T. Faust III
on appadvice.com
Apple Removes One-Star Reviews From DRM-Affected Apps
Good news for titles affected by Apples just-squashed DRM bug: the Cupertino company is removing all one-star reviews left as a direct result of the error, which caused popular apps like Instapaper, GoodReader, and Angry Birds Space to crash upon ...
by Ashleigh Allsopp
on macworld.co.uk
Apple removes negative app reviews caused by update crashing bug
Apple has begun removing negative app reviews from apps that were affected by the bug that caused updates to crash last weekMore than 100 apps were affected by the problem, which was caused by an error in Apples DRM code generation for App Store ...
by Matt Brian
on thenextweb.com
Apple removes negative reviews from affected App Store apps to mitigate DRM issue
In a retrospective measure to restore balance to some apps affected by a DRM bug that would render them unusable, Apple has begun removing negative reviews from App Store apps that have been unfairly discriminated against by users, wiping the slate ...
by J. Glenn Künzler
on mactrast.com
Apple Fixes App Store Crashing Issue, Advises Users to Reinstall Apps
Following the discovery of an issue causing corrupt App Store downloads to be installed on users devices (and crashing upon launch), Apple has issued a statement to The Loop stating that they have now addressed the issue. “We had a temporary issue ...
by Rob LeFebvre
on 148apps.com
Apple Fixes Crashing App Updates Issue, Hides One-Star Reviews For Affected Apps
Look, Ma, no bad reviews! It looks like Apple has been furiously working behind the scenes the last couple of days, responding to the problem some app updates were having, which was later shown to be an issue with Apples FairPlay DRM and specific ...
by Dom Esposito
on macmixing.com
One-Star App Reviews Hidden Following App Store Server Bug Issue Resolution
Yesterday an App Store issue was brought to Apples attention involving a bug that would make newly updated apps crash upon install. The bug was later found to be a DRM Server Issue, and since then Apple seems to have hidden bad app reviews Many ...
by 8bitjay
on ismashphone.com
Apple Hides Bad Reviews of Apps Affected by App Store Bug
Apple is trying to wrong a right by hiding bad reviews of apps that were affected by a bug in their App Store.Over the Fourth of July holiday, an bug in Apples App distribution system seemed to break many popular apps. App updates like Instapaper, ...
by John Koetsier
on venturebeat.com
Appageddon aftermath: Apple, where do your negative reviews go?
Appagedon is over, for now. Apps are once again being downloaded from Apples app store, theyre working, and all is well in Apples app-dom. Or is it? Maro Arment of InstaPaper first noticed the issue: apps that were recently updated and working ...
by Gary Ng
on iphoneincanada.ca
Apple: Corrupt Apps Due to DRM Code Generated by Rogue Server
Apple has rectified the issue that caused numerous apps to crash after updating, first noted by Marco Arment, the founder of Instapaper. In a statement to The Telegraph, Apple explained the crashes were caused by a server that incorrectly generated ...
by Christina Bonnington
on wired.com
Apple Fixes 'Appageddon' DRM Issue, Re-Updates Affected Apps
Users who updated some apps earlier this week experienced crashing due to a DRM issue. Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired Apple developers received a nasty surprise earlier this week when a botched DRM update ended up crashing apps that users recently ...
by Marco Arment
on marco.org
Apple’s fix for corrupt binaries
Apple quietly fixed the apps affected by corrupt App Store binaries in an interesting way. Rather than remove the 1-star reviews as far as I can tell, theyre all still there it appears that Apple has triggered a reupdate on the affected apps, ...
