{"id":67143,"date":"2024-01-08T07:09:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T07:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/08\/hey-is-feuding-with-apple-again-this-time-over-a-calendar-app-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2024-01-08T07:09:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T07:09:54","slug":"hey-is-feuding-with-apple-again-this-time-over-a-calendar-app-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/08\/hey-is-feuding-with-apple-again-this-time-over-a-calendar-app-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey is feuding with Apple again \u2014 this time over a calendar app | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Basecamp founders\u2019 email service Hey<\/a> is fighting with Apple again \u2014 this time over the rejection of its new calendar app from the App Store. Apple\u2019s reasoning is similar to when Cupertino-based tech giant rejected Hey\u2019s email app<\/a> four years ago \u2014 non-paying users can\u2019t use the app after downloading it. Plus, new users can\u2019t sign up through Hey\u2019s calendar app.<\/p>\n

Last week, Basecamp launched an integrated calendar service with Hey<\/a>, along with a new standalone app for it. On Saturday, Hey\u2019s co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson posted on X that Apple has rejected Hey\u2019s standalone calendar app.<\/p>\n

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Since it’s clear we’re never going to pay them the extortionate 30% ransom, they’re back to the bullshit about “the app doesn’t do anything when you download it”. Despite the fact that after last time, they specifically carved out HEY in App Store Review Guidelines 3.1.3 (f)! pic.twitter.com\/GfqBCMgvSw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DHH (@dhh) January 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Apple requires apps to allow users to sign up for the service and possibly pay for the subscription if needed. If users pay through in-app purchases Apple gets a 30% (or less in some cases) cut. These rules allow some apps such as Netflix, Kindle, and Spotify to let users create accounts outside the app.<\/p>\n

In 2020, Apple first rejected Hey\u2019s email app because users couldn\u2019t sign up for the service on the app<\/a>. So both companies came to a compromise where users could download and start using Hey with a randomized email ID<\/a>. To upgrade, they had to pay for the service through the browser.<\/p>\n

In a blog post<\/a>, Hansson argues that several apps like Google Calendar and Netflix are logins gated with people paying for the service outside Apple\u2019s ecosystem. Additionally, he says that Apple uses one iCloud ID to provide a subscription to a suite of apps. So Hey\u2019s calendar app should be allowed on the App Store.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what\u2019s going to happen? I don\u2019t know, but I do know that we\u2019ll keep fighting. We\u2019re never going to roll over and pay Apple 30% in protection money to be left alone. Last time we found a way, and we will again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Apple didn\u2019t immediately comment on the story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n