China is being stricter about applications on the App Store and Apple seems to have approved of that.
According to BGR , Reuters recently reported that Apple has begun requiring app developers to submit an Internet Content Provider Profile (ICP) when they release new apps on the App Store in China.
This ICP profile is a permanent registration system required for websites to operate legally in China. With that, Apple as well as Tencent and Huawei's app stores have complied with this change since 2017. To obtain this license, developers are required to have a company in China or work with a local publisher.
The Chinese App Store is placing stricter requirements in releasing new applications.
The problem with this change is that it will make accessing the hundreds of thousands of apps on the Chinese App Store more complicated. Many Chinese people have previously taken advantage of VPNs to access content they were not authorized to. Now, with this new change, they may have to use another region's App Store to access their favorite apps because not all developers can meet the criteria imposed by China. put.
Because China is Apple's third most important region for its software business, the company is also in a challenging situation, whether it complies with the country's regulations or not.
