Apple explains why its App Store rejected over 1 million new apps in 2020

Apple announced on Tuesday that it had rejected nearly one million new apps that were submitted to the App Store last year, as part of its efforts to identify and detect fraudulent apps and their developers on the platform and take action against them.

In yet another revelation that has given customers a better understanding of how its App Store processes work, the Cupertino company revealed in a detailed post that it Calling its App Review team an “essential line of defence”, Apple said that it had evolved its guidelines for the store over time in line with changing threats and challenges, adding that they were applied to every app and every update.