Apple gets rid of ‘Stadium App’ that let users run Stadia on iOS devices

California : Multinational tech company Apple got rid of the ‘Stadium’ browser app that let users run Google Stadia on iOS devices. The company also shared details about the reason they decided to remove the app.

Mashable quoted a report by 9to5google in which Apple explained that Stadium makes use of “public APIs in a way that Apple does not intend”. It stated that Stadium extends WebKit that exposes native APIs and allows websites access to Bluetooth,

Apple also referred to App Store Review Guideline section 2.5.1 and the Apple Developer Program License Agreement 3.31that requires apps to use public APIs only “for their intended” purposes.