![]() Today, Daring Fireball pointed us to a post from Paul Kafasis of developer Rogue Amoeba, who wrote that the company’s Airfoil Speakers Touch app that is designed to send audio between Macs and iOS devices has now been removed from the App Store after being available since 2009. Sometimes, however, apps are removed if they boast features that mimic or are too similar to the core functionality of iOS. It is often due to an icon or name that is too close to one of Apple’s own apps. We have seen Apple both reject and remove apps for many reasons in the past. Apple said it is against Review Guideline 2.5: Apps that use non-public APIs will be rejected. Update May 25: Following yesterday’s story, The Verge reported today that Apple has confirmed it removed the Airfoil Speakers Touch app after its recent 3.0 update introduced the ability to stream over AirPlay from other iOS devices. Apple removes Rogue Amoeba’s audio streaming app without reason ().Apple was then forced to remove it, otherwise breaking their exclusivity agreement. Maybe some of these makers cried foul when Airfoil allowed other iOS devices to sling audio to each other. Perhaps as part of its costly AirPlay licensing, Apple gives speaker manufacturers exclusive rights to the AirPlay protocol. It seems Apple has chosen to use their gatekeeper powers to simply prevent competition. ![]() We do know that Airfoil Speakers Touch’s ability to receive audio directly from iTunes and iOS enabled some users to forgo purchasing expensive AirPlay hardware, hardware which Apple licenses. Only Apple can provide a full answer here. You may be asking why Apple would want to prevent users from having this functionality. Apple presently only allows designated products to act in this capacity - such as the Apple TV and (often expensive) AirPlay-enabled third-party hardwareįrom a post today, it seems pretty clear that Apple just did not want that functionality in the app and that third-party hardware vendors were to “blame.” The feature in question permits any iOS device running the app to play back audio beamed from a variety of sources using Apple’s AirPlay wireless streaming protocol. Some thought the app removal was due to use of private APIs. Here is Kevin’s full email addressed to Cook followed by Schiller’s response:Īpple removed Rogue Amoeba’s Airfoil from the App Store last month shortly after it began offering the ability to AirPlay music from one iOS device to another, effectively making your old iPod touch an AirPlay speaker. 9to5Mac independently confirmed the emails are authentic. The app was earlier this week allowed back into the App Store without the iOS-to-iOS streaming feature, but today we get word from Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller who explained in an email the reason behind removing the app.Īn email to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook from concerned consumer Kevin Starbird regarding the app’s removal was met with a direct email response from Schiller. It currently only allows Apple TV and certain third-parties such as speaker manufacturers to access the AirPlay streaming protocol. The full response is below.įollowing Apple’s decision to pull Rogue Amoeba’s Airfoil Speakers Touch app for a feature allowing iOS devices to stream to one another over AirPlay, Apple explained the app was removed for the feature’s use of non-public APIs. ![]() Refer back to this online manual for assistance at any time, right from Audio Hijack's Help menu.Update: Rogue Amoeba replied to Phil Schiller’s email in a response published on its website. We recommend a quick read-through, but you can also just jump right into the app if you like. This manual provides you with a helpful overview of Audio Hijack, including an outline of the interface, as well as details on using the application. A More Functional Sessions List: Audio Hijack sessions are reusable and saved automatically. ![]() I wanted to make the rest of the interface deferential to each session’s audio grid. Recording, broadcasting, effects, and more. Audio Hijack’s critical functionality is found in the custom setups called sessions, which users create to capture and manipulate audio. You can even timeshift audio on your Mac, rewinding live audio. If you want to improve microphone inputs, or apply an equalizer to a movie, the powerful audio effects can help. ![]() It makes it easy for content creators to broadcast RTMP live streams or online radio stations. If you can hear it, Audio Hijack can record it.īut Audio Hijack's abilities extend beyond recording, to other audio tasks as well. Save web streams, create podcasts, preserve important voice chat conversations, and so much more. Support → Audio Hijack → Manual Welcome to Audio HijackĪudio Hijack is a powerful audio recorder, enabling you to record any audio heard on your Mac. ![]()
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