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Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines

The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

And now we know exactly why: Apple won’t allow those products, because of strict App Store guidelines that make cloud services like xCloud and its competitor, Google Stadia, effectively impossible to operate on the iPhone. Apple is pretty explicit about all of this in the App Store guidelines, specifically section 4.2.7:

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If Apple follows its own rules, you’ll soon be able to stream your Xbox to your iPhone

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Last week, I showed you why Apple’s App Store guidelines will never permit Microsoft’s xCloud or Google’s Stadia cloud gaming services in their current forms. They’re called “Remote Desktop Clients,” and here are the exact Apple guidelines that apply: 4.2.7 e) Thin clients for cloud-based apps are not appropriate for the App Store.

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Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines

If Apple follows its own rules, you’ll soon be able to stream your Xbox to your iPhone

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