Apple updated their App Store review guidelines, and included a new section for remote mirroring apps, likely related to the Steam Link fiasco. If you didn’t follow that, Apple revoked their approval of the Steam Link app, and over Memorial Day weekend, Apple’s Phil Schiller said “Unfortunately, the review team found that Valve’s Steam iOS app, as currently submitted, violates a number of guidelines around user generated content, in-app purchases, content codes, etc." Since then, Apple added a new section covering remote mirroring applications that only mirror specific apps or services on a PC. Here are the new rules:
4.2.7 Remote Application Mirroring: If your remote desktop app acts as a mirror of specific software or services rather than a generic mirror of the host device, it must comply with the following:
(a) The host device is a personal computer owned by the user, and both the host and client must be connected on a local and LAN-based network.
(b) Any software or services appearing in the client are fully rendered on the screen of the host device, and may not use APIs or platform features beyond what is required to stream the Remote Desktop.
(c) All account creation and management must be initiated from the host device.
(d) The UI appearing on the client does not resemble an iOS or App Store view, does not provide a store-like interface, or include the ability to browse, select, or purchase software not already owned or licensed by the ...