An App named Rewound was removed from the Apple store by Apple, which turned iPhones into a virtual iPod with a click wheel like an old-era MP3 player. “Since we have been deprived of revenue by Apple, we are starting this fund for development of a Rewound Web App for iPhone/Android and Android native app,” shared the company on Tuesday. Rewound app helped the users customize their iPhone into a 2000s model mp3 player.
“Something was happening, something magic… people across the world were rediscovering an old love together, experiencing their music in a whole old way via a programmable music player. THEN Apple KILLED IT,” said Rewound, which also added that, “It got to 19th spot in the US Music App charts and charted globally. It was a viral sensation, spreading across the world,”.
Another reason why Apple removed it is because the app charged for Apple Music features, as said by Rewound. Rewound said it can’t update the app to get it re-approved without breaking the app for more than 170,000 users. The app developer also stated that “So we’re going to have to upload a separate version. They’re just going to keep saying no until users can’t possible make it like their favourite music player,”.
