Halide was rejected from app store review over its camera permissions prompt – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026

Posted Sep 24, 2024 at 1:39 PM UTC

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A Halide update was rejected from App Store review over its camera permissions prompt.

How do you explain why a camera app needs camera permissions? Spotted by 9to5Mac.

(The update, version 2.16.2, did eventually get approved!)

A screenshot of a Mastodon post from Halide developer Ben Sandofsky.

Halide developer Ben Sandofsky’s post about the rejected update (screenshot edited — it was very long before).

Screenshot: Mastodon

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