{"id":42718,"date":"2022-08-11T23:25:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T23:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/telegram-founder-blames-apple-for-holding-back-a-major-update\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T23:25:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T23:25:44","slug":"telegram-founder-blames-apple-for-holding-back-a-major-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/telegram-founder-blames-apple-for-holding-back-a-major-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Telegram founder blames Apple for holding back a major update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"nPoc2b\">An upcoming Telegram update has been stuck in Apple&#8217;s app review for two weeks \u201cwithout explanation,\u201d according to a Telegram post from CEO and founder Pavel Durov (via <em>MacRumors<\/em>).  He claims that the update is \u201cabout to revolutionize how people express themselves in messaging\u201d but it hasn&#8217;t yet been approved. <\/p>\n<p id=\"OMpH10\">Durov discussed the unexplained holdup as part of a broader critique of app store business models.  He says that Telegram is discouraged by the \u201cobscure\u201d app review process that&#8217;s \u201cimposed on all mobile apps by the tech monopolies.\u201d  He goes on to say that \u201cIf Telegram, one of the top 10 most popular apps globally, is receiving this treatment, one can only imagine the difficulties experienced by smaller app developers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"e-image\">\n  <span class=\"e-image__inner\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"e-image__image \" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23938968\/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_10.59.04_AM.png\"><\/p>\n<picture class=\"c-picture\" data-cid=\"site\/picture_element-1660256800_2093_141274\" data-cdata=\"{\" asset_id=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/MxZOmS4XCez089kegXkOTGhJNJY=\/0x0:555x695\/320x0\/filters:focal(0x0:555x695):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23938968\/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_10.59.04_AM.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/i_WLR5tXm_JZYBc8I5w94euGiwY=\/0x0:555x695\/520x0\/filters:focal(0x0:555x695):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23938968\/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_10.59.04_AM.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/IxSVvAl23qEiMW5JTjYB0QpuJ-4=\/0x0:555x695\/720x0\/filters:focal(0x0:555x695):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23938968\/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_10.59.04_AM.png 720w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/l38snOIaF6xeEOaA2oUxhv9FHHs=\/0x0:555x695\/920x0\/filters:focal(0x0:555x695):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23938968\/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_10.59.04_AM.png 920w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/SG5fuzJcIY1lgyEpx6dvORDh0Zc=\/0x0:555x695\/1120x0\/filters:focal(0x0:555x695):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23938968\/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_10.59.04_AM.png 1120w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/xpTNQQ2kgFgoOls_CEzRK9dkm5A=\/0x0:555x695\/1320x0\/filters:focal(0x0:555x695):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23938968\/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_10.59.04_AM.png 1320w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/wND-umN0DC9sOittOx56hWsViAk=\/0x0:555x695\/1520x0\/filters:focal(0x0:555x695):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23938968\/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_10.59.04_AM.png 1520w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/57XDS_it3Lu_BB8KQRdeGs6ZH6Q=\/0x0:555x695\/1720x0\/filters:focal(0x0:555x695):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23938968\/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_10.59.04_AM.png 1720w, https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/2SeAAwtCGfePUhoLewT_p2GOa1U=\/0x0:555x695\/1920x0\/filters:focal(0x0:555x695):format(webp):no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23938968\/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_10.59.04_AM.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1221px) 846px, (min-width: 880px) calc(100vw - 334px), 100vw\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/p>\n<p><\/source><\/picture>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"e-image__meta\"><figcaption>\n<em>A screenshot of Telegram CEO <\/em><em>Pavel Durov&#8217;s post<\/em><em>  critiquing the app store model.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><cite>Screenshot by Jay Peters \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"wbAcaT\">It&#8217;s unclear exactly what&#8217;s in the new update, and Apple and Telegram didn&#8217;t immediately reply to a request for comment.  This isn&#8217;t the first time Durov has called out Apple for its app review processes.  In 2018, Durov said that Apple had been blocking updates to the Telegram iOS app after Russia banned Telegram.  A day after Durov posted about the issue, Apple approved an update.<\/p>\n<p id=\"v0azNQ\">Telegram recently rolled out its $4.99 per month Premium subscription, which gives users access to larger uploads, faster downloads, a voice-to-text feature, unique emoji reactions, and more.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"huoHNj\">\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An upcoming Telegram update has been stuck in Apple&#8217;s app review for two weeks \u201cwithout explanation,\u201d according to a Telegram post from CEO and founder Pavel Durov (via MacRumors). He claims that the update is \u201cabout to revolutionize how people express themselves in messaging\u201d but it hasn&#8217;t yet been approved. Durov discussed the unexplained holdup &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/telegram-founder-blames-apple-for-holding-back-a-major-update\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Telegram founder blames Apple for holding back a major update<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43679,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-held-up-telegrams-latest-update-over-emoji\/","url_meta":{"origin":42718,"position":0},"title":"Apple held up Telegram&#8217;s latest update over emoji","date":"August 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Telegram released a new update on Frida,y just one day after Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov said the update had been in Apple's app review for two weeks without explanation. 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