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Apple pulling #1 Top Paid sticker pack over faked iMessage bubbles, clarifies no prank apps allowed

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<p>In the first high-profile iMessage App Store rejection we’ve seen, the developer of the Phoneys sticker pack (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phoneys/id1156174249?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Qe) says Apple has reached out with bad news: the company will pull the app (https://medium.com/@ahow/the-ill-fated-tale-of-phoneys-the-stupid-little-sticker-pack-that-went-1-on-the-app-store-4934d4372352#.tk5h8iprx) in a week if it is not significantly changed. Phoneys (currently) features stickers that look like iMessage bubbles, effectively allowing users to replace messages from their friends with some funny alternative text.</p>
<p>The app hit #1 Top Paid in the iMessage App Store. Despite getting approved initially, Apple says that the store does not accept “prank apps” and the current form of the stickers violate Apple trademarks …</p>
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