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:tv: plays various stream sites on kodi using youtube-dl
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iOS App not available anymore #104

Open TimmRuppert opened 1 month ago

TimmRuppert commented 1 month ago

Hi @firsttris,

I am posting here as there is no iOS repo for the app. Your official app does not seem to be on the appstore anymore. Is there a particual reason for that? Can it be made available again? Thanks in adance!

firsttris commented 1 month ago

Hey @TimmRuppert

i seems apple took it down.

maybe we can re-release it in a third party appstore?

The Official Kodi App Kore has SendToKodi integrated, maybe its the same for the iOS Version?

TimmRuppert commented 1 month ago

The Official Kodi App Kore has SendToKodi integrated, maybe its the same for the iOS Version?

I have checked the offical ios remote version and could not find this feature but this issue about it.

maybe we can re-release it in a third party appstore?

I have really no experience with that but why not.

popcornmix commented 1 month ago

I have really no experience with that but why not.

The obvious reason is that third party app stores are Europe only.

I think querying why it was removed ans resubmitting it would be worthwhile. A quick search shows there are many kodi remote apps still in the store, so I suspect it was removed in error.

laurentbacall commented 1 month ago

Hey Everyone, any news on this topic? Any chance we will see this very neat app on the Apple app store again? Any clue when? Thank you.

anohren commented 1 month ago

i seems apple took it down.

Why?

maybe we can re-release it in a third party appstore?

Maybe I can publish an iOS Shortcut that does the same thing* (and in a single tap on the share sheet) if it's not planned for the AppStore anymore.

firsttris commented 1 month ago

Currently i dont have time looking into this.

i could also make the repo of the iOS App public. but i dont know if it still builds. maybe some work needs to be done.

iOS Shortcut which does the same thing - sounds nice :+1:

anohren commented 1 month ago

Personally I already have access to the iOS repo, but that won't help answering why it was pulled from the store.

iOS Shortcut which does the same thing - sounds nice 👍

I refrained from sharing it considering you were selling the app, but since you're ok with it I can tidy up my shortcut and investigate how it can be shared (have never done that part before).

firsttris commented 1 month ago

We were only selling the app to barley cover cost of the developer account to release the app.

but we got like 15€ a year and the developer account cost like 99€ a year. means we only lost money.

my wife was doing the ios stuff, i have no clue about it. but today she has barely any time because shes taking care of the kids. We didnt update the App for quite some time, and we got some warnings and at some point it was removed.

if you look at the readme it was actually my intention that everyone is using this plugin to create their own apps: https://github.com/firsttris/plugin.video.sendtokodi?tab=readme-ov-file#apps

if you have access to the iOS Repo you can decide what to do with it.

Or you can release your own sharing extension.

Or even Both.

You could re-release it, and they will tell you if something is not according to their terms of service.

I have now canceled my iOS Dev account because it just costs me money.

firsttris commented 1 month ago

Some month ago i updated the browser extension and released it to Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

anohren commented 1 month ago

but we got like 15€ a year and the developer account cost like 99€ a year. means we only lost money.

Yeah, they sure know how to drive free app devs off their platforms.

laurentbacall commented 1 week ago

Thanks for explaining what has happened. What is the best alternative to send a random stream (typically arte.tv, youtube) from an iOS devices to a kodi instance (or to the sendtokodi add-on)? (I guess the browser extension mentioned above is NOT available on mobile Chrome/Edge/Firefox). Many thanks!! :)

laurentbacall commented 6 days ago

For those who may be interested, I found a replacement for the late iOS app. I looked at what the Chromium extension was sending and built an iPhone Shortcut sending a JSON RPC request to Kodi, just like the extension. Not easy since it was a first for me in many aspects. Happy to share if any interest.

anohren commented 6 days ago

🤔

Immediately following your first post:

Maybe I can publish an iOS Shortcut that does the same thing* (and in a single tap on the share sheet) if it's not planned for the AppStore anymore.

Not that I got around to cleaning it up completely yet, but yes, readers of this issue should be aware of this option.

I've been using it for a few years and it's by far the most convenient solution on iOS, with a total of one long tap + 2 taps for sharing any link.

laurentbacall commented 6 days ago

Yes, I see that now. When I read your post immediately after mine the first time, I think I did not understand what it is was all about since I was at the time not familiar with iOS Shortcuts. While looking out for workarounds I stumbled upon iOS Shortcuts, but then did not make the link with your previous post. Apologies for the confusion.