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BUSINESS EYE FEBRUARY 11, 2022 | The Indian Eye 46

Tech T@lk

google Messages app might apple’s app store has added

enable photo sharing through unlisted app option

google Photos
merican tech giant Apple will
School Manager require developers
now let developers distribute Apple Business Manager or Apple
merican tech giant Google feature, Google is seemingly walking Aunlisted apps through the to take some extra steps, however.
might be preparing to in- back its decision to slowly phase out App Store that only users with a di- Apple says developers will need
Ategrate Google Photos for the ‘hamburger menu’, also known rect link can access. to “create a new app record in App
sharing images and videos through as the ‘navigation drawer’, from most According to The Verge, while Store” upload the binary, and then
MMS rather than be sent over the Android apps by just stuffing all the unlisted apps aren’t discoverable by “set the distribution method to Pub-
primitive platform. As per GSM Are- menu items behind a profile photo the general public through search lic.” Developers with apps that are
na, when a user will try to share a vid- icon. results, App Store categories, charts, already public can submit a request
eo inside a chat, a card will suggest The reports also suggest Mes- or recommendations, they’re avail- without additional steps.
a new method for sharing videos and sages, Starred, Archived, and Spam able to administrators via the Apple Once Apple approves the re-
photos by uploading them to Google and blocked tabs are all within what Business Manager or Apple School quest, the distribution method for
Photos. As per the leaked clips and looks to be the return of the naviga- Manager. Apple notes that unlist- the app will change to ‘Unlisted
reports obtained by the outlet, the tion drawer. ed apps are ideal for “limited audi- App’, and the same goes for any up-
new feature seems to make the sug- Google may only be doing this for ences,” such as guests at a special dated versions of that app.
gestion when composing a message the Messages app and perhaps won’t event, members of an organization, If the app is already available
for media through an MMS chat. walk back the Material You guide- research study participants, or a spe- on the App Store, the link for the
This means the other person either lines to include the navigation drawer. cific group of employees. To make now-unlisted app will stay the same.
doesn’t have RCS chat enabled, or In any case, neither the Google an app unlisted and obtain a link, It’s also important to note that unlist-
(more likely) the recipient is using an Photos upload nor the navigation developers will first need to submit a ed apps “must be ready for final dis-
iPhone. The recipient would receive drawer are official feature yet since request to Apple. tribution” and Apple won’t approve
a link to view or download the media. they are disabled within the APK ob- Apps that have only been ap- any apps still in beta or a pre-release
In addition to the Google Photos tained by GSM Arena. proved for private download on the state.

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