And zaps are gone again... sigh
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IOS life.
Are they stupid?
likely
Huawei Harmony OS Will solve this!!!
Looks like Apple’s at it again, choking the life out of Damus’ zaps with their iron grip on in-app purchases! Guideline 3.1.1 strikes like a petty tyrant—time to break free from the fruit cartel and let the tips flow, you control freaks!
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FFS
Wen Apple @Zapstore ?
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These are OUR ‘in-app’ purchases—OUR tips for the content WE choose to value…and you’re bulldozing our rights like some fruit-flavored fascist! Rip off that chokehold and let us tip like kings, you profit-obsessed overlords!
yup its actually complete bullshit, its a complete contortion of their own guidelines
Who keeps snitching on youv
Yes
Tim Apple strikes again.
@jb ok hear me out… you turn zaps into claps 👏. And we do silent payments behind :p
True, pure nonsense. Apple warping guidelines to crush Damus… F that
#clapstr
larry
greedy suits have always been apple’s downfall.
Isn’t this the same BS from before? This is annoying
yup
This is tiresome 😮💨
Back to the script I guess
Apple is so gay
The future is bright with @Zapstore
Ridiculous. That is so frustrating.
It was a good month....
Just stop using apple for Christ sake and save yourself the headaches.
apple is lame AF
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sad but it was too good to be true to begin with. Apple gonna Apple.
Apple wants their cut of zaps
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Why building an app for apple? Its the opposite of freedom.. opensource, grapheneOS, lineageOS etc is the future.. Its wasted time in my opinion
FUCKING TIM
I will never buy an IPhone
I’m gutted for you mate… apple will douse any innovation not theirs… they will never be in the spirit of bitcoin or nostr
Are you tempted to do a PWA?
no because PWAs are insecure
smart
How so?
apple gimps them, can't even use safari plugins so you are forced to insert an nsec into your browser. plus performance is terrible. PWAs have failed. noone even uses them.
Why do they need to be like this 😫😭
I don't understand why you still try with Apple. Why not focus your efforts on open platforms?
Why is it that other Nostr apps are getting away with it and Damus is being singled out?
This is why I try to minimize my Apple. Thought you were working more on Android these days?
They are not bulldozing anything. It might be our in-app and your tips, but its just not your os, so, if not in line with your values... Don't feed the fascists machine, buy and use other hardware and os
Graphene is amazing 🙌.
This is surprising. I thought that since Apple lost this court case -- https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-judge-rules-apple-violated-order-reform-app-store-2025-04-30/ -- that this sort of behavior was going away?
that just allowed us to link to external payment methods in app, not necessarily add the zap button back. we tried just to see what would happen
I am, this is why
What about the Primal approach for allowing in-app zap too-up purchases (for those that _want_ to pay Apple their 30% or whatever it is for their Sats).
we would have to become a regulated exchange and kyc everyone. I would prefer to sell gems and then provide a gem to sat conversion when zapping?
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I take your point with the nsec… it’s local cache sure, but you’re still sticking it into the browser
I use PWA’s for a few apps mainly wallets… works great
But perhaps these are far simpler apps than something more comprehensive like Damus
Appreciate all your hard work mate… thank you for your time 🙏
What about 
Freedom Store
Uninstal_1984
Planned
What if we all petition Apple. That would be some funny stuff.
What I don’t understand is why Primal is allowed to have them.
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Makes sense, can you do it that way
we're looking into it. we might have to sell some kind of ingame currency that we insta-convert to zaps somehow
Primal only requires an email as KYC, and I gave it a fake one. It was not a big deal.
There are no taxes on tips from the government but Apple forces a 30% fee/tax on tips through the App Store! Think about it! 🤔 If your state hasn’t joined the DOJ Apple Anti-Trust lawsuit you need to write your officials!
#AppleBrowserBan
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/apple-loses-bid-dismiss-us-smartphone-monopoly-case-2025-06-30/
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I got zaps in limbo trying to make deals happen. Thanks for the support. This too shall pass.
Apple needs to chill.
Jobs would've loved zaps
F
Zaps are one of the reasons why I switched a few weeks ago from iOS to GrapheneOS
You mean for key storage, or?
Lets call it gOS
When ?
Freedom Store
Uninstal_1984
Do the same as primal ?
Will You need to keep fighting for your rights, I spent two months on Freerse's Zap feature.
Add a pop up notification to the app letting people know that the appstore version of it is restricted and a link to normal version of the app.
No idea about apple but on Android when I top up my sats on primal it's an in app purchase, through my google account.
It takes Nostr to break the rules. To save humanity from the control of Apple Big Brother.
“Zap Different “
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Hey, it confirms that Apple reviews published apps later again. I experienced same situations even I used remote config to turn on/off features from remote. 😅I don‘t like EU because of the spirit of regulations. But I liked the force to open AppStore by Apple. 😂 Double standards, I know. 🫣
We need different hardware! Android and Apple won't permit to run #nostr on their phones on the long run.
Fuck the police
Rest in peace apple, as you will soon die and nostr will rise from your ashes
@npub10r8xl2njyepcw2zwv3a6dyufj4e4ajx86hz6v4ehu4gnpupxxp7stjt2p8 I'm not personally an apple user, but please release zapstore for ios too, it's clear that apple doesn't give a shit about freedom
I hate google as much as the next guy, but that's just not true of android. If you run @GrapheneOS or murena any other degoogled android rom, there's nothing that could ever stop you running nostr apps on your phone.
But primarily, most importantly, I think that linux needs to make a come back on mobile devices, there have been attempts but none of them went as widespread as they should have imo
how about cashu? you let the user store sats in any mint they choose, you allow them to make an in-app purchase to buy x sats which then are minted on the user's mint when you receive the payment from apple, and you store the proofs on the app
Stop making apps for iOS. You're just feeding a centralized ecosystem without side loading.
That didn’t work for me. They denied me 3 times likely because I used a proton email. Never approved. Their support wasn’t helpful either.
Only build for f-droid/android. Apple is a gulag
Oh shit! Proof women don't have to be obese!
PWA with bunker should work fine no?
Fuck apple.
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This
Yes. And no.
When they do stuff like this, it means you are hitting them where it hurts. Keep up the good work and expose their monopolistic actions.
That's what Apple wants. Then they get their 30% "share" and you pay the extra apple-prenium for your sats.
Snip snap snip snap
✊🏽
Don't buy iphone after your current iphone will die. best advice
I was running linux on my pinephone for awhile. Absolutely trash experience but tons of fun
cashu could make sense for the ingame currency, but i could also just use tigerbeetle and anonymous identifiers which would be more reliable
Wtf
Thanks!!!! Great inside info! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Isn’t there any way you can by pass the apple app store. Just like android where you have option to directly install the apk without using the play store.
Apple just want their cut in the zaps ⚡️
How is primal managing to stay with zaps?
Those motherfuhhhhhhhhhhhh……………………
Apple is evil. Stop giving money to evil people
Current just allowed IAP-based sat buys. And they got approved with no issues.
Maybe try supporting that? Once you get the TigerBeetle based LN wallet up.
yeah thats the plan, but becoming an exchange has legal and regulatory implications ?
yeah, unfortunately.
If they don't allow zaps, what are the odds they allow a marketplace full of zap-enabled apps?
I'll do my best.
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just GTFO of there!
Oh, that sucks yeah - sounds like a paperwork headache for sure. Is that because of where the company is located, or more where you are operating?
Reminds me of this :-)
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Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on X
@bluewalletio Any money transmitter or other licenses needed to use this in USA?
And in Europe?
Why I don't use Damus
What sort of manic depressive trip is Apple on?
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By bending the knee and letting Apple take their 30% cut when users purchase sats within the built-in wallet.
You know of right?
Freedom Store
Uninstal_1984
I used one of those too
Ugh
Unbelievable. I just paid for Apple developer program a few days ago thinking I’m gonna give it a try :(
I was naive 😅
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🥲 so heartless those apple man !