Until now, every app in the App Store was public and accessible to everyone. But now Apple allows “unlisted” apps to be published that can only be accessed via a link.
The App Store now has “Unlisted” apps. (Source: Apple)
- Developers can now release apps to a specific audience.
- These will then not appear in the public App Store.
- Applications must not be a trial version.
There are millions of different apps in the App Store for all kinds of purposes. These were previously available to everyone. This is now changing. Developers can only publish applications to specific audiences.
As Apple announced in the developer area, developers can submit a request via the Apple website not to publish an app in the “public” App Store.
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These applications then do not appear in the categories, recommendations, charts, as search results or on other lists. You can only download these apps through Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager.
These “Unlisted” apps are available in every country that has an app store. New and existing applications can be converted to an “Unlisted” app. You can only view the application via a special link.
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