Hey Folk, While I have never heard any official announcement, I just noticed with the last couple of promos I received I *WAS* able to leave reviews and have them published on iTunes! It looks like Apple caved to all of the nasty backlash and offering promos for honest reviews will be possible once again! Oddly, games I received promos for during this silly "dark period" I am still blocked from reviewing.
All working for me. US and UK. I never got any reviews blocked, so I presumed it was just internets rumours.
Some of my users complain that it can't write review on appstore for application downloaded by promo codes , I try this my self and I can say that the rumours are true
It's only possible to make a review, if i redeemed the code on my MAC. If i redeemed the code via iPhone nothing goes
There definitely was a ban. Although, I haven't checked to see if it was lifted yet. I'm curious to see if anyone who was prevented recently was able to do so once again.
Yep been able to review a few as well. Someone want to send an email to check? You would think apple would have made some kind of announcement at least to the devs.
I was banned previously and now can, that was my point BUT only with the promos I've received within the last few days or well before the weird ban, not any of the promos received from roughly April 29th to May 10th (give or take a few days).
Wow. Someone at the Apple "Policy Making" division must be having some good fun at our expense. What is their reasoning for this kind of scrambled rigamarole? All madness but no methodology. I picture some megalomaniac manically wringing his hands while occasionally twisting and sharpening his handlebar mustache laughing out loud ala Vincent Price/Thriller as saliva sprays the room from all the deeply-guttural laughter and wild-eyed hyperactivity while the Oompa-Loompa segment of the Gene Wilder "Charlie and Chocolate Factory" plays on his betamax in the background. That being said, I love everything else about Apple.
Probably the same geniuses behind the "App Approval Process" like when all scantily clad girly and fart apps were banned for a week or so and then came right back.
It's GREAT to hear they caved!!! I know A LOT of devs that were upset about this, as one of the main reasons for giving out a promo code is to get a review in exchange...
As I knew, it can review if you redeemed the code by iTune. (It is what I had done) If you redeemed by your iDevice, you will not allow to review and rating. ( I haven't checked. Just heard from others).
Addendum to my previous post: At least from the US perspective, I tried inputting a review after receiving a code via the iTunes desktop and was prevented.
I tried a couple that I've received more recently, I still can't leave a review. Perhaps the code had been generated a while ago?