The company updated its website to announce the news, revealing that F.lux for iOS was apparently violating Apple’s Developer Program Agreement. The app which was previously available on jailbroken devices was made available through “side loading”, which was introduced in iOS 9 to allow users to download apps that aren’t available on the iOS App Store. As a result, the developers were forced to pull the download link for the iOS app.
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We’re used to seeing Apple ban iOS apps from the App Store for various reasons, but it turns out the company can also “ban” apps that certain developers make available to customers outside of the App Store. We understood that the new Xcode signing was created to allow such use, but Apple has indicated that this should not continue. Overall, four out of every ten apps have a few major flaw that could allow a hacker to get control of a device’s data, or the device itself. During the night, however, the app filters the blue light, projecting a more yellowish tone. For now, Apple simply doesn’t offer the necessary APIs to support F.lux, and unfortunately it doesn’t look like that’s going to change any time soon. During the day, f.lux mimics natural daylight, but at as the sun sets, it cuts down on the amount of blue light and makes the screen more yellow, which is said to encourage better sleep.
