Apple removes Launcher app from App Store for ‘misuse’ of iOS 8’s widget capability

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By Mike BeasleySep 28, 2014, 3:50 pm3.9k ptsInterestingTop
An iOS 8 app that allowed users to create custom shortcuts and access them from a Notification Center widget has been removed from the App Store by Apple for what it calls “misuse of widgets,” the developers said in a notice posted on the app’s website. \The app, called Launcher, worked by letting users enter…

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