Like lots of people have pointed out the email makes no sense. Any app can be used to do the things the Hkmap.Live app was banned for. So, in order to force Apple's hand it seems like people should start trying to use Apple's own apps to coordinate HK related protests and information to the point that China asks Apple to ban it's own apps. That seems like the only thing that would get Apple to have to deal with this apparent contradiction.
I'm not familar enough to know what that would be. Can you make custom maps on Apple maps like you can on Google Maps? Maybe someone could gather info and make custom maps once an hour that shows locations. Or they could post a feed of HKmap.Live screenshots to some giant iMessages list. Etc...
Some ideas of what might happen if they can get China to make the request to ban Apple's own apps.
1) Apple bans their on apps in response to requests from China the apps are being used for bad things
2) Apple ignores China and risks China banning Apple from China
3) Apple hastly separates the app store from the phone so they can claim they don't control the apps (probably can't happen fast enough to be an actual response)
4) other?
Of course if China never asks for Apple to ban it's own apps then nothing would come of this but the idea is basically to force a stronger response so that one way or another something happens.
I'm not familar enough to know what that would be. Can you make custom maps on Apple maps like you can on Google Maps? Maybe someone could gather info and make custom maps once an hour that shows locations. Or they could post a feed of HKmap.Live screenshots to some giant iMessages list. Etc...
Some ideas of what might happen if they can get China to make the request to ban Apple's own apps.
1) Apple bans their on apps in response to requests from China the apps are being used for bad things
2) Apple ignores China and risks China banning Apple from China
3) Apple hastly separates the app store from the phone so they can claim they don't control the apps (probably can't happen fast enough to be an actual response)
4) other?
Of course if China never asks for Apple to ban it's own apps then nothing would come of this but the idea is basically to force a stronger response so that one way or another something happens.