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Apart from the subscription scam, I don't see a problem here. Just imagine the comments here if Apple had rejected a legit app just because it has "Smart Things" in the name.



They also copied the style and font of the screenshots from the official app (you know, the one whose name they stole, to trick people into installing it).


This wouldn't happen to anyone by accident. You always get the wrong app at the top if you search. I tried to find DHL earlier, I got bored so fast looking at non DHL apps I just used their website. Google isn't stuffing the search results with sites that look like DHL[0]

[0] - https://www.google.com/about/honestresults/


So an App Store full of real apps and 5 fake apps trying to gouge you per real app (some using ads so they are the first result). Sounds like a great future. Do extensive research before installing anything.




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