Yeah Apple used to be more loose with registered URL schemes, but tightened up a few years ago ands so now if you submit with a huge list of schemes the app has no good reason to use you’re going to get bounced.

> What could possibly indicate I didn’t read the article?

What I laid out, namely, that you described iOS the same as the article, while simultaneously claiming iOS differs significantly.

> On iOS you can register URL schemes in a plist, these aren't "external applications you intend to query" and the list does not have to be "very short and motivated"

> I’m also an iOS developer- and yes it does.

Which part is "yes it does"?

We both can agree quite quickly that URL schemes in a plist aren't "registering apps." You can drag this out a couple turns by playing shell games first by ignoring the URL schemes difference, then by making me do the leg work to show it's trivial to find apps with dozens of apps in that list.

Either which way, I continue to be taken aback by your snarkiness towards the original post and cries of Reddit given you know you were 100% wrong on this.

You're in a really bizarre situation where too much territory was staked out and you're defending it all: you can't claim this was a remotely accurate description and you read the article about Android and iOS is different. It's already a farce, then throw in scolding about how HN is Reddit because of low quality posts...my goodness, my friend.

> Of course I read it. Isn’t your assumption of my bad faith also explicitly against HN’s guidelines?

No, because I said "There are strong signs", I didn't say "You didn't read it."

Also, why would not reading be "bad faith"?

You are extremely focused on making attacks and perceiving them in others, please take a step back and note: "But I don't think that's wrong. You're trying. Why is it wrong for the person you asked to try too?" - you shouldn't have to make up an interpretation where gently chiding you for being rude turns into invoking rules and accusing you of bad faith