Apple tightens App Store rules on nonconsensual intimate imagery and hidden app features

According to 9to5Mac, Apple updated its App Review Guidelines on October 16, 2026, to explicitly mention nonconsensual intimate imagery among user-generated content risks. The guidelines also more clearly ban hidden or undocumented features. Attempts to conceal features through code obfuscation can lead to app removal and developer account termination. Apps facilitating human trafficking or child exploitation will be removed and blocked from alternative distribution.