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4.7Mini apps, mini games, streaming games, chatbots, and game emulators

What this guideline means

Apple permits "super apps" to host HTML5-based mini-games or mini apps, cloud game-streaming catalogs, chatbots, and retro game emulators — but each mini-experience still has to follow the guidelines individually, be reviewable, and, for emulators, only load legally-sourced game software.

Why apps actually get flagged

A common cause is an emulator app that ships with or links to ROM files the developer doesn't have distribution rights to, rather than only supporting user-supplied legal content.

A real example

"Your app functions as a game emulator that facilitates the distribution of games without appropriate rights, per guideline 4.7."

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