“Revolutionary” Telegram update has not been allowed on iPhone for two weeks

The founder of VKontakte and Telegram Pavel Durov spoke on his messenger channel about the delay in release

updates for Telegram in the App Store. According to him, Apple has not released it for two weeks without explanation. Discuss

I love my job. What could be more interesting than improving the way hundreds of millions of people communicate? Our team members, myself included, must be some of the happiest people in the world.

The only thing that depresses us is that weWe are often unable to distribute new versions of Telegram due to an incomprehensible “review process” imposed on all mobile applications by technology monopolies.

For example, our upcoming update –which is set to revolutionize the way people express themselves when messaging – stuck in "review" Apple for two weeks, without explanation or any feedback from Apple.

Pavel DurovFounder of "VKontakte" and Telegram

According to him, given that Telegram –one of the 10 most popular apps in the world, and even being treated like this, one can only imagine the difficulties “smaller app developers” face. “This is not just demoralizing: it causes direct financial harm to hundreds of thousands of mobile applications around the world,” Durov explains.

This damage is in addition to the 30% tax, whichApple and Google charge app developers, which they say should go toward paying for the resources needed to review apps. Regulators in the EU and elsewhere are slowly starting to take notice of these abuses. But the economic damage that Apple has already done to the tech industry is beyond repair.

Pavel DurovFounder of "VKontakte" and Telegram