A month after enabling user reviews for first-party apps, Apple this week expanded the feature to allow ratings for its Camera, Health, Messages, Phone, Photos and Phone software, among others.
Appfigures confirmed that the apps appear to have been added as separate listings on October 25, independently of the latest iOS update. As many consumers are likely unaware of the apps' listings at this time, they have few reviews. For instance, the Phone app only has six ratings so far, they pointed out, the report said.
San Francisco, Oct 28 (IANS) Tech giant Apple has opened up a few more first-party apps to the App Store for ratings and reviews, including the Phone app,
Apple has added more of its own built-in iPhone apps to the App Store, meaning users can now offer their opinions on Safari, Phone, Messages, and Photos.
Apple finally put itself on equal footing with rivals by allowing users to rate and review its own, first-party apps for the first time this fall, amid increased regulatory pressure ahead of a likely antitrust investigation. Although some of Apple’s apps had been available to download separately, they had never been able to be reviewed. […]