V App Something has been happening in the Store in recent days that doesn't make sense at first glance. You've probably noticed that a number of popular apps have new updates that, according to the description, don't come from the developers, but directly from Appyou.
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The update notes include a brief sentence that seems rather atypical. Apple It states that the update is to "improve the functionality of the application" and adds that it does not bring any new features. This in itself would not be strange if similar text had not started appearing across various applications from completely different developers. Among the affected titles are names such as Candy Crush Soda Saga, VLC, Mortal Kombat, Duet Display or Catan Universe. In other words, these are not peripheral applications, but relatively well-known pieces that are used by millions of people around the world.
What's perhaps even more strange about the whole situation is that in some cases there has been no real change. One developer pointed out on Reddit that Apple added this text to an update that had the same version number and content as the previous release. In other words, from the perspective of the application itself, nothing has changed, but the update "appeared". A more detailed analysis of the code of one of the applications turned out similarly, where no differences were found compared to the previous version. This only adds fuel to the fire of speculation about what exactly Apple in the background doing.
Several explanations are offered. Apple could modify some system elements that affect the behavior of applications without the need for developers to issue their own updates. Theoretically, these could also include changes related to security, compatibility, or perhaps optimization for newer versions iOS.
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It is also interesting that these "updates from Applu" appear both in applications that have not been updated for a long time and in those that have only recently received an update. There is no clear common denominator yet. Apple has not yet officially commented on the whole situation, which only underlines its mystery. And although it is quite possible that it is something relatively banal in the end, it currently feels like one of those moments when Apple something is silently changing in the background, leaving both users and developers to guess what exactly is happening.
I noticed this a few days ago with the IDOS application.