一些iPhone应用程序收到来自苹果的神秘更新。

Some iPhone Apps Receive Mysterious Update 'From Apple'

苹果正在悄悄地更新App Store上的许多应用程序，更新署名直接为苹果，而非原始开发者。这些更新包含说明“改进了功能”的注释，但没有添加新功能，甚至在最近更新或代码未更改的应用程序上也会出现。受影响的应用程序包括流行的《糖果传奇》、《VLC》和《真人快打》等。这些神秘更新的原因尚不清楚，开发者和MacRumors均未发现可辨别的代码更改。与此同时，苹果也在采取其他行动：降低中国App Store开发者费用，赢得确认其移除应用程序权利的诉讼，并限制人工智能“氛围编码”应用程序的更新，原因是其可访问性问题。此外，CarPlay最近增加了ChatGPT、Google Meet和Audiomack，而新款Apple TV则因Siri开发而推迟。

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Apple appears to be quietly updating some apps, based on curious new update notes that have appeared on the App Store.

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Over the last week, some app updates have included notes that suggest the update is coming from Apple rather than an app developer. "This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included," reads the description.

Some of the apps that have been updated include Candy Crush Soda Saga, Sentry Mobile, Catan Universe, Bluetti, Mortal Kombat, Duet Display, VLC, and many more.

It's not clear what functionality Apple is improving with each app update, if any. One developer on Reddit said that Apple inserted the text into an app update that had the same version number and content as a prior update.

The update text is appearing on apps that have not been updated in some time, as well as apps that received recent updates, so it's not clear what the apps have in common. When analyzing the code of one of the apps that received an Apple update, MacRumors could not find what had changed.

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