You may remember us highlighting an application which was submitted to the store a few weeks ago now. Dubbed ‘Wi-Fi Sync for iPhone’ the app claimed it would bring full wireless syncing capability to the iPhone and iPod touch, enabling the wireless syncing of media from iTunes between both of these devices.
Today however came the disappointing news Apple had rejected the application from the App Store.
Originally discovered by @TechCrunch, the app’s developer claimed that the app was fully SDK compliant, stating the app does not break any of the rules imposed by Apple on developers.
@MacRumors is today reporting via @Engadget, that the developer received a personalized response from Apple detailing the rejection, with the company citing that while the app was fully SDK compliant, they still could not allow the software into the store. They also highlighted possible issues with security.
But all is not lost for the developer. Reports place Wi-Fi Sync as already on the Cydia store for jailbroken phones, with a full license available for just $9.99.
While the rejection may seem unfair to some, you may find the real reason Apple rejected the software was also due to it having plans itself to include the feature in a future version of iPhone OS.
With Apple’s sold out WWDC conference just weeks away, speculation is falling as to if this feature will now be implemented as a last minute surprise, in the final version of iPhone OS 4.0 shipping sometime this June.
[via @MacRumors and @Engadget]
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