Kevin Donnelly@donnellyk

GOOGLE+, APP REVIEW, AND YOU

A CAUTIONARY TALE

Google+ log-in opens a web page in mobile Safari for logging in, then returns the user to the app. The user should be able log in without

opening Safari first.

10.6: Apple and our customers place a high value on simple, refined, creative, well thought through interfaces. They take more work but are

worth it.

APPLE'S RESPONSE

Hello, Jumping to Safari and to an app is only approved for Facebook, among social networks. If the removal of the Google+ login is the

solution, please update the screenshots to match the interface. If you choose to keep it in, please implement web-view for login.

Issue 900 on google-plus-platform

First reported back on July 4th, 2014

GOOGLE'S RESPONSE

The Google Sign-In button does a fast app-switch on iOS because it is the best way to achieve single sign-on, where the user only needs to enter their password once per device. Google believes any usability

issue of the app-switch is greatly outweighed by the usability benefit of only needing to enter your Google password once per device.

A (HORRIBLE) FIX- (BOOL)openURL:(NSURL*)url {

if ([[url absoluteString] hasPrefix: @"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth"]) { [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:ApplicationOpenGoogleAuthNotification object:url]; return NO; }

return [super openURL:url];}

SIDEBAR

Change return UIApplicationMain(argc, argv, nil, NSStringFromClass([AppDelegate class]));

To return UIApplicationMain(argc, argv, NSStringFromClass([UIApplicationSubclass class]), NSStringFromClass([AppDelegate class]));

MORE (HORRIBLE) FIXES- (BOOL)webView:(UIWebView *)webView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request navigationType:(UIWebViewNavigationType)navigationType {

if ([[[request URL] absoluteString] hasPrefix: @"com.bundle.id:/oauth2callback"]) { [GPPURLHandler handleURL:url sourceApplication:@"com.google.chrome.ios" annotation:nil];

[self.navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:YES]; return NO; } return YES;}

More detailed Stackoverflow answer

"We do not support hand-rolled/embedded UIWebView for reasons of security, though are well aware of the unsavory tradeoff currently in

place."