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		basisword on Aug 31, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Common App Rejections I think they're guidelines because some (especially the UI one) aren't always enforced or are too vague. You don't have to follow the HIG exactly. People come up with new UI's that don't conform to the HIG but get through because they're good.

tripzilch on Sept 3, 2014 [–]

The thing is, they are guidelines for the reviewers, not so much as the app developers.

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