Apple bans Stremio on macOS... Is it due to security concerns or a war against live streaming?
In the past few hours, users of the Stremio app on Macs have encountered an unpleasant problem when trying to open the application. What seemed like a simple error turned into a serious warning: Apple's operating system began classifying the app as a direct threat and moving it directly to the Trash, preventing users from accessing it.
Many interpret this move as another episode in Apple's "war" against software that facilitates access to external content. Fortunately, Stremio issued an official statement clarifying the situation, and users found a way to temporarily circumvent the ban.
Apple's warning is unequivocal and leaves no room for doubt. Numerous user reports confirm that when attempting to launch the system, macOS displays the following security message:
This move by Apple, which proactively removes the app, has raised concerns. However, before jumping to conclusions, it's essential to understand what's really happening "behind the scenes" in macOS.
The Stremio development team quickly responded, explaining that it was not about a real virus or a threat to user data, but rather a bureaucratic and technical conflict with Apple's certification standards.
According to their official statement, Apple revoked the application's macOS signing certificate, rendering it invalid within the operating system. The team emphasizes that the "malicious software" designation is simply a criterion Apple chose to display when a certificate is invalidated, regardless of whether the code is actually malicious.
In the case of the App Store specifically, most experts agree that there is no hope of the app's return anytime soon due to the store's restrictive policies. However, for Mac users, there is hope that once a valid code signing certificate is issued, the app will no longer be detected as a threat, and things will return to normal on the system.