Renegade Photo App Goes Legit

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When Apple released an upgrade of its iPhone operating system last month, developers of photography apps rejoiced. Snapture is among the happiest.
Apple had not allowed programmers to make changes that affect how the built-in camera on the iPhone works. But the company has now relaxed that policy. For example, the button used to take a picture was previously in a fixed spot on the iPhone screen; now it can be moved around.

The change helped developers like Snapture to get its software into the App Store for the first time. The company, based in Mountain View, Calif., has offered a camera application since April 2008–but only on Cydia, a renegade marketplace for unauthorized apps that can only be downloaded on jailbroken phones. On Cydia, it offered a free version as well as a more extensive premium version for $7.99 that required users to go to its Web site to pay for it.

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