{
  "id": 10668763,
  "title": "MY APP GOT ACCEPTED TO THE APPSTORE!!!!",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/my-app-got-accepted-to-the-appstore",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-29T06:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "HackerNoon",
    "slug": "hackernoon",
    "url": "https://hackernoon.com/my-app-got-accepted-to-the-appstore?source=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 28th 2026, a 16-year-old junior in high school named [redacted] released an app called Konvo to the App Store. Konvo, which stands for \"DM's Only,\" is a messaging app that only allows users to access their direct messages and group chats, while hiding Instagram's main feed, explore page, and reels. The creator of Konvo faced a problem with Instagram - every time they opened the app, they would get sucked into doomscrolling instead of just checking their messages. This led them to delete Instagram completely and build Konvo as a solution. The app uses Apple's WKWebView component to load Instagram's webpages and injects a script that hides the main Instagram content while keeping the messages accessible. Konvo was built using Tauri, Rust, and Swift, with RevenueCat handling subscriptions. The app was initially rejected six times by Apple but was eventually accepted after fixing the issues. Since its launch on September 1st, Konvo has gained traction, with users appreciating the \"WOW\" moment of having a clean Instagram experience focused solely on messages.",
  "summary": "At 16, I built Konvo with WKWebView, Tauri, RevenueCat, and Swift to preserve Instagram DMs while blocking the Feed, Explore page, and Reels.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}