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Ask HN: Why Does China Download US-Only iOS Apps

2 pointsby hamburglar1over 7 years ago
I have put a few apps in the app store that target specifically the US market but have significant daily downloads from china but no usage. These apps require US phone number verification.<p>One guess I would have is that there is some competition research firms operating out of there. This doesn&#x27;t make a ton of sense given we would likely see similar downloads in the US which we don&#x27;t.<p>Any ideas&#x2F;experience?

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kukudi1028over 7 years ago
When you say &quot;downloads from China&quot;, do you mean the user location is in China?<p>Maybe you can copy the download link here and I&#x27;ll help test from China.