The CPUs found in iPhones and the generally weak GPUs that ship with most Macs, on the other hand, can really only feasibly mine coins like Monero and other lesser-known offerings. This apparent lack of interest may be due to the fact that market leaders Bitcoin and to a lesser extent Ethereum require powerful and expensive specialized hardware to mine profitably. Last year, 9to5Mac favorably reviewed an app for jailbroken iPhones (the code is available on GitHub) that claims to mine Monero and other cryptocurrencies. It’s unclear how many apps on the App Store at present contain a mining feature-I found three, although the user reviews indicated that they may not work as advertised.

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cloud-based mining).”īleeping Computer reported that the change was made last week and archives on the WayBack Machine show that the policy page was updated between Monday and Tuesday. Under the section relating to excessive resource consumption, Apple’s policies now include language that bans “unrelated background processes, such as cryptocurrency mining.” Under the section relating to cryptocurrencies generally, Apple’s policies now say that “apps may not mine for cryptocurrencies unless the processing is performed off device (e.g. Now, Apple has updated its guidelines for app developers to specifically ban on-device cryptocurrency mining in apps.

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