Univer Note, a completely unknown application until a few days ago, has managed to become number 1 in the App Store. It topped ChatGPT, Telegram or Instagram, free applications accustomed to the podium of the most installed programs on iPhone and iPad in France, reports Liberation.
What is the secret of Univer Note? She is presented as capable of “noting down various things, whether they are daily tasks or trivial things in life”. But this application actually hides an illegal streaming platform, indicates The Parisian.
Disney+, Amazon Prime, Netflix…
Yet the comments do not reveal the true function of the program. “It’s very practical for making a to do list,” we can read. “I write down everything I need: shopping list, text… Honestly, perfect” writes one user. But once the application is installed on your iPhone, it's no longer a question of taking notes but more of a popcorn evening.
Univer Note offers a large catalog of films and series in free streaming. The content comes from legal streaming platforms like Disney+, Amazon Prime, Netflix or even Apple TV. Advertisements are omnipresent. Which provides developers with income. After installation, the application also asks for permission to “track your activities in apps and on other companies’ websites”, which allows advertising targeting.
The deleted app
Launched at the beginning of September, Univer Note owes its success to word of mouth and promotion on TikTok or Youtube. The developer calls itself “Richmond Zapp”. Going back to the application's Discord server, it seems that he lives in the Paris region. Contacted by Libération, he did not wish to respond. Apple did not respond either when asked about the process of validating such an application on the App Store.
According to Numerama, Apple was able to validate a first version of the application consistent with its description before it was updated and became an illegal streaming platform. Monday around 7 p.m., Apple removed Univer Note from its catalog. But the application could reappear in another form. In any case, that’s what its designer promised. The Android version is not available on Google Play.
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