Plugin contains references to UIWebView which Apple rejects

[jmelvin]

Starting to evaluate this plugin as an alternative to cordova-plugin-admobpro. Apple will reject any app with references to UIWebView. All new apps must now use WKWebView exclusively. Here are the references to UIWebView in this plugin and dependencies...

$ findit UIWebView
./platforms/ios/SizzleScene.xcarchive/Products/Applications/SizzleScene.app/SizzleScene
./platforms/ios/SizzleScene/Plugins/cordova-connectivity-monitor/CDVAppFeelReachability.m
./platforms/ios/SizzleScene/Plugins/cordova-libgoogleadmobads/GoogleMobileAds.framework/Versions/A/GoogleMobileAds
./platforms/ios/SizzleScene/Plugins/cordova-libgoogleadmobads/GoogleMobileAds.framework/Versions/Current/GoogleMobileAds
./platforms/ios/SizzleScene/Plugins/cordova-libgoogleadmobads/GoogleMobileAds.framework/GoogleMobileAds
./platforms/ios/build/device/SizzleScene.app.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/SizzleScene
./platforms/ios/build/sharedpch/SizzleScene-Prefix-bjyqwwlltgjrlgflzvtwdwpayfpr/SizzleScene-Prefix.pch.data
./platforms/ios/build/sharedpch/SizzleScene-Prefix-bjyqwwlltgjrlgflzvtwdwpayfpr/SizzleScene-Prefix.pch.d
./platforms/ios/build/sharedpch/SizzleScene-Prefix-dtyyzkatgpcnzgdmmjtifwoxilzi/SizzleScene-Prefix.pch.pch
./platforms/ios/build/sharedpch/SizzleScene-Prefix-dtyyzkatgpcnzgdmmjtifwoxilzi/SizzleScene-Prefix.pch.data
./platforms/ios/build/sharedpch/SizzleScene-Prefix-dtyyzkatgpcnzgdmmjtifwoxilzi/SizzleScene-Prefix.pch.d
./plugins/cordova-connectivity-monitor/src/ios/CDVAppFeelReachability.m
./plugins/cordova-libgoogleadmobads/src/ios/GoogleMobileAds.framework/Versions/A/GoogleMobileAds
./plugins/cordova-libgoogleadmobads/src/ios/GoogleMobileAds.framework/Versions/Current/GoogleMobileAds
./plugins/cordova-libgoogleadmobads/src/ios/GoogleMobileAds.framework/GoogleMobileAds
./plugins/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/RELEASENOTES.md
./plugins/cordova-plugin-whitelist/README.md
./plugins/cordova-plugin-camera/RELEASENOTES.md
./node_modules/cordova-connectivity-monitor/src/ios/CDVAppFeelReachability.m
./node_modules/cordova-ios/RELEASENOTES.md
./node_modules/cordova-libgoogleadmobads/src/ios/GoogleMobileAds.framework/Versions/A/GoogleMobileAds
./node_modules/cordova-libgoogleadmobads/src/ios/GoogleMobileAds.framework/Versions/Current/GoogleMobileAds
./node_modules/cordova-libgoogleadmobads/src/ios/GoogleMobileAds.framework/GoogleMobileAds
./node_modules/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/RELEASENOTES.md
./node_modules/cordova-plugin-whitelist/README.md
./node_modules/cordova-plugin-camera/RELEASENOTES.md

The READMEs aside, can these references be removed? (I'm not sure all other references actually make it into the binary submitted and reviewed by Apple.) I would hate to spend a great deal of time porting from admobpro to this plugin, only to find that Apple rejects it too. Can you please advise? Are there new apps that are using this plugin that have successfully been submitted to Apple?

For your reference, here is the admobpro references to UIWebView that cause a rejection by Apple...

./platforms/ios/SizzleScene.xcarchive/Products/Applications/SizzleScene.app/SizzleScene
./platforms/ios/SizzleScene/Plugins/cordova-admobsdk/GoogleMobileAds.framework/GoogleMobileAds
./platforms/ios/SizzleScene/Plugins/cordova-plugin-extension/libCordovaGenericAd.a
./platforms/ios/build/device/SizzleScene.app.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/SizzleScene
./platforms/ios/build/sharedpch/SizzleScene-Prefix-fvtixirimlntmndktgxhipkjobel/SizzleScene-Prefix.pch.pch
./platforms/ios/build/sharedpch/SizzleScene-Prefix-fvtixirimlntmndktgxhipkjobel/SizzleScene-Prefix.pch.data
./platforms/ios/build/sharedpch/SizzleScene-Prefix-fvtixirimlntmndktgxhipkjobel/SizzleScene-Prefix.pch.d
./platforms/ios/build/sharedpch/SizzleScene-Prefix-bahnraclpvwwcsegobuzkdjrlyty/SizzleScene-Prefix.pch.data
./platforms/ios/build/sharedpch/SizzleScene-Prefix-bahnraclpvwwcsegobuzkdjrlyty/SizzleScene-Prefix.pch.d
./plugins/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/RELEASENOTES.md
./plugins/cordova-plugin-whitelist/README.md
./plugins/cordova-admobsdk/GoogleMobileAds.framework/GoogleMobileAds
./plugins/cordova-plugin-extension/src/ios/libCordovaGenericAd.a
./plugins/cordova-plugin-camera/RELEASENOTES.md
./node_modules/cordova-ios/RELEASENOTES.md
./node_modules/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/RELEASENOTES.md
./node_modules/cordova-plugin-whitelist/README.md
./node_modules/cordova-admobsdk/GoogleMobileAds.framework/GoogleMobileAds
./node_modules/cordova-plugin-extension/src/ios/libCordovaGenericAd.a
./node_modules/cordova-plugin-camera/RELEASENOTES.md

[MaximPerry]

Hey @jmelvin, I just ran into this issue too. My app is being rejected due to the references to UIWebView. Did you ever end-up figuring it out? Is there a way to use this plugin?

[jmelvin]

Hi @MaximPerry. I was unsuccessful integrating this plugin. I'm currently use admob-plus. No references to UIWebView and fully acceptable to Apple.

[MaximPerry]

That did it for me too. Thanks!