IFTTT Maker for cortana gone for a while!

Earlier this week we come to know of a new app called ‘IFTTT Maker for Cortana’  that let users create recipes for home automation and other mundane tasks using their voice. The app has potential and is incredibly powerful for those who like to use IFTTT’s vast assortment of recipes.(For those who don’t already know, IFTTT= if this then that)

IFTTT Maker for Cortana is a new app from “coder()” for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. The app is free to use with ads and some limitations such as the number of commands one can create and a window pop-up when Cortana executes IFTTT actions. The paid version has no ads, no limitations, and the original Cortana experience. The purchase price is $4.99, which while not cheap is well worth it if you make use of it.

Unfortunately, IFTTT took issue with the usage of ‘IFTTT’ in the app’s name. As a result, they exercised their legal right to have the app removed from the store on copyright grounds.

Yeah hearing this sucks but the good news is we’ve already witnessed cases like this earlier and all the publisher needs to do is to remove any of the IFTTT infringing details from the name, the app and windows store description.

This is what the developer behind the app, “coder()”, responded on Reddit about the case:

“Today IFTTT legal raised a complaint to MSFT and we had to pull back the app from the Store. We are going to discuss with IFTTT all the details and modify the app so no copyrights are violated and everyone is happy. We will be constantly updating you on the status.”

“We are making necessary changes to the branding and the UI to also prepare it for implementing new features in the next versions that users proposed via the Feedback form. Everything should be ready early next week and the app will be back then. We will let you know when it’s done.”

For now, if you have the app installed, you can continue to use it. However, you won’t be able to download the app until its replacement arrives.