MetaMask Wallet temporarily removed from Apple’s App Store, rapidly restored

MetaMask, one of the leading crypto wallet applications, was briefly taken off the Apple App Store in the U.S. on Oct. 14.

BREAKING: MetaMask has been removed from the Apple App Store.

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) October 14, 2023

On the heels of this development, a swift response came from what is believed to be MetaMask’s lead product manager, Taylor Monahan, confirming that the team was already working on resolving the situation.

As far as I can tell it happened a couple hours ago and this was not something we ever expected to happen. Based on the limit info I have its something procedural (?) with the Apple account (not the app itself) and thus should be resolved as soon.

— Tay 💖 (@tayvano_) October 14, 2023

Her initial statement was eventually replaced by an official response from the MetaMask account, confirming the swift action taken by the team.

👋 FYI: We're aware that MetaMask isn't currently available for download on the App Store. 😟 This is and not related to anything malicious and our team is working hard to resolve it ASAP.

— MetaMask 🦊🫰 (@MetaMask) October 14, 2023

At the time of writing, MetaMask has been reinstated to the App Store, though there are still reports that in some regions outside the U.S., a query for MetaMask on the App Store returns results for Trust Wallet.

As promised, we’re back on the apple app store. Sorry for the inconvenience! https://t.co/Xj0QSmPFxt

— MetaMask 🦊🫰 (@MetaMask) October 14, 2023

Elo Gimenez, a MetaMask spokesperson, said the temporary removal was not due to malicious activity and that there was no need for existing users to take any action, Axios reported.

With more than 30 million users, MetaMask is one of the best-known wallets in the crypto space.