To the leaders, designers, and decision-makers at Apple Inc.,
We write not as developers, not as businesses, but as human beings concerned with dignity, peace, and the freedom to express — even when that expression is digital.
We have created a symbolic application. It does not collect data. It does not advertise. It does not harm. It simply does one thing: it broadcasts surrender. A minimal, essential signal that says:
"I am human. I surrender. I wish to live."
Currently, iOS distribution policies make it extremely difficult for such an app to reach users. Not because it is dangerous — but because it is independent, and humanitarian in nature.
To install it today, a user must:
We believe this creates a structural barrier to ethical, non-commercial innovation.
Humanitarian signals should not be filtered by commercial criteria. A white flag — even digital — should not require a license. A message that seeks to reduce harm should not be seen as “outside the model.”
When tools of peace are blocked while tools of distraction flourish, something vital is lost.
We are not demanding. We are inviting. We ask Apple to consider a space — even a small one — for humanitarian apps that do not monetize, but instead stand for something deeper.
This signal — the right to surrender — deserves to exist. Let the white flag speak.