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SEATTLE, Washington (AP) — Apple Inc. will no longer force iPhone software developers to sign a nondisclosure agreement that many had said was hampering their ability to work.

The switch, announced Wednesday, comes a week after the introduction of the first phone loaded with Google Inc.’s Android software, an open-source operating system that lets developers make and sell programs without restriction.

In contrast, Apple had required every person who downloaded the iPhone software developer kit to pledge not to speak about its contents, even to fellow developers.

Recently, the Cupertino, California-based company also barred programmers whose applications it rejected from iTunes — the only legitimate place to sell iPhone “apps” — from posting the reasons for rejection on the Web. The move fueled a new wave of critiques about Apple’s approval process, already seen by many

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