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Apple’s head of security: Sideloading on iPhone and iPad will not increase users’ choice
The European Union’s recently signed Digital Markets Act requires Apple and other operators of app stores – must allow for sideloading, or…
Apple’s App Store removes predatory lending apps in India
Apple has removed several predatory lending apps from its App Store in India this week, days after media and app store shoppers questioned…
Small developers on Apple’s App Store grew revenue by 71 percent over the past two years
An independent study conducted by economists at Analysis Group found that small developers on Apple’s App Store grew their businesses…
Apple crackdown on ChatGPT apps unlikely, but new App Store rules likely forthcoming
ChatGPT AI-powered features are already being distributed through Apple’s App Store, in the likes of Snapchat and the Microsoft Bing app…
Didi Global’s ride-hailing app back on Apple’s App Store in China
Chinese technology company Didi Global’s domestic ride-hailing app has returned to China’s domestic Apple App Store…
Elon Musk’s $7.99 Twitter Blue with verification is ‘coming soon’ on iOS; Musk recommends voting Republican in midterms
Twitter’s iOS app has been updated to support Elon Musk’s new $7.99 per month Twitter Blue subscription. Apple’s App Store Twitter app…
President Trump’s Truth Social app, long available via Apple’s App Store, finally approved by Google for Android Play Store
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social, available since February via Apple’s App Store, has finally been…
President Trump’s Truth Social app, long available via Apple’s App Store, not approved on Google’s Android Play Store
U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social has not yet been approved for distribution on Google’s Play Store for Android …
EU reportedly likely to beef up Apple probe with new ‘evidence,’ but no new charges
EU antitrust regulators are set to bolster their investigation into Apple, triggered by Spotify, with additional “evidence,” but not new…
Apple faces UK trial over claim that it overcharged for apps
Apple will face a full trial in the UK over allegations it breached competition law by overcharging customers for apps on its App Store…
Apple App Store resolves dating apps issues, Dutch regulator says
The Dutch consumer protection regulator claims that Apple “has changed its unfair conditions,” ending a dispute after penalizing…
Elon Musk: Apple’s App Store fee is ’10 times higher than it should be’
In a series of tweets responding to an article about the European Union’s latest antitrust charges against Apple, Elon Musk likened…
Apple faces new Dutch fines in ongoing dating apps dispute
The Dutch consumer protection regulator is preparing to hit Apple with even more weekly fines as it claims that the changes Apple made…
President Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ again No.1 on Apple App Store after beta ends
Last Friday, the free speech video platform Rumble on Friday announced that Truth Social, the social media platform created by the Trump …
Apple now allows video, music apps to sign up new subscribers without App Store fees
Apple said on Wednesday that “reader apps” distributed via the App Store will be allowed to use external links inside their apps to enable…
Dutch regulator reviewing Apple’s dating apps dispute proposal after levying $55 million in fines
The Dutch regulator is reviewing Apple Inc.’s proposal in a dispute over payment systems for dating applications after penalizing…
Dutch watchdog fines Apple $5.7 million for ninth straight week
Apple is set to be hit with a tenth consecutive weekly fine for allegedly not fully complying with an order to open its App Store to rival…
Dutch watchdog fines Apple $5.7 million for sixth straight week
The Dutch antitrust regulator on Monday issued a sixth straight weekly fine of 5 million euros ($5.7 million) against Apple for what…
Why Apple keeps racking up multimillion-dollar fines in The Netherlands
Last year, the Dutch equivalent of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission became one of the first regulators in the world to require Apple to…
Apple hit with fifth $5.7 million fine in Dutch App Store dispute
The Dutch antitrust watchdog Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) fined Apple 5 million euros, or $5.7 million, for the fifth…
Apple hit with fourth $5.7 million fine in Dutch App Store dispute
The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple 5 million euros ($5.7 million) on Monday, its fourth such fine for allegedly failing to allow…
SPAC linked to President Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ venture is the best performing SPAC stock ever
Shares of the SPAC that agreed to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Truth Social” venture have outperformed all other SPACs…
Developers have earned more than $260 billion since Apple launched the App Store in 2008
Since Apple launched the App Store in 2008, developers have earned more than $260 billion. In 2021, Apple’s services helped deliver…
Apple may not have to make court-mandated App Store changes for years, if ever
On appeals, Apple on Wednesday was granted a delay to court-mandated changes to its App Store throughout the appeals process, likely to take…
Apple wins appeal in Epic Case; App Store changes put on hold
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday paused the enforcement of an injunction against Apple that could have forced it to allow links to payment…
Apple asks U.S. Court of Appeals to halt district judge-ordered App Store change
Apple filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to halt a lower court judge’s decision that would force changes to…
Judge denies Apple’s request to pause App Store changes in Epic Games case
A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied Apple’s efforts to pause orders handed down after an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games…
Apple objects to links to outside payments ahead of Epic Games hearing
Apple on Friday outlined their objections to allowing app developers to link to third-party payment options ahead of a hearing next month…
Former U.S. President Trump to launch new social media platform ‘TRUTH Social’
Former U.S. President Trump has announced plans to launch new social media platform called “TRUTH Social.” The website, which states…
Apple asks judge to put App Store orders on hold as it appeals Epic Games ruling
Apple on Friday asked a U.S. federal judge to pause orders that could require the company to change some of its App Store practices…
Apple App Store net revenue grew 16.1% year-over-year in September
The net revenue for the Apple App Store grew 16.1% year-over-year in September according to data from Sensor Tower data shared…
Mobile users in Russia struggle to make Apple App Store downloads before election
Some mobile users in Russia were unable to download updates from Apple’s App Store on Monday and Apple reported an outage, as the…
Apple App Store is projected to generate $41.5 billion in first half of 2021, nearly double Google Play’s revenue
Apple’s App Store is projected to generate $41.5 billion in consumer spending globally from in-app purchases, subscriptions, and…
App Store ecosystem: Apple developers grow total billings and sales by 24 percent to $643 billion in 2020
Apple on Wednesday announced that the App Store ecosystem facilitated $643 billion in billings and sales during 2020, a 24 percent…
Apple faces EU antitrust complaint over Spotify as soon as this week
Apple faces a European Union antitrust complaint as soon as this week, escalating a probe into Spotify Technology SA’s allegations that App…
Parler still working on return to Apple App Store
Parler’s chief policy officer Amy Peikoff says the social network still trying to get its app back into the App Store after Apple rejected…
Apple denies Parler’s app re-entry to App Store
Parler’s social media app was denied re-entry to Apple’s App Store recently after it was removed the platform in January, according to…
Apple users spent a whopping $1.8 billion on apps and services in 2020’s final week
Apple App Store customers spent an amazing $1.8 billion on digital goods and services over the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve…
Apple’s App Store generated more than double the revenue of Google’s Play Store in 2020
Apple’s App Store has once again captured the bulk of the revenue generated between the two major platforms, iOS and the derivative Android…
Apple App Stores launch new app privacy labels
Apple announced it would require developers to disclose their app’s privacy practices to customers via new, glanceable app privacy labels …
Fortnite to return to iOS via Nvidia’s ‘GeForce Now’ cloud gaming service
Owners of Apple iPhones and iPads will soon be able to play Epic Game’s Fortnite again, via Nvidia’s GeForce cloud gaming service…