On Thursday, Apple secured a partial victory in its ongoing antitrust battle with Epic Games over the company’s App Store practices, as the…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook lobbies U.S. Congress against App Store Accountability Act
As lawmakers in Washington push forward with the App Store Accountability Act, Apple CEO Tim Cook stepped into the fray this week…
More than 50 blacklisted apps stayed on Apple’s App Store despite U.S. sanctions
Apps from sanctioned entities are quietly slipping through Apple’s App Store’s review process, peddling apps that could undermine American…
Developer of ICE tracking app ‘ICEBlock’ sues Trump administration after Apple’s App Store pulls it
On Monday, Joshua Aaron, creator of the widely used ICEBlock app — which allowed users to share real-time alerts about federal immigration…
Apple faces class action threats after top EU court ruling
Apple’s App Store faces the prospect of additional class-action-style damages claims in the European Union after the bloc’s highest court…
Apple seeks to block India antitrust case with challenge to penalty law
Apple is attempting to halt antitrust investigations in India by legally challenging a provision that permits penalties to be based on the…
Apple challenges India’s new antitrust penalty law
Apple has filed a petition at the Delhi High Court challenging India’s updated antitrust regulations, which could expose the company to…
Apple launches ‘Mini Apps Partner Program’ to tap ‘super app’ boom with slashed 15% fees
Apple on Thursday launched the Mini Apps Partner Program, enabling the company to take a 15% cut — half its standard 30% commission…
Apple pulls two gay dating apps in China to comply with government order
Apple announced the removal of two prominent gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, from its App Store in China to comply with a directive…
Apple: Developer fee cuts in the EU have not been passed on to end users
Apple’s decision to lower developers’ App Store fees — forced upon them solely to appease the European Union’s relentless overreach into…
Apple launches new web-based App Store
Apple today unveiled a web-based App Store at apps.apple.com, enabling users to browse, search, and discover apps across…
Apple pulls ‘Tea’ and ‘TeaOnHer’ apps from its App Store
This summer, the Tea app — a platform where women anonymously rated and discussed men, ostensibly to help each other date safely…
Tinder owner Match claims Apple’s App Store fees will stifle growth in India
Match Group, owner of Tinder, claims in its submission to India’s antitrust body that Apple’s fee of up to 30% will gradually choke its…
Apple hit with EU antitrust complaint over App Store policies
Two civil rights groups, Article 19 and Germany’s Society for Civil Rights, filed a complaint with EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday…
Consumers file antitrust complaint against Apple over App Store practices in China
On Monday, a lawyer representing 55 Chinese iPhone and iPad users confirmed they filed a complaint with China’s State Administration…
Apple’s App Store removes ICE tracking app after DOJ raises concerns
On Thursday, Apple removed ICEBlock, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracking tool, from its App Store after the DOJ…
Apple warns UK’s proposed EU-style app store rules could harm users and developers
Apple warned that the UK’s proposed measures that purport to boost competition in the mobile operating system and app store markets could…
Elon Musk threatens legal action against Apple for unfairly favoring OpenAI’s ChatGPT in App Store charts
Elon Musk criticized Apple’s App Store practices, alleging bias toward OpenAI. The xAI Holdings founder, which includes the Grok AI team…
Apple expands App Store’s age rating system
Apple’s App Store is updating its app age rating system, introducing 13+, 16+, and 18+ ratings while eliminating the 12+ and 17+ categories…
Apple cites U.S. Supreme Court’s birthright ruling in fight over Epic Games injunction
Apple is banking on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limits federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions to support…
Apple’s global App Store revenue surges 12% year over year in June
According to a note from Bank of America, Apple’s global App Store revenue surged 12% year over year in June, supported by continued growth…
Germany asks Apple and Google to remove Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from app stores
Germany’s data protection commissioner, Meike Kamp, has requested that Apple and Google remove the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from…
Apple’s App Store generated $1.3 trillion in global sales in 2024
Apple on Thursday announced the global App Store ecosystem facilitated $1.3 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2024, according to…
App Store in the U.S. facilitated $406 billion in developer billings and sales in 2024
Apple today announced the App Store ecosystem in the U.S. facilitated $406 billion in developer billings and sales in 2024, according…
Apple claims the App Store prevented more than $9 billion in fraudulent transactions over the last five years
Since launching in 2008, the App Store has been a safe and trusted place for users and a vibrant marketplace for developers to grow…
Apple claims ‘serious and irreparable harm’ in emergency motion over App Store ruling
Apple has filed an emergency motion, in which it claims “serious and irreparable harm,” over the U.S. App Store that’s been ordered to…
Apple hit with class-action lawsuit for violating App Store injunction
On Monday, Apple filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit, contesting last week’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that…
Judge refers Apple to federal prosecutors for criminal contempt investigation, rules company violated App Store reform order
Apple breached a U.S. court order mandating increased competition for app downloads and payment methods in its App Store…
Utah governor signs online child safety law requiring Apple, Google to verify user ages
Utah’s App Store Accountability Act marks a groundbreaking shift as the nation’s first law of its kind, redefining online age verification…
TikTok returns to Apple’s App Store after President Trump delays ban
TikTok is back on Apple and Google’s U.S. app stores after President Donald Trump delayed enforcing a ban on the app…
Researchers find photo-scanning malware on Apple’s App Store for the first time
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered malware apps on Google’s Play Store and, for the first time, on Apple’s App Store that harbor malicious…
Apple faces class action lawsuit from UK developers over App Store commission
A group of UK app developers has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of anti-competitive practices. The lawsuit…
Apple pulls Pray.com app from App Store in China
The Pray.com app is being removed from the Apple App Store in mainland China. Pray.com is the world’s No.1 app for daily prayer and Bible…
EU to hit Apple with €500 million fine over rival music streaming subscriptions
The EU’s European Commission is to impose its first ever fine on tech giant Apple – reportedly around €500 million (US$541 million) – for…
Apple’s U.S. App Store now allows developers link to outside payment methods; Apple will still charge commission
After the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear its appeal, Apple is changing its U.S. App Store guidelines. App developers are now able to…
Google Play antitrust settlement deal leaves service fees intact
Alphabet’s agreement to pay $700 million to consumers and states and open the Google Play Store to competition will leave intact…
Apple names top 9 App Store apps of 2023
Apple today unveiled the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards, recognizing apps and games that empowered users to unleash their…
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…
