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Freecash app scammed users and the App Store for months before removal

An app called Freecash promised to pay users for scrolling through TikTok, and got by App Store review despite really tricking them to play paid games while also harvesting sensitive personal data to sell.

William Gallagher 1 month ago 2

Blacklisted apps stayed on App Store despite US sanctions

Over 50 apps on the App Store and Google Play Store continued to be available even after the US banned working with the developers.

William Gallagher 5 months ago 6

Google Play Books now links out to website & avoids Apple's 30% cut

Apple device owners that use Google Play Books to manage ebooks can now make purchases via a "Get book" link that takes them to the Google Play store to make a purchase.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 1
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App Store just had its best quarter in four years, is crushing Google Play in spending

Apple is continuing to thrash Google in customer app spending, with iPhone owners outspending Android counterparts.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 3

Google to pay $700 million after one Play Store antitrust case

US states and customers of the Google Play Store are to share in a $700 million payout as part of Google's settlement of one of its antitrust cases.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 0

Developers are abandoning Android apps, and users may be at risk

Recent data shows that Android apps have been abandoned without update in more volume than iOS or iPad apps, and that lack of attention can endanger users. Here's how the numbers compare.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 12

Russian agents threatened Apple and Google employees over protest vote apps

Russia's attempts to manage the activities of tech giants before the Ukraine invasion involved more clandestine maneuvers, including threats to Apple and Google employees to remove apps.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 0

South Korea finalizes rules forcing App Store to take third-party payments

Lawmakers in South Korea have agreed on rules for a law passed in 2021 that aims to change how the App Store and other digital storefronts are managed and payments handled, a law that will come into force by March 15.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 9

App Store users spend more than double what Google Play users do on subscriptions

For 2021, the top 100 non-game App Store subscriptions generated $13.5 billion in revenue versus $4.8 billion in Google Play — although Google Play spending is growing faster.

Wesley Hilliard 4 years ago 4

Out of 21 million available apps, 233 made more than $100 million in 2021

A comprehensive new report into iOS and Android usage worldwide says that US users spent 4.1 hours daily on their phones, and blockbuster apps are few and far between.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 0

More devs earn first $1M in annual revenue from App Store than Google Play

Over 900 app publishers are expected to earn more than $1 million in net revenue from digital app storefronts in 2021, a report claims, with the App Store minting more million-dollar earners than the Google Play Store.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 4

Apple & Google have unfair 'vice-like grip' on smartphone markets, says UK regulator

Apple and Google are using their market power to create domineering self-contained ecosystems, according to a UK regulator, enabling the tech giants to have a "vice-like grip" over mobile devices that limits competition.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 33

UK probes Apple, Google over concerns they're endangering children

Apple and Google are among dozens of technology companies that are being investigated by the UK data protection regulator following allegations that they were endangering children online.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 5

Epic says Google set up a 'Fortnite task force' over Play Store moves

Google was so concerned that other app developers would follow Epic Games' embrace of side-loading apps separate from the Play Store that it set up a "Fortnite task force" to maintain the status quo, an Epic court filing alleges.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 5

Google Play drops all subscription commissions to 15% from day one

Following a program that Google started in March 2021, the company is now lowering commissions on all Google Play app subscriptions to 15% from the first day of service instead of after a year.

Mike Wuerthele 4 years ago 21

Users spent almost $34 billion on apps in Q3 2021

Across Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store, a new report says that customers spent $33.6 billion in the third quarter of 2021, a rise of 15.1% year over year.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 3

Lawsuit claims Google offered Netflix favorable terms over Play Store fees

Apple wasn't the only digital storefront to offer Netflix a deal to keep the streaming service using the App Store payment system, as Google apparently offered to take a lower cut from Android-based subscriptions.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 10

US House introduces companion bill taking aim at Apple, Google app stores

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a new bill targeting the Apple App Store and Google Play just a few days after similar legislation was introduced in the Senate.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 14
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