Latest App Store News

Developers can now nominate apps and updates for App Store promotions

Apple runs an entire editorial division for the App Store that writes in-depth stories and roundups, and now developers can nominate their apps and updates instead of waiting for seemingly random selection.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 1

Japan's parliament has approved a law that will force third party App Stores on Apple & Google

In a move very similar to the European Union, Japan's parliament has finished the process to enact a law that prohibits big tech from blocking third-party app stores.

Mike Wuerthele 1 year ago 17

How hard is it to break into the Apple coding world?

Apple's WWDC kicks off on Monday, detailing various anticipated features that Apple has been incrementally rolling out over the past several years. But what is it like to actually be an app developer in the Apple world of app platforms? What does it take to ship an app? How is WWDC useful to developers?

Daniel Eran Dilger 1 year ago 9

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

Apple gets another App Store antitrust win, this time in China

Apple has won a lawsuit accusing it of abusing its dominant power in the app marketplace, with a Chinese court rejecting claims Apple's App Store fees were too high.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 10

Apple's 2024 Design Awards have a new Spatial Computing category

With WWDC 2024 just around the corner, Apple has announced the finalists for its annual Design Awards across seven categories.

Amber Neely 2 years ago 0

Podcast

Best 100 albums, iOS 18 Music features, and more iPad Pro on the AppleInsider Podcast

William Gallagher 2 years ago 3

UK rushes through Digital Markets Act copycat to regulate mostly US big tech

After years of promising legislation against Big Tech firms such as Apple, the UK has now sped up the process to get Digital Markets Act clone passed before its general election.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 20

Japan could be next to force third-party app stores on Apple

The Japanese Parliament is debating a proposed law that would effectively emulate the EU's Digital Markets Act and require Apple to open up the App Store.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 9

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