Latest App Store News

Apple faces a battle on two fronts as Epic forces a return to Circuit Courts

After Epic successfully argued that App Store commissions for external payments must be decided now, Apple must face the Circuit Court and Supreme Court at the same time.

Wesley Hilliard 1 month ago 17

App Store annual subscriptions get new discounted monthly option

If that one big sum per year for an annual app subscription is too much to pay at once, the App Store will let you break that into monthly payments.

Wesley Hilliard 1 month ago 1

Apple's massive lobbying effort saves it from new App Store rules

Apple and Google have managed to defeat a California bill that would've forced them to stop favoring their own apps in digital storefronts like the App Store. All through the power of lobbying.

Malcolm Owen 1 month ago 7

ICE monitoring app takedowns violated the First Amendment

A court has stopped the U.S. government from forcing Apple to take down ICE reporting apps from the App Store, due to it being a violation of the First Amendment.

Malcolm Owen 1 month ago 10

App Store scams are getting worse and Apple isn't doing enough

Apple is shooting itself in the foot with how often it lets flagrant scam apps into the App Store. It's doing so at precisely the time is needs to do better for iPhone user safety.

William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele 1 month ago 15

Deepfake nonconsensual porn apps are advertising in the App Store

Users looking to create nonconsensual deepfakes of unknowing individuals can simply perform an App Store search. If App Review has a job, it clearly isn't doing it.

Wesley Hilliard 1 month ago 6

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

Grok nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes almost led to an App Store ban

Apple reportedly threatened Grok owner xAI with an App Store ban if the deepfake nude generation issues weren't addressed. In spite of ongoing problems with the chatbot, the app was never removed.

Wesley Hilliard 1 month ago 10

Joyously arty App Store animations join Finder Guy in Apple's new social media push

Apple Japan has launched a series of TV and social media videos with famous local artists and animators taking the App Store logo on creative journeys.

William Gallagher 1 month ago 2

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