Latest App Store News

New App Store ad slots heavily promote gambling apps

App developers have taken to Twitter to voice concerns that Apple's new App Store ad slots regularly feature gambling apps.

Amber Neely 3 years ago 5

New ad placements in App Store Today and product pages are live

Starting Tuesday, developers can pay to be featured on the App Store Today curated page and at the bottom of competitors' app product pages.

Wesley Hilliard 3 years ago 3

Social media apps must pay App Store 30% for boosts

Apple's revised App Store guidelines are now explicit that any social media app that allows paid boosts to social media posts are subject to the 30% in-app purchase fee.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 17

Apple's $100M Small Developer Assistance Fund starts paying out

Apple has finally started to pay App Store developers from the Small Developer Assistance Fund, a $100 million cash pool set up as part of a class-action settlement.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 0

Apple will show more App Store ads from Oct. 25

Apple will be bringing more ads to the App Store on Tuesday in almost all territories, including ad placements within the Today tab.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 3

YouTube Premium Family Plan gets a big price hike

Apple users who are paying for the YouTube Premium Family Plan via in-app purchase will see a substantial price hike on top of an already steep increase for the service.

Amber Neely 3 years ago 16

Microsoft making Xbox mobile game store to challenge Apple's iPhone control

Microsoft plans to fight both Apple and Google by building a mobile gaming store — but unless assorted governments mandate it, it won't appear in the App Store soon.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 1

Apple launches new 'Ask Apple' service for developer questions

The new "Ask Apple for Developers" presents App Store app makers with both one-to-one consultations with Apple engineers, and a series of interactive FAQs.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 1

One million Facebook users had passwords stolen by fake apps

Security researchers at Meta uncovered over 400 malicious apps from the App Store that stole credentials from Facebook users.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 13

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